Ritesh

This has got to be the GREATEST THREAD EVAR!!!

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What? GT3 battery only has a short life?

JuanCarpantier

I guess you didn't read the entire post, I said that the GoPro camera has a short battery life.

996FourEss

Fantastic post. Your perspectives, the photos and your car are just wonderful. At the end of the day you got us to feel a little bit some of the wonderful times you were having. It is great times like these in these great little cars that keep us coming back for more.

Quick Q, what passes did you take in Switzerland? Also, your photos of Eau Rouge showed the elevation change in a way which is lost on the screen in the Formula 1.

buttons123

Hi,

Just did a big trip a couple of weeks ago. Good passes are:

Simplon pass Switzerland to Italy......spectacular

Fluellpass from Davos in to and towards the Stelvio Pass and then take the Umbrail pass. These are very, very good fun,

regards

Buttons

TeamDrugMoney

Here are a bunch of misc pics taken in Rothenburg ob der Tauber. It is a really cool town that was partially bombed during the war. If you go there in the evening you can take a night watchmans tour which is informative and funny. It lasts about an hour and is well worth the trip. There is also a lot of shopping to be done here. To take these pics I was up at the crack of dawn. Once 9am comes around the town is swarming with shoppers.

http://www.rothenburg.de/index.php?get=180

TeamDrugMoney

I saw this Lambo at Hockenheimring and forgot to post this. I did not see it out on the track, but was not there the whole day. Hope it was not just a garage queen!

DJN

Hey TDM/Mike,

Can you post your Manthey track alignment specs?

Cheers!
Doug N.

PS. My car should be here in Calgary next week!

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Front spoiler: Oh dear - is it that bad?

TeamDrugMoney

That is awesome about your car coming soon! I actually ended up not getting any settings done on the car at Manthey. They only did the oil change. They were not familiar with either Toyo or Hoosier camber requirements and were uneasy at setting it up. They were very by the book there and wanted specific info that I could not give them.



As commercials often say, "This is a dramatization." I would say the splitter was not easy to live with, but tolerable. This pic obviously shows the front in the bottom of a "gutter" per say, with the road and side of the road pitched at angles towards each other. As long as you keep your GT3 at the track where it belongs, you will be fine!

Snowboarder54

I think I saw this guy at Sharkwerks!!

TrackDays247.com

Someday soon we GOTTA hear HOW you had Sabine drive your GT3...........

YearOne

I think someone liked Sabine eh TDM! She even signed his car it is clearly his charm with the ladies that did it and the promise of driving a GT3 Mk2....

ADias

How's the car suspension comfort on regular roads (less than perfect surfaces)? and what about cobblestone streets?

TeamDrugMoney

Hey, Many thanks for the compliments! I think it is great there was such a great response to the thread!

I actually did not make in into Switzerland. From what I understand it is beautiful, but I did not have enough time to see all of the Alps. I saw the Alps in Italy and Austria. I would say it is all beautiful and the differences in the beauty of the areas lie in the eye of the beholder. I will say that the most beautiful town setting I saw was in the town of Corvara, Italy. I woke up to seeing this in Corvara...






Would you belive me if I told you I asked her Mother?



No Doubt Henry! She was a ton of fun to be with! I wish every track person could have her enthusiasm



Hmmmm... I would say it was comfortable on less than perfect surfaces. Obviously you would buy a regular Carrera if the car was going to see little if any track use, unless you need to be top dog on the road for some reason. I am pretty sure I read that the regular setting for the GT3 is like pushing the PASM button on a Carrera. Now when you push the PASM on the GT3 it sure does get stiff! I tried this several times and when the road gets crappy you will turn it off rather quickly.

Keep in mind that we drove the car for the first several days about 8 hours a day. Neither of us felt we had to get out of the car because it was not comfortable.

I will especially say that the Sport Bucket seats are absolutely phenomenal! Not only are they COMFORTABLE on the road, but with just a 3 point seatbelt I was quite stable in my seat on the track! I was absolutely amazed by the seats. It is cool that they fold forward as during the trip it is essential to use the rear space. When I get a cage this function will not be needed anymore. I have the 996 GT3 seats in my Boxster, but have the Brey Krause brackets to pitch the seat angle back for increased clearance in the cabin. For some reason I view the new seats as more comfortable and am not sure if it is the angle or something different.

I only had one experience with cobblestone streets. Ugggg! It feels like you are riding without rubber on the tires! Not much fun at all.

I wish I had experience driving a MKI GT3 so I could give you guys some more perspective on the MKII. I am coming from a 2002 Boxster S, so there is little reason to tell you guys how much improvement lies in this upgrade, LOL! I am just amazed at the performance in every capacity of my new GT3 and cannot wait to explore its possibilities.

I will say this, those who were in my car said that they can feel the slight improvement in power, and the car demonstrates improved handling.

Coming from a Boxster S I thought I would feel more of the engine in the rear of the car. I must say that I did not get any uneasy feeling of it being back there. I remember test driving a 996 several years ago and going around a curve thinking the engine was pulling the car out of the turn. I never felt uneasy about the GT3. I have driving experience with my 1989 911, but this is obviously a different animal. There is no doubt that the car does have different characteristics with the rear engine. I guess what I am trying to say here is that Porsche sure has done an excellent job of making the rear engine platform a viable option.