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Old 09-21-2011, 03:03 PM
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Default Great pics from the track - TC definitely "off"

Last session of the day with a Porsche NA hot-shoe coaching me. He had me carrying speed into T10 that I'd never done before, so naturally that presents its own issue. Fortunately, a photographer was there to catch the ensuing fun. The massive drift carried past him to track-out, but he was able to take about 8 pics before I passed him.

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Nice drift. Who was in the right seat? Which track?
Old 09-21-2011, 03:10 PM
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Love the orange!
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as David Hobbs once said....
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I think the Orange and Green 2007 GT3 RS are the most beautiful 997 even made. The newer 997.2 might be faster, but they don't look this good.
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Originally Posted by Nizer
Nice drift. Who was in the right seat? Which track?
John Lewis. He and Cass Whitehead were around all weekend for coaching. We were at Putnam Park, great place to practice car control, except T10. The driver clearly has some work to do.
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Looking good! How does it comapre with your M3?
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Originally Posted by Mvez
The driver clearly has some work to do.
Can't tell how fast a corner it is but if you carried the drift thru without getting the waggles then I'd say you were doing pretty good.
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Originally Posted by NJ-GT
I think the Orange and Green 2007 GT3 RS are the most beautiful 997 even made. The newer 997.2 might be faster, but they don't look this good.
agreed that the 997.1 rs looks best. clean.
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Very nice!
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Originally Posted by Nizer
Can't tell how fast a corner it is but if you carried the drift thru without getting the waggles then I'd say you were doing pretty good.
3rd gear corner, no waggles. The drift was worthy, but it was my entry that screwed the pooch, hence the reference to me needing improvement. With all the grip this car has, I was able to carry in considerable more speed to the turn-in, and I breathed throttle too much. The car's sensitivity to my inputs, compared to my M3, seem to be exponentially greater (especially with GMG bars). Car control isn't the issue, it's re-calibrating my brain, feet, and hands to be even smoother. Late in the session with hot tires certainly didn't help matters either.

What's funny is that this car is more physically demanding to drive than a well sorted M3, and yet it also requires more finesse. It's intoxicating.
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Great pic, and coaching is the best mod we could ever do
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Great pictures!

Have you considered increasing the angle of attack of your rear wing to help keep the rear in line?

Just changed mine but haven't had a chance to try it out just yet on the track. Maybe the more experienced can share their thoughts?
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Originally Posted by NJ-GT
I think the Orange and Green 2007 GT3 RS are the most beautiful 997 even made. The newer 997.2 might be faster, but they don't look this good.
+1 (with the exception of mexico blue)
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