man i would literally make replica's of that bumper just to get them out on the market ( and keep one for myself) this car is so cool. they take so much pride in the "stock" racing series. this car is more nascar than our own stock cars...
The point of Super Taikyu was attainable performance. It kept cars as close to factory as possible to allow better competition and a connection to cars consumers would buy. Many Japanese tuners used the series to develop / test / promote their aftermarket parts.
Got to see this car in person at COTA... its soo cool. I specifically bought an 07 STI because I consider them to be the last Japanese tuner car that was still based on the golden era of 90's and early 2000's design. And seeing this thing was like the ultimate confirmation of that idea.
The stuff that Larry covers is totally mind blowing. Amazing find, glad to see all the details, and glad to see it in the hands of someone who is also a huge nerd about it
Being a bearded mountain man from the Appalachians, who loves cars, I have to say I really love this dude from KY who defies appearances with his intelligence, driving skill (that's one you can learn in these here hills, lol), and interest in old Japanese race cars. Good luck with it!
I have an old HPi RS4 with this body on it in the same exact paint and livery. It's been a shelf queen since it first came out. I have the die cast car around somewhere too. LEGEND
Very cool - I used to have one of these(HPI version) Big into RC still, I drive for TLR and Horizon hobby still... For the longest time racing RC was the cheaper form of motorsports but even being sponsored its still crazy expensive. Trying to build a RHD mid-engine GC8 now but RC will have to suffice until the project is done. Love the coverage Larry and Team -
Ahhh... ya'll didnt talk a out that crazy exhaust. A GD subie with equal length and what appears to be 2" dual exhaust that actual sounds cool. Might be the most interesting part if the whole car.
LARRY I know who has the orange Sti. He’s a really good buddy of mine. He has had it for years. Would you like to come to south Florida and do a shoot??
Car was so cool, back in the day, the HPI owner, would take all of us employees to willow springs and let us all drive it. Both of the cars were very cool indeed. Btw, when the cars were brought to the us, back in 07 there was a passenger seat installed. It must have been taken out since then.
I bought a set of wheels off the gentleman who owned it before and sadly passed away :/ literally the nicest guy ever and I’m still heartbroken 😔 but this is exactly what he would’ve wanted and what he was planning to do with the car. It was wild just to see this car in a garage in AZ.
I always wanted this exact body for my 5th scale FG 535 Gas touring car chassis, such a beautiful shape, and wanted the other livery, maybe HPI will bring it back now they are trading again and seem to be just roll out old stock at the moment, they need to pull their fingers out and bring something new to the market or they will be in the same boat again, I think they would do well to bring out a new version of their 5B/SC versions.
T'was a sad day indeed!! I still have my old RS4's and a super nitro Toyota. I raced them for a long time before Xray hit the scene and then switched over to them. HPi just didn't have the parts supported that I needed locally
If you get a older laptop with XP or maybe Vista I guarantee that link on the site for the program will be able to download. I'm pretty positive it's just unsupported with new OS's which is why it won't even download because it's just an entire different language.
Saluditos desde Frankfort indiana bendiciones bonitoooooooo carro yo tengo un Subaru impreza wrx2005 no turbo mi bumper esta quebrado del frente del lado izquierdo donde puedo encontrar el bumper 😔😔😔🤗🤗🤗
Just caught this, does anyone know if this car is an 02-03 spec C, that was gradually updated for the 06 style model year because it was still competing?
Ej207 is the jdm sti engine, reved higher too. 8500 rpm, I had one swapped into my bugeye. Sold it for $12k sold in just a few days after posting it for sale, people who know what it is know what they are worth
@@thescout4313 Yeah I've got a pretty much rust free 04 impreza 2.5rs. With the sluggish soon to be eg253/eg22 frankenmotor and a 5 speed. Its a great daily. Saving up to build something fast.
Cmon now...that cage was part of race winning history....not lacking at all....it's not a 200 mph 1000 hp brute.....it's an entry level finesse machine.....heck...look at super vee or such groups....
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Imagine doing interview with yasukichi yamamoto of opera performance his work will blow your minds he worked on builtbylegend x spoon sports type one
Passing that spoon Honda in the beginning made me smile
His retired THO!!
The civic was leading while getting the shots of the subie
man i would literally make replica's of that bumper just to get them out on the market ( and keep one for myself) this car is so cool. they take so much pride in the "stock" racing series. this car is more nascar than our own stock cars...
