HOLLY HILL, Fla., November 18, 2009—Motorsport Marketing, Inc., publishers of Grassroots Motorsports magazine, are pleased to announce that they have acquired Subiesport Magazine’s print and digital editions from MediaSpigot LLC, a media company based in Kirkland, Wash. Grassroots Motorsports Publisher Tim Suddard had this to say about the purchase: “Here at Grassroots, we know and love Subarus and have been at the forefront of the blossoming Subaru market for many years. Bringing Subiesport into our fold is a good fit for both companies and will mutually benefit our combined readerships. Not only will we fulfill all remaining Subiesport digital and print subscriptions with Grassroots Motorsports, but we’re also going to ramp up coverage. Our hope is that we can deliver beyond our new readers’ expectations.” David S. Wallens, Grassroots Motorsports editorial director, commented on how the acquisition will affect the editorial side of Grassroots Motorsports: “In addition to our already extensive autocross and rally coverage, we have begun to create even more Subaru-specific features in light of this acquisition. In fact, we already went out and purchased our new project car: a 2003 Subaru WRX, which we’ve been having fun with. I welcome Subaru fans to give us feedback on our Web site and tell us what they want us to do with it—while it’s still mostly stock.” Tim Suddard continued, “Another great benefit of this acquisition is that, rather than have a competitor in the Northwest, we now have a friend and ally in former Subiesport Publisher Ryan Douthit. We have known Ryan for many years and have respected what he accomplished with Subiesport. Now, however, he’ll be able to put more of his energy into producing great content, both for Grassroots Motorsports as well as his growing video series, ‘Driving Sports TV.’” Douthit added, “Having competed against Grassroots Motorsports in the cutthroat magazine business, I know that the quality of their editorial and the ethics of their staff is unsurpassed. Also, as a larger publishing company, they will be able to do a great job providing the Subiesport readership with the type of content they continue to crave—now eight times a year!” The acquisition is effective immediately. Subiesport subscribers will receive all issues due to them, starting with the April issue of Grassroots Motorsports, which gets mailed in February 2010. About Grassroots Motorsports:? Grassroots Motorsports is the how-to magazine for the serious sports car enthusiast. From profiles of new sports cars to in-depth—and occasionally off-the-wall—project cars, for 25 years each issue of GRM has been packed with practical tips that help real-world sports car enthusiasts get race car performance out of their daily drivers. To receive a free trial copy of Grassroots Motorsports, request one online at grassrootsmotorsports.com/try or call the magazine’s offices at (800) 520-8292. About MediaSpigot LLC: ?Based in Kirkland, Wash., MediaSpigot is an event and media company that focuses primarily on the automotive enthusiast market. Through its “Driving Sports TV” brand it has produced exclusive motoring content for Web, broadcast television, live streaming video and on-demand services. For more information, visit mediaspigot.com.

Location & Time

Quaker Steak & Lube
10 Chrome Drive
Greenville, SC 29615
4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Some excerpts:

Well I got the thinking if we don’t meet at the importnationals place what are some things everyone would like to see at the next meet? besides a 20g give away lol.

So far I have:
1. Inside gathering place for the cooling off
2. name tags with our forum screenname on them, so we actually know who people are

I have to go by sometime next week to talk to jan and daniel so I’ll give them some suggestions. The idea is a big swap meet of any cars…… then this could become a “big” once or twice a year thing then regular subie meets other times.

update: 4/28/2009 – Went by and we think we solved the issue with cooling off, jan said we could use the service area and that end of the store. I talked about some other stuff with Daniel and Jan and I guess the next thing is dates, do we do a meet or a meet ride, or a swap meet. I’d still like to see what other cars we could get to come.

Proposed dates:
July 18th

August 1st
August 8th

I know these dates are usually really hot outside so another thing would be should we meet earlier in the day? I don’t think people would show up if the meet started at 9am lol but figured I’d throw it out there. So with all that said lets hear what ya’ll think. I’m up for opening the event up for all cars, might beat the record again

Fairway Subaru now on facebook

Well it just got approved today so we will be having our next car meet April 4th at 3pm. Figured a little earlier since they are going to have food and music. We are not sure on the give a ways yet but I’ll probably get some flags, and other small Subaru stuff. If I hear anymore on the give away side I’ll post here.

UPDATE: 3/3/2009 – 9:50PM – SOA is going to be sending a basket full of goodies for our meet

Location:
Fairway Subaru
2209 Laurens Road, Greenville, SC 29605
Google Map of Location

If possible let me know who’s coming so I can tell them what we will need food wise…

Pictures of our previous meets can be seen here:
Noelflash.com
Subaru Meet Pictures on Nasioc
Subaru Meet Pictures @ Quaker Steak & Lube (Look at my website above)

Vendors so far:
Fairway Subaru
Subieclub
Subaru of America

I was reading my current issue of SubieSport and was amazed of all the stuff Subaru has done to make the car better.  It now has a better turbo charger, suspension, and other tweaks here and there.  If it wasn’t for the new car payment and high insurance I’d have one!!!!!!  Now I still prefer to have one in Blue but eh…..

Here are some more information about the car:

• Available in 4-Door (MSRP $24,995*) and 5-Door (MSRP $25,495*)
• 265-hp intercooled, turbocharged SUBARU BOXER^® engine
• 244 lb-ft of torque at 4,000 rpm
• Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive (AWD)
• MPG: (manual) 18 city / 25 highway^
• Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC)
• Double wishbone rear suspension
• 17 x 7.0-inch 10-spoke gray aluminum-alloy wheels
• 4-speaker audio system with single-disc in-dash CD player and MP3/WMA capability
• Auxiliary audio jack
• Leather-wrapped 3-spoke steering wheel with cruise control buttons and red stitching
• 60/40-split flat-folding rear seats (FINALLY)