Help with PR02 SRT

[katxal]

Anyone knows if Subaru Impreza S9 WRC PR02 SRT was in the UK or Ireland between 2004 and 2006?
many thanks

[Nick98]

Hi

Not sure of its location - Pat Walsh will help you with that I am sure (regular poster on here under Impreza Thread). Would just say though the PR02 SRT is actually an S8 impreza (2002) and not an S9.

[urabus-denoS2000]

Nope,it's a S9,I've seen it lots of times in action

[Mirek]

No more... The car burned completely after a heavy crash last weekend.

[urabus-denoS2000]

]No more... The car burned completely after a heavy crash last weekend.

http://rallysport.hu/info/2009/09/09-10-rip_PR02SRT.htm

[Mirek]

Thanks

[Nick98]

Nope,it's a S9,I've seen it lots of times in action

Sorry - might well look like an S9 but definately an S8. S9s were 2003 cars and all had the registration numbers in the format of S--- WRT. There are a few S8 cars that now look like S9s due to upgrades over the years and in fact there is X10 SRT for sale in the UK. That is actually an S7 car but also now looks like an S9.

[urabus-denoS2000]

Korda Racing had 3 S9s,from which I know:

One is a S8 (chassis from 2002) upgraded to S9 used mostly by Borsi Gergely

The other is a S9 (chassis from 2003) with FIA gold passport and papers (I think this is PRO2 SRT)

None of these cars match your criteria for S--- WRT and yet I am almost 99,9 % sure that 1 or 2 of these is pure S9 (however I am doing this from an amateur point of view ;) )

Here are the 3 Korda S9s

http://rallysport.hu/images/2008/HUN/ORB07_Mecsek/01_ORB/images/RSHU_Photo_024_jpg.jpg (http://rallysport.hu/images/2008/HUN/ORB07_Mecsek/01_ORB/images/RSHU_Photo_024_jpg.jpg)


http://rallysport.hu/images/2008/HUN/ORB07_Mecsek/01_ORB/images/RSHU_Photo_026_jpg.jpg (http://rallysport.hu/images/2008/HUN/ORB07_Mecsek/01_ORB/images/RSHU_Photo_026_jpg.jpg)



http://rallysport.hu/images/2008/HUN/ORB07_Mecsek/01_ORB/images/RSHU_Photo_027_jpg.jpg (http://rallysport.hu/images/2008/HUN/ORB07_Mecsek/01_ORB/images/RSHU_Photo_027_jpg.jpg)

[Nick98]

Agreed - they all look like S9 cars but they are actually all S8s with the S9 upgrade. It is a very common thing to do and there are lots of S7 and S8 cars that have been upgraded to S9 (normally following accident damage as S8 headlight surrounds are almost impossible to source). It involves a mod to the roll cage, new wings, bonnet, bumpers and lights and a boost pack adding to the engine.

I did some work on PS02 SRT when it was here in the UK about 4 years ago. At that time it was still the S8 style.

Nice pictures though and a great shame that one of them is no more.

[Francis44]

Such a beautifful piece of machinery gone!!!!

[urabus-denoS2000]

OK then Nick-it seems you know what you are talking about ;)

[m.lowe]

There have been Subaru upgrade cars on here too http://www.subaruwrcspares.com

[sal]

I've got photos of the car shown above in earlier spec from a rally at Albermale airfield in the UK in about 06/07 The owners/drivers were:

PS02 SRT Graham Coffey

PT02 SRT Lyndon Barton

[urabus-denoS2000]

Could you show us?

[L555 BAT]

Lyndon Barton was car No.18 on Tour of Mull 2007. Finished 12th. Entered as a Subaru S8 (PT02 SRT).

[Twin Pipe]

Could you show us?

Here is PS02 SRT and PT02 SRT in original S8 version from 2007, these are from http://www.ianhardy.net

http://www.ianhardy.net/gallery/main.php/d/65720-2/turnbull_trophy_2007_00146.jpg

http://www.ianhardy.net/gallery/main.php/d/65740-2/turnbull_trophy_2007_00279.jpg

[Badgersport]

and in original guise on the 2002 San Remo rally

http://www.rallyentries.co.uk/ps02srt.jpg