The previous owner of this car was my friend also known as Ryan
RIP brother. I’m so happy your car got a second chance to compete
The point of Super Taikyu was attainable performance. It kept cars as close to factory as possible to allow better competition and a connection to cars consumers would buy. Many Japanese tuners used the series to develop / test / promote their aftermarket parts.
"Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday!"
Got to see this car in person at COTA... its soo cool. I specifically bought an 07 STI because I consider them to be the last Japanese tuner car that was still based on the golden era of 90's and early 2000's design. And seeing this thing was like the ultimate confirmation of that idea.
Saw it too and thought it was really cool but didn't know it had the past it did. Makes it even cooler!
I’m a big Subaru nerd, this episode made me super happy.
Literally the only thing I think about since 2008 is subarus . The best cars in my opinion
No freakin way! I just met the owner last weekend at The Ridge! very cool bunch of people that run the team and the car is a screamer for sure
I just love that livery
He should digitally scan all those one off parts in case they're damaged.
This guy gets it
lol
Happy for your Ryan to get featured on Hoonigan AutoFocus!! Congrats
Damn, sad to hear about the previous owner. I remember this listed for sale at wire wheel for a long time. Such a cool piece
That cage reminds me of the cardboard rally cages of the 70s and 80s. Such a cool car!
The stuff that Larry covers is totally mind blowing. Amazing find, glad to see all the details, and glad to see it in the hands of someone who is also a huge nerd about it
Being a bearded mountain man from the Appalachians, who loves cars, I have to say I really love this dude from KY who defies appearances with his intelligence, driving skill (that's one you can learn in these here hills, lol), and interest in old Japanese race cars. Good luck with it!
I love my subarus, listening to this car is giving me goosebumps and shivers of a good kind.
This car was parked next to us at Gridlife NCM this weekend. Ryan is a joy to be around and the car is absolutely ROWDY.
RIP to this man's buddy 🥺❤️
I remembered this more as the HPI Sprint 2 Sport RC car I have right here, it's cool to see that running around
I got to see this car race earlier today. So cool
what a legend of a Subaru!!!! I remember seeing this as a kid at Tokyo auto salon in fujitsubo booth...
Super taikyu cars really be the coolest looking.
Wow that was one of my first 'hobby' rc cars along side a Traxxas S-Maxx. Such a throwback.
I remember one of my favorite 1:10 RC TC was my Atsushi Hara Cyclone with sti body . Love the blob eye & hawk eye sti .
That thing is ROWDY
Hell Yeah From the Bluegrass State
I saw this beauty on the track last weekend!
Man I love the fact that you could actually build this (mechanically) for relatively cheap. It’s not ridiculously modified
Oh snap - Ryan let me drive his autox prelude back in the day haha
I have an old HPi RS4 with this body on it in the same exact paint and livery. It's been a shelf queen since it first came out. I have the die cast car around somewhere too. LEGEND
Very cool - I used to have one of these(HPI version)
Big into RC still, I drive for TLR and Horizon hobby still... For the longest time racing RC was the cheaper form of motorsports but even being sponsored its still crazy expensive. Trying to build a RHD mid-engine GC8 now but RC will have to suffice until the project is done.
Love the coverage Larry and Team -
I love the intro and outro soundtrack! Sounds sooo good!
Hahaaa the 100th like! And Larry Chen with the adult content of Hoonigan!
Ahhh... ya'll didnt talk a out that crazy exhaust. A GD subie with equal length and what appears to be 2" dual exhaust that actual sounds cool. Might be the most interesting part if the whole car.
LARRY I know who has the orange Sti. He’s a really good buddy of mine. He has had it for years. Would you like to come to south Florida and do a shoot??
Car was so cool, back in the day, the HPI owner, would take all of us employees to willow springs and let us all drive it. Both of the cars were very cool indeed. Btw, when the cars were brought to the us, back in 07 there was a passenger seat installed. It must have been taken out since then.
I bought a set of wheels off the gentleman who owned it before and sadly passed away :/ literally the nicest guy ever and I’m still heartbroken 😔 but this is exactly what he would’ve wanted and what he was planning to do with the car. It was wild just to see this car in a garage in AZ.
Sadly enkei stop making such a awesome wheel. This feature delighted the Subaru nerd in me , thank you
there is a blue one too, I've seen both at the former HPI warehouse
I always wanted this exact body for my 5th scale FG 535 Gas touring car chassis, such a beautiful shape, and wanted the other livery, maybe HPI will bring it back now they are trading again and seem to be just roll out old stock at the moment, they need to pull their fingers out and bring something new to the market or they will be in the same boat again, I think they would do well to bring out a new version of their 5B/SC versions.
