TEXT AND IMAGES BY MERCEDES LILIENTHAL
PHOTO BY ANDY LILIENTHAL
Heart palpitating roars, undulating “braps,” and turbo-induced chirps echoed through Washington’s thick forestland as a flurry of men attended to a pair of almost-identically equipped Subaru rally cars. Each man had a specific duty, tools, and knowledge base to assist these vehicles and their occupants. Both cars were centered on oversized pale gray mats with jacks, jack stands, toolboxes, and other parts carefully laid around them. As one was jacked up, the other one was lowered.