GT3 Techno

I guess you never saw a Cup car moving in a paddock, right ?

cfjan

Can you register that as a street car in China? No DOT rules and such then.. ?!

hughp3

HAH - I just picked up a 2004 Cup (selling my Street GT3). Good Lord that clutch is a PIT!! Never driven anything so off/on. And you will overheat in 15 minutes. Realy this is not a good idea unless you replace the clutch, install radiator fans/proper coolant - and wear a mouth piece for your teeth.

kush07

Piece of cake. Go for it.

YearOne

As everyone else has said, no, not even close.

It would be broken within about 20mins I reckon.

Carrera GT

I find the 2010 Cup to be a good single-seater commuter and is allowed in the high occupancy vehicle lane in California. It's a good grocery-getter and sporty alternative to the soccer-dad mini-van image. Still, it's a chore for longer journeys or extra luggage, dogs, camping gear, etc. So I got a great, great deal on a lightly used NASA Space Shuttle, which we use mostly as weekender or trips to buy lumber or something like a new mattress from the home improvement stores.

mooty

Chinese are so fkd up

I drive my newly acquired 2011 cup to work in SF financial district everyday. not a prob.
take off chin
spoiler

only let the clutch out about 25%
keep throttle fed
only Moron stall cup cars
key is hold the clutch plenty throttle
the slightly toasted aromas assures u the correct technique.
u must add a horn to it.

other than those minor concerns u r fine.

I prefer the cheaper yoko slicks over Michelin blues as the sidewall of yoko absorbs bumps better. when I ran blues it was bumpy and I spilled zebra mocha over my pants and charred my family jewel.

911rox

Man, that thread name made me laugh...

I think James May describes your likely experience best in this video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUF-N8BsBmU

and that was without sequential... It would likely be far worse in a cup than Jame's Aston...

Whilst I love your enthusiasm, as many have said, I doubt it would be possible.

Just out of curiosity, would they actually allow you to road register a race car in China? Coz that in itself is a monumental achievement...

CRex

From the blend of cynical and outright negative answers I hope you got a dose of reality. Go to the Shanghai Circuit to catch one on practice sessions. Drive it and you'll see why it sounds as absurd as using RMB100 notes as wallpaper just because they're red...

The cup car suspension and gearbox are definitely a big problem on anything other than perfectly smooth roads. We both know what the city streets within Shanghai look like. Then there's ground clearance. You need to see one with the chin spoiler on to know it'll never clear anything with even the mildest incline. Then there's the full cage and ABS and pretty much just about the rest of the car. Please, this is absurd and there are far better wheels to catching people's attention if that's your cup of tea...

I was so tempted to go with the rest of the posters and dismiss your question off the bat. Seeing you're not that far away I decided to play serious and give you a straight up answer. How much was the offer on the cup btw?

mikymu

Anythign goes in China. I say do it once and see what happens. You have to be 勇敢 to pull it off. Here are couple things you need to drive it on Chinese street.

-- new clutch
-- police escort and alot of 红包 to keep you out of jail
-- hope you don't have to stop because you will stall out unless you keep RPM peg at >>> 4K

You will kiss your street GT3 if you ever mange to get home in one piece ... I am serious.

CRex

I think I can answer that question... the DMV equivalent is catching up to modernity. Anything can be done if one has the means and a Cup car can probably be reg'd as a regular 911. Case in point, a Zonda R in southern China had license plates issued last year...

Sad thing is a lot of people do these things for none other than opulent display. Gives the folks a bad rap IMO.

Gus F

April's Fool???

Izzone

Are you hiding something????? without pics

911 Slow ban him without pics

Cupcar#12

change the gear box to a standard GT3 RS one - add some cooling fans controlled by switches and go for it.
you'll be the hit of the next porsche club meet in Shanghi

CRex

LOL it'll take more than just a regular cup car to look "cool" over here when the paddock's lined with exotics and GT2/3 class racers... I'd vote for an RSR bodykit first. Then a fire-spitting exhaust. Interior definitely needs to have the big-screen navi and sports chrono. Keep the motec dash in there for visual effect. Maybe a leather wrap around the full cage too.

BALLER.