Dude id love it too! For obvious reasons! Throwbacks are cool right?
I saw this car a few weekends ago. I should have checked it out ore but i was too busy drifting!
I have seen this one in person at a Subaru event in SoCal. I have a photo somewhere of the exhaust
Biggest shame in RC ever was the demise of HPI and all their bad ass 1/10 , 1/18 scale bodies
T'was a sad day indeed!! I still have my old RS4's and a super nitro Toyota. I raced them for a long time before Xray hit the scene and then switched over to them. HPi just didn't have the parts supported that I needed locally
man, that car sounds amazing.
22:45 that eclipse next to it looks WILD.
Shoutout to the Lexington KY car peeps
Such a beautiful car.
I got to chat with Ryan on my race Colorado Podcast, awesome guy!
You’re an awesome guy!
@@dsxmotorsports thanks man! You too!
The true testament of a bone stock V7 or V8 ej207
Og rc stuff wicked larry
For a minute during the intro, I felt I was in a simulator!!! Nice car!!!
Crazy camera view... love it
Love this thing!! So sick it’s here and running!
Yes Subaru content 🤍🙌
I ran that body on my hpi for the hpi challenge back in the day!
Interesting story behind this car👍
I love that exhaust sound damn
That's an awesome ride! But did I spy a del sol in the background? How bout a feature on that?
To bad the car bumper got destroyed after this event
All the send!
Wicked cool
Really cool car!
If you get a older laptop with XP or maybe Vista I guarantee that link on the site for the program will be able to download. I'm pretty positive it's just unsupported with new OS's which is why it won't even download because it's just an entire different language.
Id be trying to make mold of the bumper and hood real quick. rebuilding those from scratch would be ridiculously hard.
It’s funny but thanks Ryan for keeping Ryan’s name on the car. Glad you ended up with the car
How does this vid only have 600 likes?!?!?!?!
I would like to see an Evo Supertaikyu I hope you can find one
This is soo sick
Enkei Lug nut retentions system 👀
Known for understeer from factory? Never heard anyone say that about this chassis before
The orange HPI STI is in Florida so you know!
Very cool
i have enkei rct-4 on my subaru. they indeed say "only for compitition use"...
Reliable fun haver! That’s priceless!
What a gem!
That Spoon Euro R tho
Where can we find the photos?
This is SO GOOD!
Saluditos desde Frankfort indiana bendiciones bonitoooooooo carro yo tengo un Subaru impreza wrx2005 no turbo mi bumper esta quebrado del frente del lado izquierdo donde puedo encontrar el bumper 😔😔😔🤗🤗🤗
Those Breaks Woo Wee
3:45 Man that's so sad. RIP :((((
*_hpi racing_* fans unite!
very interesting about the estate...
😹
You could make some good money by making molds off the bumper and hood 🤔🤫
Just caught this, does anyone know if this car is an 02-03 spec C, that was gradually updated for the 06 style model year because it was still competing?
Repping 719!!!
Freakin awesome!
I bought the ST5 Fit RS
I need those wheels on my Hawkeye
This car is so cool fuuuuuuu
You should get all parts on that car scanned and make replica kits
I raced this rc in 2004 !
that cl7 tho
F YEAH!
Wait correct me if I'm wrong but if its an sti it should've had an ej257 right?
Ej207 is the jdm sti engine, reved higher too. 8500 rpm, I had one swapped into my bugeye. Sold it for $12k sold in just a few days after posting it for sale, people who know what it is know what they are worth
@@thescout4313 Thats pretty wild. I wish I could get 8500rpm outta my boxer. One day!
@@colinstanley4676 got a c6 z06 now, different animal. Subarus will always be cool specially the older ones
@@thescout4313 Yeah I've got a pretty much rust free 04 impreza 2.5rs. With the sluggish soon to be eg253/eg22 frankenmotor and a 5 speed. Its a great daily. Saving up to build something fast.
@@colinstanley4676 nice, rust free is hard to come by now a days. Definitely add the 6 speed to your build sometime soon!
Need to 3D scan them front and rear
Hellyeah❗👍
Cmon now...that cage was part of race winning history....not lacking at all....it's not a 200 mph 1000 hp brute.....it's an entry level finesse machine.....heck...look at super vee or such groups....
Everytime he brakes
Me and the car: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
All he needs to do now is get it wrapped clear to protect the livery