McLaren Success
08-12-2018, 06:06 PM
#2057
08-16-2018, 04:50 PM
#2059
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Would McLaren paint the non glass sections of the 720S roof and hatch body color on request?
Same question for the headlight surrounds, although that may look worse.
Same question for the headlight surrounds, although that may look worse.
08-16-2018, 06:55 PM
#2060
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Originally Posted by d00d
Would McLaren paint the non glass sections of the 720S roof and hatch body color on request?
Same question for the headlight surrounds, although that may look worse.
Same question for the headlight surrounds, although that may look worse.
08-16-2018, 07:08 PM
#2061
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https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3-...l#post15221769
08-16-2018, 09:18 PM
#2062
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My thoughts after a short period:
Of course looks are subjective, but damn it is beautiful.
Power is very nice. Very fast. Strong at all revs. A little lag, but seems to be way less in track mode with all systems off.
Shifts are very nice. Downshifts seem to be a little rougher. PDK is better, but this system is really really good.
Brakes are extremely nice under heavy power. In stop and go it is a bit grabby. Brake pedal is very firm.
Steering is excellent. Lots of great feedback.
I do like the doors.
Interior is gorgeous and fit is nice. Seats are very comfortable and I’m a big guy. All systems are intuitive and IRIS works well. Stereo is one of the best I’ve ever heard.
Overall I really like it. Slightly quirky compared to a P car, but definitely more exotic.
Of course looks are subjective, but damn it is beautiful.
Power is very nice. Very fast. Strong at all revs. A little lag, but seems to be way less in track mode with all systems off.
Shifts are very nice. Downshifts seem to be a little rougher. PDK is better, but this system is really really good.
Brakes are extremely nice under heavy power. In stop and go it is a bit grabby. Brake pedal is very firm.
Steering is excellent. Lots of great feedback.
I do like the doors.
Interior is gorgeous and fit is nice. Seats are very comfortable and I’m a big guy. All systems are intuitive and IRIS works well. Stereo is one of the best I’ve ever heard.
Overall I really like it. Slightly quirky compared to a P car, but definitely more exotic.
At about the 15 second mark.
08-23-2018, 12:19 PM
#2064
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Were you able to sit in it? Wonder how comfy those Senna seats are?
08-23-2018, 02:09 PM
#2065
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Originally Posted by GrantG
Were you able to sit in it? Wonder how comfy those Senna seats are?
08-23-2018, 02:47 PM
#2066
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How long before we start seeing driving reports in the media (Chris Harris, etc.)?
08-24-2018, 05:02 AM
#2067
Race Director
Originally Posted by GrantG
Sounds great!
How long before we start seeing driving reports in the media (Chris Harris, etc.)?
How long before we start seeing driving reports in the media (Chris Harris, etc.)?
08-24-2018, 05:15 AM
#2068
Race Director
Crazy story.. somewhat Mclaren-related, but just sharing because I know it will rustle up some good conversation. The following of what I write is 100% accurate, unembellished, exactly as it happened.. my mind is still blown about it.
Today I was at Ferrari compound here at Pebble Beach with a buddy who was speccing a car with Tailor Made. I have all my credentials, badging etc, and taking a break at the espresso-bar after a 2 hour marathon spec session for a 488 Pista. I'm wearing mclaren gear, a branded vest and hat given to me this week for the mclaren rally. Got dressed this morning with the new schwag, and addended countless events from different brands, without even a thought to what I was wearing.
Anyway, back at the espresso bar inside the Ferrari compound. An Italian Ferrari employee walks by and says in English "you cannot come in here wearing those clothes, please leave our premises immediately".. I hear his Italian accent so I respond in Italian, thinking he's somehow kidding and that I should respond with a joke "is it like the Vatican where we can't wear shorts?" He repeats in Italian "you are not welcome here, wearing those clothes, this is not mclaren". I realized he was bizarrely serious so I said "I'm here for a Tailor Made appointment", and he responded " we will be happy to cancel your allocation if you ever come in here with mclaren logos on your clothing again"..
That was the craziest thing I've experienced. It caught me so off guard I could barely process the occurrence. the irony is my buddy who has 5-6 Ferrari's was just telling me 10 minutes beforehand how he hated the brand despite loving the cars, and I had been defending it saying it couldn't be as bad as he was saying.
I realized after the fact that this employee wasn't being individually aggressive or rude, this was very likely a corporate culture/strategy to be almost aggressively insulting. I have no judgement on this matter, I'm more curious at how a brand might have so much power that this is ok.
I want to point out that as it was a friends appointment/relationship/allocation, (he was also decked out in mclaren gear), I didn't tell the guy to **** off. I didn't budge from my seat at the bar of course, did a bit of a stare-down until he stormed off. Same employee later came into our room and then walked out. that's where the drama ends.. I can't see mclaren ever treating people like this.
Including some pics because posts suck without them
Today I was at Ferrari compound here at Pebble Beach with a buddy who was speccing a car with Tailor Made. I have all my credentials, badging etc, and taking a break at the espresso-bar after a 2 hour marathon spec session for a 488 Pista. I'm wearing mclaren gear, a branded vest and hat given to me this week for the mclaren rally. Got dressed this morning with the new schwag, and addended countless events from different brands, without even a thought to what I was wearing.
Anyway, back at the espresso bar inside the Ferrari compound. An Italian Ferrari employee walks by and says in English "you cannot come in here wearing those clothes, please leave our premises immediately".. I hear his Italian accent so I respond in Italian, thinking he's somehow kidding and that I should respond with a joke "is it like the Vatican where we can't wear shorts?" He repeats in Italian "you are not welcome here, wearing those clothes, this is not mclaren". I realized he was bizarrely serious so I said "I'm here for a Tailor Made appointment", and he responded " we will be happy to cancel your allocation if you ever come in here with mclaren logos on your clothing again"..
