Updated on November 5, 2015
SUBARU DECRIES NEW “WRX WINGWALKING” CRAZE
“SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT.” Subaru spokesperson Lady Bird Hashimoto
Subaru today issued a press release warning WRX owners to refrain from participating in the risky wingwalking fad that has gained in popularity in recent months.
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| Gus Roy Furly attempts to regain his balance while wing walking on a 2015 Subaru WRX STI on Route 30 near Bald Knob Summit |
“It’s dangerous,” said Subaru spokesperson Lady Bird Hashimoto. “A lot of WRX owners wax their wings, which makes the surface very slippery.”
Hashimoto added that, at the very least, participants should wear a styrofoam helmet, something we asked WRX owner and wingwalking enthusiast B.G. “Pee Wee” McNeely about.
“I tried wearing one but it rubbed on the headliner,” complained McNeely, who works full-time as an apprentice fish categorizer.
Who started the craze isn’t known, but according to McNeely, it’s not uncommon to see several Subaru wingwalkers each day on the high-speed twisting backroads favored by driving enthusiasts.
Police Sgt. Europa Snopes told Parksplug that the practice is not only dangerous, but illegal.
According to Sgt. Snopes, the law says, “Any person who drives or is in actual physical control of any vehicle upon a highway, carelessly or without due caution in a manner likely to endanger…” (our reporter felt faint and lost consciousness at this point).
