Saw an interesting GT3 at the track today...
#16
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Poser.
#18
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It offers no protection.
#21
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That's an absolute!
I think it offers plenty of protection for the casual driver and will surely assist in a simple roll-over; track days and racing, well that's another story for sure! An playing devils advocate, some will say the TE piece, or any for that matter, is a BAD thing on a street car because of the extra damage it can cause to the chasis/body/frame in a street accident (getting t-boned for instance); it puts too much pressure on the wrong parts of the car.
I think it offers plenty of protection for the casual driver and will surely assist in a simple roll-over; track days and racing, well that's another story for sure! An playing devils advocate, some will say the TE piece, or any for that matter, is a BAD thing on a street car because of the extra damage it can cause to the chasis/body/frame in a street accident (getting t-boned for instance); it puts too much pressure on the wrong parts of the car.
#22
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That's an absolute!
I think it offers plenty of protection for the casual driver and will surely assist in a simple roll-over; track days and racing, well that's another story for sure! An playing devils advocate, some will say the TE piece, or any for that matter, is a BAD thing on a street car because of the extra damage it can cause to the chasis/body/frame in a street accident (getting t-boned for instance); it puts too much pressure on the wrong parts of the car.
I think it offers plenty of protection for the casual driver and will surely assist in a simple roll-over; track days and racing, well that's another story for sure! An playing devils advocate, some will say the TE piece, or any for that matter, is a BAD thing on a street car because of the extra damage it can cause to the chasis/body/frame in a street accident (getting t-boned for instance); it puts too much pressure on the wrong parts of the car.
#26
Well you all should not get so nit pickey. This gent has a 996 gt3 and this 997 gt3 and they ware both set up and fast. I have also seen a 997 GT3 street car barrel roll 4 times before it came to rest on its wheels. The rolling car did the first two rolls with only an occational corner of the car touching the ground. No bar of any kind was in that car. A tech-equipment bar could only help and not hurt safety.
Neither of his cars see anything but track.
Neither of his cars see anything but track.
#27
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Mr. John Carey built a Cup car out of a base GT3, and I believe it cost him less than just buying a Cup car. He sure seems to know what he is doing, is sponsored, and seems to have a well sorted Cup car. But I really don't know jack about race cars.
#28
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The differences between a Cup and a GT3 are considerably more than was noted
But hey, I don't know everything either.
I do know that discussions with folks who know much more than me has caused me to drop any consideration of a GT3 or RS (though I have dreams about GT3 Nut's black on black) and I am very close to moving on a 7Cup.
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Curious if during the conversion the M97 was swapped out and an M64/GT1 lump put in its place.
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Edit: never mind, I know there are two crazy modified GT3s on the board, I think I'm talking about one and you're talking about the other.