jenk12m

well i have always been one for the manual and always will. however, i had an eye opening experience by getting to drive my buddies 991S with aerokit on the the track today. atlanta motorsports park is a short technical track with no real straight away, so HP doesnt really matter there. my best time ever has been a 1:29 on ra1's in my RS.
I hop in his car and do 1:31.7 after only 3 laps with room for more. his car is bone stock with only an alignment and michelin supersports. i was so shocked after the 3rd lap, i just brought it in back to the pits. so now i can only imagine how fast the 3 and the RS will be with PDK.
i still love my manual and wont be getting rid of it anytime soon, but i see why porsche has made the switch

blake

Thanks for the write-up. No doubt, PDK is fast! I am definitely going to reserve judgement on the 991GT3 until I can drive it on the track.

So the big question - how did the car feel on the track? How does it feel compared to the Dark Knight?

-B

tcsracing1

fast = fun

jenk12m

Blake, definitely a different feeling. Of course not as dialed in as my car but it wasn't bad at all. Car was very stable with not much body roll that was noticeable after 3 laps. Brakes were good but didn't stop as fast as my car, but tires could help that out as well.
There were times when I needed to shift the pdk so it wouldn't stay so high in the rpms when the car was on edge

Mvez

Fast is a relative term.

Imagine how I feel, it's already faster than a .1

kyrocks

Yah, Jenks I felt same when I drove it. That's why I picked up a 991S cab, PDK, PSE for my DD! Should be here next week.

jenk12m

pervez, just add a 3.9L, full monoball, and yoko slicks.

tasman

Dark knight goes over to the dark side.

jenk12m

KY, im sure you will enjoy it. it was pretty cool to go out and test both cars back to back with plenty of open track

jenk12m

tas, naw im keeping mine. but i did peep my head over to the dark side. hopefully, my buddy will let me take the 991gt3 out when it comes in

tasman

Nothing wrong with peeking over the fence. We all do it just not all of us admit it.

ShootingStar

And it begins.

Nan P

Thanks for posting; I really think the 991 is a very good all around 911.
I can't wait to try one on the track & am optimistic that the 991GT3 will be a very good car.

The Greek

Dont start your **** Jenks....

mooty

well, my next gt3 will be pdk for sure.
the stick stays home for weekend fun.