The Cayman is proving to be one hell of a capable car. The rear end sticks forever, and in the cold (and some rain) at the Stelvio Pass today, that was very welcome. Carbon brakes are good and PDK is still balls out excellent.
And GF Williams and I are off on the Cayman Adventure. We just got to Austria, where we were immediately ticketed. More soon.
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