That was the craziest thing I've experienced. It caught me so off guard I could barely process the occurrence. the irony is my buddy who has 5-6 Ferrari's was just telling me 10 minutes beforehand how he hated the brand despite loving the cars, and I had been defending it saying it couldn't be as bad as he was saying.
I realized after the fact that this employee wasn't being individually aggressive or rude, this was very likely a corporate culture/strategy to be almost aggressively insulting. I have no judgement on this matter, I'm more curious at how a brand might have so much power that this is ok.
I want to point out that as it was a friends appointment/relationship/allocation, (he was also decked out in mclaren gear), I didn't tell the guy to **** off. I didn't budge from my seat at the bar of course, did a bit of a stare-down until he stormed off. Same employee later came into our room and then walked out. that's where the drama ends.. I can't see mclaren ever treating people like this.
Including some pics because posts suck without them
08-24-2018, 05:19 AM
#2069
Race Director
In happier news... rode in a mclaren Senna today.. that thing isn't real. pure absence of mass. Makes the P1 we are driving this week feel quite porky in comparison. It's easily as fast as P1... feels like a metal blade without a handle, so sharp!!. Going for my first drive tomorrow but impressions as a passenger are that it makes you feel like there is actual downforce at play in turns. Hitting some twisties above Carmel this morning and it felt like the hand of god was pressing this machine into the ground. 35mph turns where easy 70+mph events. Ballistic fast.
Sell everything, buy a Senna.
Sell everything, buy a Senna.
08-24-2018, 10:36 AM
#2070
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Crazy story.. somewhat Mclaren-related, but just sharing because I know it will rustle up some good conversation. The following of what I write is 100% accurate, unembellished, exactly as it happened.. my mind is still blown about it.
Today I was at Ferrari compound here at Pebble Beach with a buddy who was speccing a car with Tailor Made. I have all my credentials, badging etc, and taking a break at the espresso-bar after a 2 hour marathon spec session for a 488 Pista. I'm wearing mclaren gear, a branded vest and hat given to me this week for the mclaren rally. Got dressed this morning with the new schwag, and addended countless events from different brands, without even a thought to what I was wearing.
Anyway, back at the espresso bar inside the Ferrari compound. An Italian Ferrari employee walks by and says in English "you cannot come in here wearing those clothes, please leave our premises immediately".. I hear his Italian accent so I respond in Italian, thinking he's somehow kidding and that I should respond with a joke "is it like the Vatican where we can't wear shorts?" He repeats in Italian "you are not welcome here, wearing those clothes, this is not mclaren". I realized he was bizarrely serious so I said "I'm here for a Tailor Made appointment", and he responded " we will be happy to cancel your allocation if you ever come in here with mclaren logos on your clothing again"..
That was the craziest thing I've experienced. It caught me so off guard I could barely process the occurrence. the irony is my buddy who has 5-6 Ferrari's was just telling me 10 minutes beforehand how he hated the brand despite loving the cars, and I had been defending it saying it couldn't be as bad as he was saying.
I realized after the fact that this employee wasn't being individually aggressive or rude, this was very likely a corporate culture/strategy to be almost aggressively insulting. I have no judgement on this matter, I'm more curious at how a brand might have so much power that this is ok.
I want to point out that as it was a friends appointment/relationship/allocation, (he was also decked out in mclaren gear), I didn't tell the guy to **** off. I didn't budge from my seat at the bar of course, did a bit of a stare-down until he stormed off. Same employee later came into our room and then walked out. that's where the drama ends.. I can't see mclaren ever treating people like this.
Today I was at Ferrari compound here at Pebble Beach with a buddy who was speccing a car with Tailor Made. I have all my credentials, badging etc, and taking a break at the espresso-bar after a 2 hour marathon spec session for a 488 Pista. I'm wearing mclaren gear, a branded vest and hat given to me this week for the mclaren rally. Got dressed this morning with the new schwag, and addended countless events from different brands, without even a thought to what I was wearing.
Anyway, back at the espresso bar inside the Ferrari compound. An Italian Ferrari employee walks by and says in English "you cannot come in here wearing those clothes, please leave our premises immediately".. I hear his Italian accent so I respond in Italian, thinking he's somehow kidding and that I should respond with a joke "is it like the Vatican where we can't wear shorts?" He repeats in Italian "you are not welcome here, wearing those clothes, this is not mclaren". I realized he was bizarrely serious so I said "I'm here for a Tailor Made appointment", and he responded " we will be happy to cancel your allocation if you ever come in here with mclaren logos on your clothing again"..
That was the craziest thing I've experienced. It caught me so off guard I could barely process the occurrence. the irony is my buddy who has 5-6 Ferrari's was just telling me 10 minutes beforehand how he hated the brand despite loving the cars, and I had been defending it saying it couldn't be as bad as he was saying.
I realized after the fact that this employee wasn't being individually aggressive or rude, this was very likely a corporate culture/strategy to be almost aggressively insulting. I have no judgement on this matter, I'm more curious at how a brand might have so much power that this is ok.
I want to point out that as it was a friends appointment/relationship/allocation, (he was also decked out in mclaren gear), I didn't tell the guy to **** off. I didn't budge from my seat at the bar of course, did a bit of a stare-down until he stormed off. Same employee later came into our room and then walked out. that's where the drama ends.. I can't see mclaren ever treating people like this.