Manifold

The real question is whether it bothers you to be posing. I took my 3RS to C&C yesterday, and given that the car is Miami Blue, I wore clothes that aesthetically matched the car. Why? Because bringing the car to C&C already has an element of posing, so I figured I'd go all the way with the posing and embrace it. I don't generally like to draw attention, but there can be freedom in sometimes deliberately posing.

rosenbergendo

can we be friends?
😁

Butzi

I wish there was a "laughing" reaction button, not just "like". 😂

Nick

That's where you and I are different. I owned a 991.2GT3 RS for four years and never enjoyed a car as much. It's fabulous for canyon slamming and everyday driving. I enjoyed going shopping with it. The tedium of track driving, hoping to gain a second or tenth of a second after 50 runs on the same track, is not for me. Canyon driving has miles and miles of different turns, none the same depending on what drive you decide to take. Will a car go faster on a track? Maybe and maybe not. Some very challenging roads in Southern California. The fun factor, at least for me, is exponentially higher.

Manifold

If you have canyons accessible and can drive the car hard without significant risk of hitting anything or going to jail, then yes, I 100% get it, makes sense to buy the car for the road and possibly not track it.

You're lucky to have such roads accessible. I have some decent driving roads in my area, but nothing like canyons, and plenty of things to hit (deer, cyclists, vehicles stopped on the road, cars encroaching on my lane from the opposite direction, etc.).

Journeyman73

are you not concerned about the potential police car, waiting around every blind corner…

I am in the Bay Area and between cyclists and police I worry about never being able to do spirited driving

PTS

That's not at all what the track is about or for, for 95% of people. I've tracked dozens of times, thousands of laps, never once had a timing device in the car. It's an environment where you can legally push the car to your own limits (if you so choose) and enjoy putting the car through it's paces.

Bombing through public road canyons, while fun, is dangerous. I've done it, we've all done it, but it isn't safe. The track is safe(r). Accidents happen everywhere but on track you don't have to worry about a cyclist or another motorist around a blind corner going 30mph while you're ripping around at 2-3x that speed.

Nick

Waze and V1 work well.

That said, the risk is higher and maybe more so than driving on a track with inexperienced drivers who are often incompetent drivers. Not to mention the detritus occasionally strewn on the track. There is the issue of depending on where you live, it could be a two to three-hour drive to drive to a track "worthy" of the RS.

Just need to pick your poison when you own a high-performance sports car.

usctrojanGT3

I think we can all agree that the 3RS is a street legal track car and of course you can drive it on the street around town but to really experience what the car can do one should take it out to a controlled environment like a track because doing that on the streets/highway will result in a loss of license and potential jail time. People buy cars for various reasons but I like to use them for their intended purpose/s.

M&Abanker4life

you are too quick to dish out advice without taking it - please don’t try to claim driving to the limits of the car on the street is at all a smart idea.

cool - you’re on of those that daily drives an RS and probably routinely parks at Costco , grocery store etc with a lot of “look what fit in the frunk pics” (at least with a 991 RS). I don’t get it but who cares, your life your car.

Driving in the mountains and canyons are cool but not at the limit - way more risk than on a track. People on a track at least get some kind of training. No one (at least where I go) goes out unexperienced so you are “generally” driving with responsible people.

Manifold

Risk is way higher on the road, and if you're an advanced driver on the track, you won't be driving with inexperienced/incompetent drivers on the track unless you attend wild west events where there are no run groups or vetting.

RUF RS

I do, tho I'm not sure why😝

usctrojanGT3

Hey the best thing is that no one will run into me at a C&C so it kind works itself out.

usctrojanGT3

I've done many canyon runs and you gotta be careful when pushing it, not only for cops but also for bike riders and blind turns on narrow roads. I feel much safer pushing these GT cars on the track where there is a controlled environment plus it's a good way to blow some steam off and hang out with track buddies.

usctrojanGT3

It's definitely important to run with a good track organizer that is strict on rules and safety. I've done a few events early on where I ran with some loosey goosey providers that packed run groups in with a bunch of cars where cars were going off left and right. I quickly realized which groups were good and which ones to stay away from.