Subaru to Race Impreza WRX STI at 24h of Nurburgring

Fans of Subaru will be happy to know that the Japanese firm's STI motorsport division will take part at next month's 24-hours of the Nurburgring endurance race with a specially-prepped Impreza WRX STI hatch that will be campaigning in the SP3T class for cars with 2.0-liter turbo engines. Among other improvements, the race-spec Impreza WRX STI features numerous body stiffening components, the necessary safety equipment and weight-reduction measures.

Behind the steering wheel of the Impreza WRX STI will be four professional Japanese drivers: Kazuo Shimizu, Toshihiro Yoshida, Naoki Hattori and Koji Matsuda

Entrant name	SUBARU TECNICA INTERNATIONAL(STI)
Participating car	SUBARU Impreza WRX STI(GRB type)
	Horizontally opposed 4-cylinder EJ20 2.0litter DOHC turbo / SYMMETRICAL AWD
Suspension	Front - strut, rear - double wishbone
Vehicle manufacturer	STI
Team director	Hideharu Tatsumi (STI General Manager of Vehicle Experiment Division)
Drivers	Kazuo Shimizu, Toshihiro Yoshida, Naoki Hattori, Koji Matsuda

source: http://carscoop.blogspot.com