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weatherman
07/28/09

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How did the 911 get behind the Cayman in the first place?
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dragon951
07/28/09

@weatherman: Cause it started in last place
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weatherman
07/28/09

@dragon951: well, I guess what I really meant is how could a 911 be on the same track as a Cayman and not win? Bad driver would be my guess.
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ViergangFuchs
07/28/09

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I have to say that any of these "pro" drivers would have their asses kicked by the entire field of an SCCA regional. The driving is garbage. Let me count the ways:

1) Riding the clutch under power. That's a no-no and it's exhibited by at least two of them.

2) "Threshold braking" ABS cars way below the actual level of grip.

3) Two-foot gaps between the cars, passing in midcorner instead of under braking,

4) Abysmal wiggle-steer, presumably to put some showmanship into the presentation by making these very easy-to-drive cars look scary.

5) Inability to left-foot brake.

Stuff like this demonstrates why Ralf Schumacher wiped the floor with Formula Nippon.

This "race" is no more indicative of the cars' abilities than a show-and-shine would be.
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Mark Arnold
07/28/09

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Hah! Check out the foot cam of the 370Z @ 6:45, looks like he goes to blip the throttle with his heel for a split second before remembering the synchrorev-match system.
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Turboner
07/28/09

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Why so muuch sawing back and forth with the wheel?
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bmoreDLJ
07/28/09

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These cars are curiously unadorned with vinyl appliques of anime characters.
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layabout
07/28/09

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Why the shock that the Cayman S beat the Z,it also beat it on the TG track. The Cayman is a great car to drive.
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Adam Spano
07/28/09

@layabout returns:
Also interesting is how the 911 with PDK came in behind the Z, if I remember correctly, the 911's beat all the Z cars by a wide margin in the 370z v. 911 shootout.

The guy in the 911 could outbrake that Z all day long, he just didn't. Very early braking on the drivers part, it's almost as if they let it win.
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Boosted Lego Wagon
07/28/09

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I bet the Z would have had the Cayman if it had started in the place of the 135i. The bimmer blocked lines and let the coxster get a huge lead.
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Andy Wallwhore- I know, everybody's funny, ...now you kinda funny too.
07/28/09

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Thanks, Jalopnik, for reminding me that I haven't watched any of my old BMI dvds on the new HD yet. I wasn't going to do anything on my day off anyway (other than haunt this website of course).
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Syrax
07/28/09

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It also shows that Porsche is holding the Cayman in favor of the so called heritage.
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scroggzilla raids again
07/28/09

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これは有する最も悪いサブタイトルを......世界。
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r0ver
07/28/09

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No point leaving the sound on-unless you speak Japanese. MUST get me some of those fancy shoes.
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Syrax
07/28/09

r0ver: With the Z, one of the best exhaust notes in the market, they could be speaking Klingon and I still would turn all the way up.

EDIT: You're right, you almost can't hear the engines.
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