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Old 10-13-2012, 09:46 PM
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Default Angeles Crest drive.. Perfect day

Here is a video of the car line up. You can see my black TT. About 35 cars showed up. GT3 RS, GT3 4.0 RS, some TT's and lots of Carreras. It was a beautiful day. Met and Austrailian gentlemen who was here on business. He had a rent a car (Toyota) at the meeting spot. He was looking for a possible ride so I offered he could ride with me up the mountain. He has a 2010 GT3 back home in Brisbane. Super nice guy. We had brunch and half way back I pulled over and let him drive my TT. He has lots of track experience and drove my baby real well.. We had an awesome day. About 80 degrees and no policemen.. The video is crude but you can see how many folks showed up..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyUk6...ature=youtu.be
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Wow. Now does that look like a blast or what? What a great group of cars, great weather, and some open road in front of you guys. Thanks for posting. Got me thinking of shootin' some vid as well.
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Nice!
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Originally Posted by phillipj
We had brunch and half way back I pulled over and let him drive my TT.
You always sound like a gentleman but you proof it too. Nice gesture.
I am sure you gave him some great memories.
Old 10-14-2012, 03:55 PM
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Great video. Thanks for posting!
It was very nice of you to let a fellow Porsche owners drive your TT.


How did that 997 GT3 4.0 RS sound?
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The GT3 RS and the GT3 4.0 sound absolutely amazing. It's an indcredible scream that sends shivers down my Porsche loving spine...It make me long for an X pipe exhaust..

As far as letting a stranger drive my car... I have been fortunate that the friends I have made on P car forums let me drive their cars as soon as we met.. Not just one person but all of them. We all have a respect for eachothers toys. Also I knew by chatting with this fellow that he had a lot of track skills and was more that capable of driving my TT.

I Just recently met a guy on another forum that threw me the keys to his 700 hp TT the first time we met. I guess it's just an intuitive feeling from one man to another...Respect and integrity..

There was a TT owner that "Go Pro'd" the entire drive up the crest. I'll do a search and see if he posted it.. If so I will post it here.
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Really cool, great turn out.
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Too bad you couldn't make it Tom.. It's a bit far for you lol! I'll try to post some more pics as I get them. Wish you could have heard those GT3 RS's in anger.. A sweet sound indeed.. As you know I'm standing by to take over your white beauty when the time comes..
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Yeah just a bit of a drive Yes lets see some pics. Damn GT3's I hate the way they sound, I wish they sounded like a Civic. Of course you'll be the first to know if/when I do sell.
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Yeah just a bit of a drive Yes lets see some pics. Damn GT3's I hate the way they sound, I wish they sounded like a Civic. Of course you'll be the first to know if/when I do sell.
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Originally Posted by phillipj
Here is a video of the car line up. You can see my black TT. About 35 cars showed up. GT3 RS, GT3 4.0 RS, some TT's and lots of Carreras. It was a beautiful day. Met and Austrailian gentlemen who was here on business. He had a rent a car (Toyota) at the meeting spot. He was looking for a possible ride so I offered he could ride with me up the mountain. He has a 2010 GT3 back home in Brisbane. Super nice guy. We had brunch and half way back I pulled over and let him drive my TT. He has lots of track experience and drove my baby real well.. We had an awesome day. About 80 degrees and no policemen.. The video is crude but you can see how many folks showed up..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyUk6...ature=youtu.be
beautiful!
A day to cherish until the end of time!
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Aw man, I wish I knew about this, I love driving the Crest!!
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Originally Posted by medtech
Aw man, I wish I knew about this, I love driving the Crest!!
I will let you know next time we organize a drive if you'd like to join us!



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