Sport Chrono on the GT3 & RS?
#31
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you are just in front of start/finish and several hundred feet before the braking zone for sunset. photo is shot from the balcony. by that time i already hit the stalk once and next press is to begin next lap. i don't dare look down at it. just review after the session is over. sunset was tricky until i learned to turn in earlier thanks to VJ. what is really tricky is that same corner going CCW. tracking out to that burm that sucks the left side of the car off the track. best just to drive right into the dirt and go straight for a half mile bleeding off speed.
#33
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I have it and find it immensely valuable to time how long it takes my wife to "run into the store real quick" and also how long it takes my son to get his shoes on and get out the door to leave.
Would never use on the track but I didn't have a lot of heartburn about getting it. If I had special ordered then I wouldn't have spec'd it but it's very hard to find one without it on a lot.
Would never use on the track but I didn't have a lot of heartburn about getting it. If I had special ordered then I wouldn't have spec'd it but it's very hard to find one without it on a lot.
#34
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I have it and find it immensely valuable to time how long it takes my wife to "run into the store real quick" and also how long it takes my son to get his shoes on and get out the door to leave.
#36
Mine has it as well and I spec'd it that way. I'm a watch guy so the damn thing appeals to me....
One would really need to familiarize themselves with the start/stop/lap controls before track use thought.
It does come in very handy for timing how long it takes to burn through a tank of gas. LOL!
One would really need to familiarize themselves with the start/stop/lap controls before track use thought.
It does come in very handy for timing how long it takes to burn through a tank of gas. LOL!
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I specifically did NOT spec sport chrono on my RS. As you note, it only adds the wart and some additional personal settings in the PCM (wipers/doors lights/etc). The wart is useless at best and a hazard at worst if you were to actually try to use it on a track.
True Porsche enthusiasts will understand and appreciate that you did NOT spec the SC.
Car with PDK, SC is a must. Cars without, I think a waste of money,and gain a wart.
True Porsche enthusiasts will understand and appreciate that you did NOT spec the SC.
Car with PDK, SC is a must. Cars without, I think a waste of money,and gain a wart.
#39
I find it rather ridiculous that some dealers or buyers for that matter have and will order turbos w/o SC. Even Porsche released the introductory 997.2 PDK cars without SC. If any cars need it, it's those two models.
#40
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Interestingly, the dealer configurator still states that the SPORT button is only added when you option Sport Chrono; therefore, this misinformation is still being perpetuated.
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#43
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- Got a good laugh out of that one....
But since somehow this old thread has been dug up,.... I'll chime in....
I have the {hmmmm,... I'll call it a "unit",... although sometimes my wife uses that term endearingly for other references....},... anyway, I have the CLOCK on the dash of my Cayenne Turbo, and actually like the looks of it up there. AND I actually use it when I want to see the time.
Having said that,... many years later from first getting into that Cayenne,... we now own a 7.2 GT3 that does have SC,... and not that I really cared one-way-or-other whether it had it or not,... it was NOT on the mandatory list of must haves!!
Also seems that all the haters here seem to be GT3RS guys that primarily have interest in it's lack of abilities as a track tool. Wife & I are street drivers only. Bottom line for us: I WISH it was a clock. I have zero need for it as a Sport Chrono. BUT,... I actually do enjoy seeing the unit itself on the dash. We've been programmed to enjoy the look of it up there,... due to the Cayenne.
Just wish it was a clock on the GT3. Oh well. NIT picks. Don't really care I guess.
Back to your normally scheduled programming,...... guess I just needed to get that out there.
=Steve
But since somehow this old thread has been dug up,.... I'll chime in....
I have the {hmmmm,... I'll call it a "unit",... although sometimes my wife uses that term endearingly for other references....},... anyway, I have the CLOCK on the dash of my Cayenne Turbo, and actually like the looks of it up there. AND I actually use it when I want to see the time.
Having said that,... many years later from first getting into that Cayenne,... we now own a 7.2 GT3 that does have SC,... and not that I really cared one-way-or-other whether it had it or not,... it was NOT on the mandatory list of must haves!!
Also seems that all the haters here seem to be GT3RS guys that primarily have interest in it's lack of abilities as a track tool. Wife & I are street drivers only. Bottom line for us: I WISH it was a clock. I have zero need for it as a Sport Chrono. BUT,... I actually do enjoy seeing the unit itself on the dash. We've been programmed to enjoy the look of it up there,... due to the Cayenne.
Just wish it was a clock on the GT3. Oh well. NIT picks. Don't really care I guess.
Back to your normally scheduled programming,...... guess I just needed to get that out there.
=Steve