Hey, nobody said this Subaru was obtainable by average Joes. Neither is the Ferrari, nor very few of any of the other cars that hold 'Ring records. The money involved in ANY of said record-holding cars puts them out of reach of the 95%.
I shared because I am a Subaru fan. I shared because watching a 4 door pocket rocket lap one of the world's greatest road courses at a 122+mph average is awesome. I shared because I think it's super cool to watch a 2.0 liter, production-bodied, four cylinder boxer-engined car touch 170mph (280kph) at parts on the course.
But I shared mostly because I think it's cool that Subaru is constantly pushing the racing envelopes in multiple, dissimilar racing forums in order to improve their brand and product. To me, there are only very few car
manufacturers still practicing the "Win on xxxday, sell on Monday" that made Detroit such a powerhouse in the 60's. NASCAR? Tube chassis with unrelated engines. F1? Obvious. Indy? Obvious. Subaru in WRC, this video, the Red Bull series, Pikes Peak, etc? That's an honest to goodness recognizable WRX with factory-based engines that are of the same lineage as what you get from your local friendy Five-Star Certified Subaru dealer.
Yes, you can call me a Subaru fanboy. No, I am not ashamed!