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Before Subaru began officially selling cars in the US in the early '70s, Malcolm Bricklin imported Subaru 360s to the west coast. I remember seeing them as a kid around Seattle. Not only the sedan, but little vans and trucks based on the 360 as well.
So for my tour of the Seattle long course, I thought it would be fun to race it in a bone stock 360. At least it will give you plenty of time to enjoy the scenery.
The start/finish line is on Alaskan Way, facing north. The U-turn is at Spring Street, and then you're heading back south under the Alaskan Way Viaduct. This isn't actually a street, but a parking lot. Turn left at Yesler Way, then left again at James Street. The James Street climb is actually steeper in real life than it looks in the game. If you've managed to get your 360 up to about 45 mph while under the Alaskan Way Viaduct, you'll be able to carry enough speed to make it up the hill and still be doing about 35 at the top.
The three jumps on James Street are 2nd Avenue, 3rd Avenue and 4th Avenue. At 5th Avenue, you turn right and head downhill. Then it's a 90 degree right onto S Washington St, right onto Prefontaine Place, left onto Yesler Way, and a sharp left onto the 2nd Avenue South Extension. You don't need to brake for this left. It's fun to hang the back end out and powerslide around the corner. Get on the throttle quick and scream down the back straight.
The back straight takes you from the 2nd Avenue South Extension onto 4th Avenue South. Since the entire back straight is downhill, you can be up into the 70s, even in completely stock form by the time you reach the end. Just touch the brakes and turn right onto Royal Brougham. The right/left left/right chicanes take you through what used to be the south parking lot of the Kingdome. Both the dome and the parking lot are gone now, replaced with a football (both kinds) stadium and a convention center. Once you're back on Royal Brougham, you turn right under the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Again, this isn't a street. It's a couple of lanes for holding traffic waiting to board the ferries for Bremerton and Bainbridge Island on the west side of Puget Sound. A quick left/right chicane takes you back on to Alaskan Way and the start finish line.
My best time was 2:37.015. My goal is to break 2:35.
So for my tour of the Seattle long course, I thought it would be fun to race it in a bone stock 360. At least it will give you plenty of time to enjoy the scenery.
The start/finish line is on Alaskan Way, facing north. The U-turn is at Spring Street, and then you're heading back south under the Alaskan Way Viaduct. This isn't actually a street, but a parking lot. Turn left at Yesler Way, then left again at James Street. The James Street climb is actually steeper in real life than it looks in the game. If you've managed to get your 360 up to about 45 mph while under the Alaskan Way Viaduct, you'll be able to carry enough speed to make it up the hill and still be doing about 35 at the top.
The three jumps on James Street are 2nd Avenue, 3rd Avenue and 4th Avenue. At 5th Avenue, you turn right and head downhill. Then it's a 90 degree right onto S Washington St, right onto Prefontaine Place, left onto Yesler Way, and a sharp left onto the 2nd Avenue South Extension. You don't need to brake for this left. It's fun to hang the back end out and powerslide around the corner. Get on the throttle quick and scream down the back straight.
The back straight takes you from the 2nd Avenue South Extension onto 4th Avenue South. Since the entire back straight is downhill, you can be up into the 70s, even in completely stock form by the time you reach the end. Just touch the brakes and turn right onto Royal Brougham. The right/left left/right chicanes take you through what used to be the south parking lot of the Kingdome. Both the dome and the parking lot are gone now, replaced with a football (both kinds) stadium and a convention center. Once you're back on Royal Brougham, you turn right under the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Again, this isn't a street. It's a couple of lanes for holding traffic waiting to board the ferries for Bremerton and Bainbridge Island on the west side of Puget Sound. A quick left/right chicane takes you back on to Alaskan Way and the start finish line.
My best time was 2:37.015. My goal is to break 2:35.
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22hp in a 2000kg+ body = very slow.
