Hella-Buggin'

I think that rule is for people who don't know what they were doing. Lifting can help rotate the rear end and when done properly is an essential tool in the 911
arsenal.

DD GT3 RD

it’s funny I’ve been tracking cars for about 15 years. Run solid lap times for a hobbyist. And when I first tracked a 911 I laughed out loud (same happened with my Gen 5 viper) because I go ahhh the internet and car journalists who can’t drive who make everything sounds so scary when it’s not. Bunch of *******. Don’t lift like you’ll die right away. Hell the gas pedal on a 911 is like a steering wheel!

Sirenty

Agree with the previous three posts, and especially this. The 911 (at least the 964 and 6GT3 I have experience with) are great at throttle steering. I pretty much set the wheel once and then use my right foot to fine tune the corner. Running wide or decreasing radius? Breathe off and the nose tucks in nicely. Turning in too tight? Add some throttle and induce a little understeer.

When the rear would start moving due to weight transfer to the front, lean hard into the gas and the rear hooks up, squats and goes.

Also, in my experience with mine, they turn much better with weight on the nose, which means learning and loving trail braking. Trying to turn while giving any gas (I.e., weight transfer to the rear) is mostly an exercise in understeer, especially the 964 with a LSD. Someone called out Twist of the Wrist, which is a classic for doing similar with a bike. That was my bible many years ago when I rode. I feel like even non-rider track drivers could get something out of it.

DD GT3 RD

Well said. Better than I did!

vma1788

HA I had the same exact experience! Going into my first track day with the RS I was a bit nervous. 1 lap in and i'll repeat what I said earlier in the thread, it drives like any other car until you are pushing towards the limit.