tocho1

From another forum, looks like currrent issue of "911 & Porsche World"

http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=98783

"My work last year was the development of the GT3RS, and this year we're working on the GT2. The GT3RS is the most sporting car Porsche makes - 1340Kg is very good for a modern car. At 8400rpm it sounds like a race car, but it's not so difficult to handle. You can go sideways and still have traction. It looks the way it does because I was trying to get maximum downforce, so you need a bigger wing than on the GT3. On the Nurburgring you can feel the difference - it feels really solid in fast corners.

To find these differences you must go absolutely flat out. If you go 90%, the GT3 and GT3RS are equal. At 100% the RS is quieter in the corners. That's because the wing, and the track is a little wider"

excuse my typos.

h-bo

great article. good link. will have to buy the magazine.

allegretto

I'm sure his "90%" is at least my 120% so I guess I'll never notice

Damian in NJ

What was significant is that the car he went out and searched for to buy was a 964RS-black, with orange mirrors and wheels, to match the look of his company car. If he's going to spend his own cash on a car and it's a 964RS that's saying a lot.

NJ-GT

What an article.

He says "the secret of fast cars is low weight".

No wonder why he has an Euro 964RS. It's a 2,530 lbs car, around 600 lbs lighter than a 997 GT3 RS.

7:29 is his time with the 997 GT2 at the Ring, with 11 cars on traffic.

mooty

well, take that with a grain of salt. in the same article, he mentioned that 73RS was insanely $$$ and that 993RS, he also looked at but declined to due cost or.... i forget.

but give me choice and more money, i would love to have in this order: 964RS, 73RS, 993RS, 997RS

340Elise

The secret of fast cars is low weight. Huh, that is very interesting. I guess Mr. Chapman got it right all along. I just wish Porsche would follow this philosophy, if only a little bit. 44 lbs on the RS does NOT count!

Yargk

Yeah, if you follow cargraphic's diet you get a 3000 pound car with a full tank vs. stock which is around 3250 with a full tank. Porsche could have sold it in near cargraphic trim (weight rise) without losing comfort. However, 3000 pounds is still heavy (though much better than 3250) and I can't think of anything that's not crazy cost prohibitive to do beyond the mentioned diet.

Nordschleife

the secret of cars which are nice to drive is low weight, a subtle difference.

look at the weights of the cars in GT1 and GT2, 1,100 to 1,400 kg - these are fast, not all are nice to drive.

You want nice, take out an Atom, or Westfield, or Donkervoort or Caterham, or Radical, or most single seaters. Several of these have direct Chapman roots.

R+C

MarekN

As for why he has 964RS, I think a part of it may be due to the fact that it is the purest Porsche from the time when Röhrl was the man of the moment, if you know what I mean. Not that he is anything less today, but back in the 80´s , he was actually the ruling world champion.
Sort of like Schumacher, ten years from today, driving around in a 360CS instead of whatever Ferrari will be making in 2017.

I think that he would tell us he appreciates an old-school car more for what it is, even if it is slower than the cars that he tests now. He doesn´t have anything to prove to anybody or himself, anyway.

As for the money, I would think that he has everything free from Porsche, so that should be no object besides the actual purchase. I can´t imagine he would have to take his car to some dealer and actually pay for maintenance. I can imagine his car receives top treatment from the classics department. Understand, I am not saying this enviously, instead, I would be shocked if the company treated him any other way.