Congrats on the STi, hope you are loving it. I'm across the river from you in Vancouver, WA (Got my WRB/Gold on July 31) What do you mean your friend gets more looks than you? I've been getting tons of looks/response from people on the roads. I wasn't more than 3 minutes from the dealer before ricers were giving thumbs up and wanting to race. My favorites, though, are the wives pointing as they ride with their husbands in the minivan (I feel for those guys...as I am also a father of two). Anyway, make sure you keep up to date on the NW regional posts on nasioc.com and try to make it to some group events ...