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Old 03-12-2014, 02:34 PM
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great stuff! thanks for sharing!
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Originally Posted by Zohan
About 6-7 month ago I was talking to one of my coworkers who owns F430 about getting a 911 and he told me not to bother with a German donkey and get a real horse. I think this donkey can hold his own.
Congrats! More 911 owners should hit the track--it allows you to see what the car is truly capable of, and, in time, it makes you a better driver on the street as well. For a lot of us this first taste of the track starts us down the slippery and expensive slope of more and more trackdays, frequent tire and brake pad replacement, etc.. I guess it beats gambling or expensive golf trips to Scotland.

And as for the coworker's comment above, after a season or two of track time, you'll be driving rings around his "stallion."
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Originally Posted by jlanka
I'm not a big fan of the FF - I think the chopped rear makes it look horrible.
I agree. The FF is a crime against nature. The V12 sounds sublime, but the car reminds me of Ace and Gary's ride:
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Old 03-12-2014, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Zohan
About 6-7 month ago I was talking to one of my coworkers who owns F430 about getting a 911 and he told me not to bother with a German donkey and get a real horse. I think this donkey can hold his own.
thats funny considering I know soo many F car owners who track P cars.

anyway, your car is extremely capable. take avantage of the platform and learn the curves and accelerate hard out of the curves. This is where you'll have an advantage over most cars. forget about the straights. the nerves are on the curves!

Old 03-13-2014, 06:27 PM
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Thanks for sharing....did the 991turbo s have a chance to spar a bit with the f12? Tracking your car can be addictive, but a rewarding one at that.
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I have been to 10+ track days in the NE and never have I seen a single Fcar. its always 85% porsches 14% BMWs and a nissan or honda peppered in. Cool to see the F cars in action.
Old 03-13-2014, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by handful
Thanks for sharing....did the 991turbo s have a chance to spar a bit with the f12? Tracking your car can be addictive, but a rewarding one at that.
Same guy brought both turbo s and f12. It looked like he just got them and it was his first time on the track.
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Thanks for sharing, looks like a fun time.
Old 03-14-2014, 08:18 AM
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Great pics! check out that yellow ferrari f12 in the background...
Old 03-14-2014, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by widers911
Great pics! check out that yellow ferrari f12 in the background...
The guy who owns it is 6' 6" and many of you know his name
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Originally Posted by Zohan
The guy who owns it is 6' 6" and many of you know his name

and from North Carolina, whose license plates say " First In Flight " , hint hint

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Originally Posted by MKW
and from North Carolina, whose license plates say " First In Flight " , hint hint

old post. But I am eager to know who y'all talking about!!
Old 06-05-2014, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by djskimo
old post. But I am eager to know who y'all talking about!!
Hint
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Originally Posted by Zohan
Hint
Hmm... so he takes shrooms to go faster....
Old 06-05-2014, 06:32 PM
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Zohan, good for you! I always like to see folks taking their nice cars, Porsche's, Ferrari's, Aston's, or whatever. They are so capable, and there is no way to reasonably explore what the car's can do on the street. Well, perhaps not for more than a minute or two.

I would say that a stock F430 is faster than a stock CS2, but the big variable is how well and how aggressively they are driven. I remember being on track with a race prepared F430 on r-compound tires and coming out of a corner that I took well and being WOT and he went right past me down the straight. Very impressive.

But I have certainly passed more than have passed me over the last couple of years as most Ferrari owners don't push their cars to their full potential.


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