FastLaneTurbo

If GT3 Ring Time is only 7:34 using R Compound Tires, while the 991S on street tires is 7:37, that would indicate base car is very little, if any, faster than a 991C2S.

P_collector

thats exactly down to the point..while I congratulate the team for having won this new category..in the end - and unfortuntely - its not what we - and Porsche wants. Porsche needs to be competitve with ferrari, aston etc..winning this "baby class"..doesnt help much.

I like the Cayman..and the good news is probably that from this success a lot of Cayman owners could maybe benefit in the future..

Lets see..

Serge944

The finishing order of the Cayman cars is completely irrelevant...

The point is that the engine ran an entire 24hr endurance race.

Mike in CA

Was there something posted, or that you've seen, that suggested the GT3 was on R comp tires and the Carrera wasn't? Any other details we should guess at? The fact that a 991 S ran 7:37.9 with a narrower chassis and 50 less HP should make people question how valid or representative of the car's performance that 7:34 is in the first place.

fc-racer

I also heard that the base GT3 will be wide body for the first time, with the RS being even wider in the future.

aussie jimmy

all this is no surprise.
the base model is bland to begin with.

sunnyr

The Cayman did also finish in front of a bunch of GT cars including GT3 cups and 458s, but I am guessing they probably had reliability issues/incidents (which is ironical since we are discussing 9A1's reliability ).

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jumper5836

They run stock tires. The 997 GT3's all came with R compound street tires. The 997's didn't and the 991's don't.

I would though wonder if 20" cl dubs are now standard, that they now have to run street tires and not the 19" cups they had stock on the 997 GT3's.

Mike in CA

That's a good question, jumper. There are lots of things we don't know yet, and even the things we think we know won't be verifiable until the car is out there.

FastLaneTurbo

"I would though wonder if 20" cl dubs are now standard, that they now have to run street tires and not the 19" cups they had stock on the 997 GT3's."

Note that the new 991 GT3 Cup Cars have gone back to 18" wheels. Let's hope the new GT-3 does the same- far wider range and lower prices on wheels and tires. I also abhor the CL wheels. I had those on
my 993 TT GT2 Race car and the axle broke during a PCA Race at Road Atlanta and cost me a new body
(fortunately for the car - not me) HATE the CL - You are effectively pulling the axle apart longitudinally
and applying the Torque of all 5 Bolts (in compression) to do it.

911rox

Those disputing some of the claims must keep in mind that they are coming from P dealers according to Crex and others whom are trying to sell the next crop of car. Where are they getting their info from? Model summary info given to them by Porsche usually so there is a level of credibility to this info despite the fact we don't have all the details...

And if you ask me, if a 450hp wider bodied, lightened, pdk equipped Gt3 can't match the official lap time of the 997.2RS (7.33) which for all intents and purposes is an equal in spec and still in use of the 'ancient' manual gearbox, then that is poor form.... As I stated earlier, I hope these specs are inaccurate for Porsche's sake...

TRAKCAR

C2S with some BS = Yawn..

Well typically dealers are useless except for fixing the car while under warranty. I have warranty till 2017 and it seems it will take AT LEAST that long before Porsche gets their act together for track junkies.

CRex

LOL! I think others are right, this is probably an option not standard. And like Nick said I don't necessarily see this as a plus with all the weight and work being done by those rears on track.

Exactly my sentiments. The 9A1 has proven its durability at Daytona GX, and time will tell if they can deliver the performance that's competitive with the GT field the same way the old 4.0-stroked engine was until the late naughties. Until then, this "podium sweep" with Caymans is more show than tell...

Nizer

WEC, ALMS, FIA-GT is where manufacturers are increasingly focused. Doubt it'll be Cayman that takes up the charge and current Cup/GT3 is looking more and more like a stop-gap until the 960 arrives.

10 GT3

This entire post sounds BS to me.