Ninemeister: Porsche - 993 - RSR
#31
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I had a look at the car reently at Silverstone Classic and it is incredible, lovely car. Did you buy the Green ST ex Monkey Harris's car from Francis T's?
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#33
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Of course sir .
I have quite a lot of experience on track so have a lot to compare it to . I regularly use a GT3rs 997 on track as well as an FIA spec Tuthil 911st . I am lucky enough to have some good friends who are nice / stupid enough to let me loose in very exotic track machinery ( 430 scuderia , gallardo superlegover , 997 gt2 etc etc ).
The Nine m RSR is a fantastic drive . It sounds really great and goes even better . I prefer it to all the modern stuff mentioned above . It is damped very well ( even though I specced it for the track ) it has great control and reasonable comfort . It can hold a great line and accelerates very well indeed ( up with a 997 gt3rs easily until very high speeds when the rsr seems to hit a bit of an aerodynamic wall ) .
It can change direction much better than a modern tin top car car , chicanes and pif pafs are dispatched with ease due to the light weight , suspension and huge grip levels . I also prefer the brakes , they are much more mechanical and have so much better feel than PCCB'S ( obviously the weight and lack there of make a huge difference here ).
The car can hit very low 50's at brands indy in traffic and has never , ever been passed at spa francorchamps by any similar ( ie tin top road legal ) car . At Eau Rouge and Pouhon it has to be seen to be believed .
I havent had it on track this year but it will be at spa again in september against some 997rs.2's , gt2's , a scuderia , a 458 and several 997rs.1's . Ill keep you posted if you are interested .
If i can hire a camera Ill show some video now that I have done more than 2 laps ( the previous footage with my apparently terrible driving ,was literally my first ever track session in the car and it was still by far the fastest out there ) .
The car could easily be used as a weekend or fun time car , you could even make it very comfortable with less extreme geo and softer suspension settings .
No problems .
In short the performance is up there with the best modern equivalents , the feel is far far superior and rewarding . Also yes you could drive it regularly .
The only Porsche that feels more special to drive ( for me at least ) is a Carrera Gt , as far as im concerned the best , purest , most challenging supercar of the modern era possibly ever . I rate the CGT higher than f40 , f50 , zonda etc . Even macca f1 's .
I think 9M ( Mark and Colin in Particular ) really outdid themselves with that car
its performance , quality/ depth of engineering and beauty speak volumes about the quality of 9m's work .
Thanks for the interest and I hope I havent bored you too much with my babbling
I have quite a lot of experience on track so have a lot to compare it to . I regularly use a GT3rs 997 on track as well as an FIA spec Tuthil 911st . I am lucky enough to have some good friends who are nice / stupid enough to let me loose in very exotic track machinery ( 430 scuderia , gallardo superlegover , 997 gt2 etc etc ).
The Nine m RSR is a fantastic drive . It sounds really great and goes even better . I prefer it to all the modern stuff mentioned above . It is damped very well ( even though I specced it for the track ) it has great control and reasonable comfort . It can hold a great line and accelerates very well indeed ( up with a 997 gt3rs easily until very high speeds when the rsr seems to hit a bit of an aerodynamic wall ) .
It can change direction much better than a modern tin top car car , chicanes and pif pafs are dispatched with ease due to the light weight , suspension and huge grip levels . I also prefer the brakes , they are much more mechanical and have so much better feel than PCCB'S ( obviously the weight and lack there of make a huge difference here ).
The car can hit very low 50's at brands indy in traffic and has never , ever been passed at spa francorchamps by any similar ( ie tin top road legal ) car . At Eau Rouge and Pouhon it has to be seen to be believed .
I havent had it on track this year but it will be at spa again in september against some 997rs.2's , gt2's , a scuderia , a 458 and several 997rs.1's . Ill keep you posted if you are interested .
If i can hire a camera Ill show some video now that I have done more than 2 laps ( the previous footage with my apparently terrible driving ,was literally my first ever track session in the car and it was still by far the fastest out there ) .
The car could easily be used as a weekend or fun time car , you could even make it very comfortable with less extreme geo and softer suspension settings .
No problems .
In short the performance is up there with the best modern equivalents , the feel is far far superior and rewarding . Also yes you could drive it regularly .
The only Porsche that feels more special to drive ( for me at least ) is a Carrera Gt , as far as im concerned the best , purest , most challenging supercar of the modern era possibly ever . I rate the CGT higher than f40 , f50 , zonda etc . Even macca f1 's .
I think 9M ( Mark and Colin in Particular ) really outdid themselves with that car
its performance , quality/ depth of engineering and beauty speak volumes about the quality of 9m's work .
Thanks for the interest and I hope I havent bored you too much with my babbling
#35
wt doom - thanks for answering my questions. Your write-up did not bore me at all - bien au contraire!!
I am sure any additional experiences you would like to share would be highly appreciated by all.
BTW - is your dash in alcantara?
Regards,
Nick
I am sure any additional experiences you would like to share would be highly appreciated by all.
BTW - is your dash in alcantara?
Regards,
Nick
#37
Thanks very much for this. I followed the build of your car with great enthusiasm and the video makes it a true object of desire for me. I even had an exchange with Colin about the car during the build and I had always hoped for a rundown on the car from the owner and now I do. From your description, the car sounds like everything I thought it would be. Barnone, my favorite car on RL and what I will use as a reference for my own build when that time comes. Well done Colin!
I am completely blown away by the car to be honest with you . Colin and Mark have outdone themselves . I would compare 9m work favourably with the best of the best and I have been lucky enough recently to experience so many " tuners " .
I will do a write up at spa and try to put up data comparing it to a Carrera gt among other things . The data will be very interesting !
#38
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FWIW, I thought the driving was quite good, fast entry, some turn-in scrub/feel, especially given the new car, wet-dry track, and traffic .
The car is beautiful.
The car is beautiful.
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#45
Like or better than Excellence? One of the Euromags did an article on it. Would love to see some 9M goodies on Top Gear, though!