Chris Flaak

[BLAIR]

Hey all!

My name is Chris Flaak and I am a JMU Alum. I attended JMU with Justin, Blair, Goodspeed, and the rest of that crew. I attended some of the Auto-X events, MM Meetings and did ride-alongs up 33.

Actually, come to think of it, the first time I met Blair, I was the passenger in his MKIII VR6 GTI going up 33.... I dont think I ever clutched a door handle so hard in my life! HAHA!

Some of the best and most memorable times I had at JMU were involved with MM, even though I didnt have a car car back then. I drove a 99 Ford Explorer, my first car (I still own it). After I graduated, I purchased a 04 Jaguar X-Type Sport (3.0L, 5spd, NAVI, AWD). I loved that car a lot but after my then girlfriend died in a car crash involving her similar 03 Jaguar X-Type 5spd, I stopped driving mine. I didnt feel as safe in it as I once did.

I sold the Jag in Aug of 2010 and just drove the Explorer. Since, I have been having issues with the Explorer (13 years old) and finally decided to purchase a new car. After having the AWD in the Jaguar, I knew I couldnt go back to RWD, and I needed to have a manual transmission. My commute to work is only 10 mins and it is against traffic. Being a lover of Audi and the Quattro system, I looked at the b7/b8 A4 platforms. However, coming from a "luxury" car, I couldnt justify the maintenance costs I would spend on the Audi over the life of the vehicle.

So with Audi out of the running, it brought me to my next love.... The Subaru Impreza WRX STi. I had always loved Subaru's but never owned one and always thought the interior was lacking. I decided to check them out again but knew I would have a hard time convincing the girlfriend to go for the $36K price tag. So I did some personal comparisons and decided that the WRX still fit all of my needs and cost $10k less (10k for mods :roll: ). That being said, I have a order in to Subaru for a 2012 Dark Grey Metallic WRX Sedan... It is expected to arrive on 3/10/2011 and I have to tell you this is the worst wait I have ever had to endure.

Once the car comes in, slowly the mods will follow. I really hope to make it back for some more MM events as the year continues. I most likely wont track the car at all, as it will be my DD, but I would love to do some drives and attend the auto crosses.

Anyway, that is about all.

The good ol runs up 33 in the GTI. Those were always fun!