At COBB Tuning we love Subarus. New ones, old ones, it does not matter; as long as it has a Pleiades badge and a flat engine, we are all over it. For the past four years I have held an annual event specifically for old-school Subaru lovers! Featuring a weekend of scenic drives, delicious food and old school Subaru diehards, the Old-School Subaru Meet is the largest all-Subaru get together in Texas! While the show was conceived as a place for the old-schoolers to get together, Subarus of all ages are welcome to attend! This year, COBB Tuning sponsored the event and hosted some of the gatherings at our headquarters in Austin, TX.

The event is three days long and has traditionally started with a Friday night dinner where the group can convene and catch up before hitting the road on Saturday. This year the group met up at Bone Daddy’s House of Smoke to kick tires, trade war stories and just catch up with old friends. However, the night did not go on for too long since Saturday had over 200 miles of driving scheduled and lots of stops for food along the way!

Saturday morning came early as everyone started showing up at COBB HQ in Austin, Texas around 9AM. At check in, everyone received a driver’s course book complete with maps and notes for every part of the over-200-mile drive! The drive was split into three different routes for the first 150 miles, then the pack reconvened as a Subaru convoy for a 50 mile sprint to Fredericksburg, TX for lunch! After lunch, the group then made their way back to Austin for even more food with a BBQ banquet hosted by COBB Tuning at COBB Tuning HQ.

Sunday breakfast was held at Manny’s Uptown Kitchen, a landmark in Austin known for their NYC Deli food and amazing breakfasts! Many of us had the Challah French Toast! It’s amazing and made from Jewish challah egg bread! From there the group headed out for a shorter 50-mile drive down Austin’s famous RM2222 and Lime Creek Road. This loop around the Northeast side of Lake Travis is the tightest, gnarliest, kinkiest, nastiest, hilliest piece of two-lane blacktop in Texas! On top of that it has grand views of the lake.

After another hard day of driving the group met up at our traditional final stopping point at Bone Daddy’s (again, I know, but it’s SO GOOD!!!) where the group convened for lunch! After more BBQ, the group said its goodbyes until next year. It seemed like everyone in the group had a blast and I got a lot of great feedback from participants. Here are some of the comment from happy, tired and well fed drivers: “I can’t wait for next year,” said Marisa Ramon. “I am Really looking forward to doing this again! Seriously one of the best meets I have ever been to,“ said Shawn Rizzo.

I am very happy with how this year’s event turned out. I think it was the best Old School Meet ever. I know that me and the other Subaru fanatics here at COBB Tuning can’t wait to do it again next year and catch up with all our Old School friends again!