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02-10-2009, 11:09 AM

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Now that Adam has scared me, the 996 TT has come into the picture. One thing I have now is patience and knowledge.
I could pull off that right now.

I still need to get up and see the SHARK!!! THis spring maybe. we are talking about a get together in the Cambria area for
all to come. SoCal dudes and NoCal dudes.

Scared some sense into you, maybe!

ps. That's two things. As in, "amongst our weapons are ..."

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02-10-2009, 11:54 AM

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What kind of English grammar do you expect from an American engineer? The Queens English?

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02-10-2009, 01:28 PM

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No.

The Queen's English!

j/k.

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02-10-2009, 11:57 PM

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I did the same thing and it was butter. Well, actually it made very abrupt up-shifts, which wouldn't be prudent under some conditions, but the down-shifts were better than double-clutching and leave the driver to concentrate on precise threshold braking. Sometimes it's the singer, sometimes it's the song. : )

You have to imagine the improvements to PDK will come and surely it will be tweaked for the GT3 especially in terms of "in extremis" manners.

i can't get it to work for me.
the actual shifting is great and fast, but there's a "wait" time before it shifts. i dont like to get used to something. i like something to get used to me.

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02-11-2009, 06:22 PM

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John,

Your avatar is a riot.

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02-12-2009, 12:47 AM

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i can't get it to work for me.
the actual shifting is great and fast, but there's a "wait" time before it shifts. i dont like to get used to something. i like something to get used to me.

"Wait" time? You mean lag? In PDK? Are you sure you weren't driving Tiptronic in a Cayenne Turbo? : )

Anyway, I don't own one, I've just had one for an extended play and I liked it so much I bought the company (well, a few shares.) I fully expect to see Porsche change their tune and deliver PDK on the GT3 as a 2011 model. Looking at the GT3 as we understand it at present, I don't see where an RS would work in the model line-up unless they change the product and offer it with a 4.0 engine or make the RS the PDK vehicle or do something radical with the RS like make it a pure lightweight (which could also mean it won't come to the US because of the fucdup DOT.)

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