"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
03/30/2015 at 20:13 • Filed to: Autocross
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"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
03/30/2015 at 20:13 • Filed to: Autocross | 3
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Went autocrossing in my mom's base model Saturn Sky. It went well, with a fastest time of 58.36 and my other times ranging up and down 58 seconds except for Run 5. I beat a handful of Miatas, a 1999 BMW M3, Mazda RX8, FoST, FiST, and an RX-7, notably. Not bad for a car I've rarely ever driven.
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Run 4
Run 5
Run 5 was pretty atrocious, mainly because I left the traction control off which for some reason resulted in ridiculous amounts of oversteer.
Jonathan Harper
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
03/30/2015 at 20:42 |
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You had me at
autocrossing in my mom's base model Saturn Sky
TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
03/30/2015 at 20:43 |
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Did your momma ride with you?
If so, that's pretty awesome!
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> Jonathan Harper
03/30/2015 at 20:43 |
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base
Lemme tell you, 176hp is not NEAR adequate for a car that heavy.
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Jonathan Harper
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
03/30/2015 at 20:44 |
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I'm not sure "adequate power" was ever a priority for Saturn.
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma
03/30/2015 at 20:48 |
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Yep, she came along for the first two rides.
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> Jonathan Harper
03/30/2015 at 20:52 |
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You haven't driven many Saturns, then. The S-series is a pretty damn peppy car, and loves to rev. The Saturn Sky Redline is utterly bonkers, and even a manual naturally-aspirated Sky is a hell of a lot of fun.
But, still, the 2000s S-series Saturns are fun as hell cars. I've driven a lot and I still boggle at how such a little shitbox can possibly make the speedometer move that fast. Is it performance-car levels of quick? No, but it's still fast in its own right.
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Jonathan Harper
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
03/30/2015 at 20:59 |
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You're completely correct. I don't think I've ever driven a Saturn, but now I want to.
E92M3
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
03/30/2015 at 21:18 |
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Your mom is a cool lady. My mom wouldn't even let me drive her crap box with 250k miles to the grocery store to get milk (which was 2 miles away).
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> Jonathan Harper
03/30/2015 at 21:26 |
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It's far from the pinnacle of driving excitement, but it's certainly not boring.