jimsrs200jim

I took my car to Brands Hatch yesterday for my first drive WOW what a car The engine just wants to pull all the way and that fantastic sound
The gearbox so easy to get used to,used the clutch for down shifts never missed a gear
Four laps in the tyres come to life the grip was fantastic I had to come back in and tighten the belts
Next stop Spa I cannot wait
One Very happy Porsche 997 GT3 CUP owner
Jim

MirageJHU

congrats! post video and pics

Q&A

Nice !!! What did you drive previously ?

jimsrs200jim

Not driven on a track for about 20 years been driving rally cars , still keeping my hand in with my Group B Ford RS200 But I thought Iam getting old so I should slow down hence the GT3
Jim

raclaims

997 cups are sequentials...how would you miss a shift?

jimsrs200jim

Like I said it was my first run out in the car iam learning to drive the car by driving it, I have never driven a car with a sequential gearbox,i think I will have to do a lot of testing to get it right
Jim

991cup

Brands hatch fun in a cup ..! If need any help with stuff let me know ..

Steve113

Group B RS200 is sickkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk love that car

Then again I love any Group B

raclaims

It's a great car but beware you can still over rev on downshifts despite the sequential and auto blip so just keep that in mind when braking hard and downshifting.

Q&A

Please post some pics of your RS200. One of the legendary Group B cars i was lucky to have seen live many times myself when i was a kid. That is when i got infected ;-)

jimsrs200jim

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Laurence Gibbs

Hi Jim,
Brands is my local track. Were you on a test day or track day? If track day, who with ? Did you have any hassles with noise?
I have done a couple of days at Brands with my 996GT3 Cup and both times had noise hassle. Despite my car having "quiet" exhaust.

jimsrs200jim

Hi Laurence
It was a Brands Hatch Track day for Porsches organised by Brands Hatch
I had no trouble with my noise test I just held it at 4000rpm on warm up mode and they stickered the car passed, if you go for a track or test day could you let me know as it sound like you know more about GT3s than me , and I need to know more about the car
Jim

Q&A

There are some basics you might know already but better hear it multiple times then too few.

- Shift firm and almost brutal. Don't cuddle the gear leaver.
- Don't let your hand 'rest' on the leaver. Shift, and off the lever.
- There's a sensor in the top that leaver, that will start to cut the ignition.
- These shift sensors are extremely sensible and you should have them checked every now and then.
- Having them not perfectly set up, will ruin your box.
- Try to use as much heel and toe as possible on the downshifts in all possible conditions.
- This is to save your synchro's and avoid blocking the rear tires under braking.
- Get an auto-blipper (auto heel and toe) or even better paddle shift system.
- This will increase the live span of your box with 100%

Do you have the manual with all the basic set up info, part numbers and torque values ?
There's a ton of info in that manual and very interesting. If not i can mail that to you.

Enjoy :-)