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Old 10-28-2011 | 12:12 AM
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Congrats ..........
Old 10-28-2011 | 12:13 AM
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that's what they are made for .... let the midgets work
Old 10-28-2011 | 12:22 AM
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Congratulations, use it in good health.

Old 10-28-2011 | 12:44 AM
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Congrats on the new ride, I've driven one that looks just like it
Old 10-28-2011 | 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by paver
Thanks! Hopefully soon...I'll probably start out at Barber since I'm familiar with it and it's so close to home. To be honest, I'm a bit hesitant since there is so much I don't know about tracking. Hell, I may have to just leave it in third until I get some skills....
Come on out to Barber. I will be there in December. Should be fun
Old 10-28-2011 | 01:09 AM
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Congrats! Join the Guards Red club!
Old 10-28-2011 | 02:54 AM
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Well done! They look so good in red! I considered an RS in red but couldn't find one. No wonder porsche used red as the marketing car Enjoy!
Old 10-28-2011 | 12:48 PM
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I know of one GR RS ... I think Geoff I had it but sold it around the beginning of the year ...

your car is much nicer ... even with the orange bits
Old 10-28-2011 | 12:54 PM
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Thanks guys! I have joined PCA and may try to make Barber in Dec. if it doesn't fill up.

I have a question about paint protection film. Should I just go ahead and wrap the entire car? I got a quote to put xPel ultimate on basically everything except the wing, rear decklid, and rear bumper. My thinking was to stop at the seam where rear bumper and rear qtr panel meet because the remaining area may not take much abuse and it would probably be hard to do a good job with the film in those intricate areas anyway. What do y'all think?
Old 10-28-2011 | 04:58 PM
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i think your cars so sweet, a few scratches will only show that you use it. excellent looking gt3 bud congrats
Old 10-28-2011 | 08:26 PM
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Wrap at least full front, half roof, rocker panels, front of rear fenders and rear fender lips. That's the minimum, especially of you're going to track the car.
Old 10-28-2011 | 08:33 PM
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very nice. well done. mine is my first p-car as well.
Old 10-28-2011 | 09:25 PM
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Congrats - welcome to Porsche, and more importantly - welcome to the GT3!

One thought regarding tracking- if you have never been on the track, I'd highly recommend attending the Porsche 2 day PDE at Barber. They do a great job teaching the art of driving a 911 at speed on the track (lead/follow with radio comm) and build you up slowly to decent track speeds. You'd get the benefit of learning from the best, and of course getting a feel for Barber prior to a DE...

Apart from that, DEs will change your life. It is a true adrenaline addiction...

-B
Old 10-28-2011 | 09:30 PM
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I would wrap the whole car so paint will be preserved evenly. If u do just sections the exposed areas will be uneven versus the covered area. Mike
Old 10-28-2011 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by jenk12m
Congrats on the new ride, I've driven one that looks just like it
Love that color, what's it called?


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