944 NA VS 944 Turbo
06-04-2012, 03:52 PM
#31
Drifting
My favorite exchange was with an old guy who was watching me run in the same group as his kid. He walked over during a breake.
Guy: "Car moves pretty good."
Me: "Yup."
Guy: "That a turbo?"
Me: "Nope."
Guy: "... Is it an S2?"
Me: "Nope."
Guy: "16 valve?"
Me: "Nope, 8."
Guy: "Car moves pretty good."
Guy: "Car moves pretty good."
Me: "Yup."
Guy: "That a turbo?"
Me: "Nope."
Guy: "... Is it an S2?"
Me: "Nope."
Guy: "16 valve?"
Me: "Nope, 8."
Guy: "Car moves pretty good."
My favorite --
997 Turbo "I've got to brake before hitting that corner"
924S NA 8V = $500 ChumpCar "I'm flat out through that corner, it's the only way I can keep up with you. I'm giving away 100-200hp -- I only have about 125Hp to the wheels"
997 Turbo "uhhh I've got 550HP"
997 Turbo not said, but certainly felt -- "how's that $500 piece of crap pushing me on the track!"
My second favorite -- "We just like following you around -- pretty cool to see completely under your inside rear wheel in the hairpins"
And I'm thinking to myself -- dang -- need to weld the diff :-)
06-04-2012, 07:26 PM
#32
I have to agree with the BOSS man. The Turbo cost more to operate, especially tires and brakes, and I won't even get into some of the other maintenance issues. A Turbo is fast, but fast comes with a price. Horsepower is great on the straight, but less weight makes you faster all over. Learn to drive a lower HP car well and then move up. Actually, I hope the BOSS keeps the Turbo S in the garage. He's handful without more HP!
