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Thu Dec 10
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I didn't do a full 360, but was def facing, well, not the right way, after I was bit too liberal with the throttle in a tweaked '86 911. Scariest part - it happened at 40mph. To this day, though, I still dream about driving that car.
These things make you learn quick, that's for sure.
EDIT- sorry, typo - it was supposed to be 40mph
11/19/09
P.S. Wouldn't that be ridiculously fun? A regular autocross set up with a huge version of the same course set up right next to it that you could take at much higher speeds... less technical, but more demanding of high speed maneuvering skills.
#tips
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The last autocross I was at was all BMW, and the one car that was friggin awesome to watch was the new 1 series: short wheelbase, good power, rear wheel drive, and balanced. The guy was flying.
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Strangely enough I'm cool with that.
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i absolutely loved the whine of the turbo on the track car... that should be a question of the day, what sound better a turbo or a supercharger? #porsche911gt3rs
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The noise sounded like straight cut gears to me. Bonus video of a crazy-ass E36 racecar to show you what I'm talking about:
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in the Porsche vid when he is on the track, it just sounded so turboish, i thought that the racing team added a little somethin' somthin' to give her a bit of a boost.
it takes a big man to admit when he's wrong... lucky for me i am not a big man. #porsche911gt3rs
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Damn is that thing hot. #porsche911gt3rs
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Anyway, nice car, could live without the ricer paraphernalia slathered all over the side. If it were mine, I'd be attacking it with a heat gun, Goo Gone and some black paint for those poor wheels/mirrors. #porsche911gt3rs
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Learn to use the term 'rice' correctly. It does not apply to a track oriented beast such as a GT3 RS in any way, shape or form. #porsche911gt3rs
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@pres: This is why that is NOT rice. Circa 1973...
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Hey, if a customer was willing to shell out the dough for it (in my theoretical dreams), Porsche would do it, right?
You can keep Amy Smart, though. I'll take Kristin Kreuk. #porsche911gt3rs
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Besides, I doubt even Hilary Duff could look past the Saturn.
@Leeeeena the Jalopchick: I do, I really do.
There have only been two women in this world that have, upon seeing them, made me lose control of all motor functions and run into a stationary object. Both were of Eurasian descent. #porsche911gt3rs
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oh wait. #ringwars
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@Steve_in_NC: Hey you guys, remember not to dragon the gtr in public.
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But still that time does seem suspect.
Maybe I'm just not that educated about the car and its capabilities.
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I just hoped that someone would take their time to help me understand why the car is as good as it is. Which "Power Tryp forever" has done and you have not.
I do have one request:
Don't cluster me with the Porsche fanboys out there. The ZR1 is still faster so I am happy and I don't want to get involved in the quarrel you Nissan fans have with Porsche fans. #ringwars
10/28/09
This car has the same components you will find in a Porsche cup car (their actual race cars) sans the sequential six and full cage. So you can be assured it will run around the 'ring all day (as it does at the Nurburgring 24 and countless other endurance races), whereas the GTR race car is completely different from the street car (it doesn't even have the same kind of engine).
Then there is the whole issue of a lack of third party verification on the Nissan 'ring time. Porsche is famous for its production cars always achieving the claimed performance figures (in fact, they usually undershoot their claims). This has been verified on every last one of their cars, as they have been running the 'ring since before it was cool. This whole tiff started when Porsche walked into a random US Nissan dealership and bought a GT-R, then shipped it home to verify the time. The best they could manage was in the 7:50s. So far, no one has been able to replicate Nissan's time. Add to this that several magazines (I think Motor Trend was one) dynoed their demo car and found it had been tarted up a bit to wow the reviewers (which isn't all that uncommon). This all leads to the conclusion that the GT-R you buy will probably not be able to turn in a 'ring time of 7:26 or 7:29, but the average car owner (myself included) doesn't have the skill to max out the car anyways.
The final straw would be the warranty issue, where Nissan's clearly states that using your launch control will void the warranty as will dynoing it or taking it to a race track. Therefore, if you drive it in any way other than strictly to the letter of the law, the GT-R's data recorder will tell the Dealership next check-up, and ipso facto, warranty retracto. Contrast this to Porsche, which offers trackday and driver's ed (the race track kind, not the passenger brake kind) courses from the dealership, and will warrant it absolutely so long as you don't try to upgrade parts (although who knows how long that will last once VW has had their way).
The end result is a Porsche may be expensive, but it's not just a mark-up. You get what you pay for, and GT-R owners paid for a house on sand.
Oh, and do group me in with the Porsche fanboys: there is no substitute. #ringwars
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