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I balled for 2½ hours — 5 full court games. So tired. I think I played well. Picked up my offense a lot more than the last few weeks. Defense has been fairly consistent. I think I’ll miss playing games at the AC with these guys.

My sleep cycle is still way off. I basically just take 2-3 hour naps now when I get tired. I can’t sleep longer than that. My peak hours are from 12am - 6amish. I’ve been trying to change it but as you can see, it’s not working very well.

I’ve done extensive research on the STi now:
MSRP: $30995 + $550 delivery
Invoice: $28580 + $550 delivery

Weight: 3268lbs - a bit heavier than I expected but close to the Evo
Suspension: MacPherson-type struts all around - it’s interesting that the rears are also Macpherson — I would’ve thought they’d be some type of multilink that maintains a constant camber with the road; however it does specify “twin parallel links”, so we’ll see

I’m happy about the pricing though. It’s something that I can aim for when I have the means. There were also some webpages talking about how well engineered Subaru’s are how every bolt and component placement were thought through extensively.

I’ve also gotten a few more car videos. Can’t wait to drive again.

There were some interesting tidbits about shifting, especially from 1st to 2nd because that’s the greatest percentage difference in engine speed and transmission/road speed. There’s much more reason to double clutch and rev match, even with synchros.

On another note, Wayne (normal sized one) may make a trip down to Tejas after school is over. He’s revvin’ (sic) to test drive cars and get some mean entertainment. This should prove to be interesting as my friends from home meet friend from school. <hearty laughter>