The latest 'ring sticker wearer is...

"cazzyodo" (cazzyodo) 08/14/2013 at 11:54 • Filed to: LOLCARS

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Saw the sticker on a KIA Sorento. I'll have to see if it's still in the parking lot later to make sure I wasn't just tired/confused/rushed.

Pretty sure someone posted earlier this month about it being on a similar vehicle.

William Byrd > cazzyodo 08/14/2013 at 11:55

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There is a Toyota Highlander I see on my commute that claims the driver is the Stig. I'm not so sure.

cazzyodo > William Byrd 08/14/2013 at 11:57

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But, aren't we all the Stig? That way we don't know who truly is the Stig?

Obscure reference: Danny Kaye in The Court Jester. "No I'm the fox!"

William Byrd > cazzyodo 08/14/2013 at 11:58

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Oh, I was going for the "I'm Sparticus" reference initially but that works too.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > cazzyodo 08/14/2013 at 12:04

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But come now, wouldn't a <9.5 minute 'ring sleeper Kia Sorento be totally epic?

cazzyodo > William Byrd 08/14/2013 at 12:12

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The Spartacus one was used on the FP post on the Stig. Needed something different.

cazzyodo > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/14/2013 at 12:13

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Drove one as a rental last week and I couldn't stop complaining. It was the most miserable thing I have ever driven. I think to get to the point you want it wouldn't be a KIA...just a shell haha.

Ultimate sleeper though.

Redliner9 > cazzyodo 08/14/2013 at 12:19

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I have been to the 'Ring in '10 and have the a Ring sticker on both my S2K and my Honda Fit. What's wrong with that?

Carl (@stuffcarlsays) > cazzyodo 08/14/2013 at 12:25

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I have this little gem on my Mini Cooper :)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > cazzyodo 08/14/2013 at 12:29

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Just did some checking: the <2009 Sorento is truck-based enough that a full drivetrain swap wouldn't be that hard. The post-2009 Sorento has a drivetrain option 3.5 V6 that can be bored out to 4.1 and turbo'ed extra (or was for a Pike's Peak car, anyway) for 750 HP. Standard equip Sorento V6 is 3700lb, find about 500 of that to get rid of, and you have a car that (if you've built a, say 450hp v6) has 7lb/hp. That's Corvette C6 country, though it might be best to build an AWD system using stock mounts for AWD, as otherwise you're also in Olds Toronado territory of torque steer.

cazzyodo > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/14/2013 at 12:31

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You have piqued my interest.

I'm also imagining it disintegrating halfway through.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > cazzyodo 08/14/2013 at 12:40

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As long as some portion of it including the driver crosses the finish after the long straight, it counts.

Rory > cazzyodo 08/14/2013 at 13:11

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Started off as an Inside joke, which has now resulted in me driving around in a douchemobile.
I will attest to the fact that Sabine Schmitz herself gave me the Save the Ring sticker.