---
title: "Watch This Subaru WRX STI Bomb Down a Bobsled Track"
description: "Move over Cool Runnings - we've got a new crown for the most unlikely bobsledders. Apparently grabbing the four-wheel record at the Isle of Man TT course in 2014 and 2016 just wasn't exciting enough for Mark Higgins and Subaru"
date: "2017-03-17"
modified: "2017-03-17"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/8412/watch-this-subaru-wrx-sti-bomb-down-a-bobsled-track"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Subaru News"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "Bobsled"
  - "compact"
  - "Mark Higgins"
  - "sedan"
  - "sports car"
  - "STI"
  - "Subaru"
  - "Watch This"
  - "WRX"
---

# Watch This Subaru WRX STI Bomb Down a Bobsled Track

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Move over Cool Runnings: we've got a new crown for the most unlikely bobsledders. Apparently, nabbing the four-wheel record at the Isle of Man TT course in 2014 and 2016 just wasn't exciting enough for Mark Higgins and Subaru, as the team decided their next move would be something none of us have seen before: driving the 2014 record car (albeit highly modified from its tarmac-gobbling form) *down* a freaking Olympic bobsled track in Switzerland. And while you might think a manufacturer's involvement would limit the danger a bit, the video published today makes it clear just how insane this really was.

The good folks at ProDrive, no stranger to Subaru's antics, had only a few weeks to [modify the hell](<https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/features/g6937/all-the-modifications-prodrive-had-to-do-to-subarus-isle-of-man-tt-car/?slide=1>) out of the already-prepped TT record car, since the St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun is the only one in the world to use natural refrigeration—meaning the whole stunt had to come together especially quickly. The team added stiffer shocks, larger bumpers, a whole new safety cage and net, extra bracing all around, and tungsten-studded anti-puncture tires that are actually now banned from the WRC.

![The Track](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1489771593018-obr_bob_run_plan.jpg>)
*The Track*

*, That's a lot of twisties., *St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun**

The track itself was featured in the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics, but is still used regularly to host smaller events. Starting at 6,076 feet, the mile-long course plunges 426 feet as it twists and turns, featuring two vertically-banked, U-shaped corners near the bottom that prompted Higgins to declare the [odds of success "50/50."](<https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1109368_how-can-we-make-auto-racing-an-olympic-sport-subaru-has-an-idea>)

And, well, he's basically spot on with that assessment. Check out the video to see what happens:

https://youtube.com/embed/wcwpR_zbolY

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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