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Which would be more fun? GT3 or Boxster?
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Firstly where can you go that fast? If I could wind out the GT3 once in 3rd during a drive it was a lot. Secondly it was too low and I was always worried about bashing it over a dip. Thirdly it was stiff and the motor didn't like trundling around; it just wants to run.
The Boxster S is a great street car. Nice close little 6 speed with enough power for 95% of the time. 25~28 mpg on the highway. The optional seats are really comfortable. Top goes down in 20 seconds and with the optional windbreaker screen you can actually run at 75 and have a conversation . You can play games not slowing for ANY corner, and no one else knows but you.
Finally, the GT3 was such a head-turner that I really couldn't leave it anywhere and everyone and their brother wanted to race me; even one nut job in his Ford Bronco. Sheesh, it was stupid.
The Boxster S is a great street car. Nice close little 6 speed with enough power for 95% of the time. 25~28 mpg on the highway. The optional seats are really comfortable. Top goes down in 20 seconds and with the optional windbreaker screen you can actually run at 75 and have a conversation . You can play games not slowing for ANY corner, and no one else knows but you.
Finally, the GT3 was such a head-turner that I really couldn't leave it anywhere and everyone and their brother wanted to race me; even one nut job in his Ford Bronco. Sheesh, it was stupid.
I had a convertible in the past and thought that was too much of a head turner. Maybe there are so many nice German cars in So CAL that it doesn't attract as much attention as those in Philly.
I think the stereo type about the average GT3 owner is completely wrong. The image of a baller as VR mentioned is not the reality of the GT3 owners I know. They, like me, look at the GT3 as a track tool, not a status symbol. I can see where they would get that perception that that's really the Turbo guys or C2 guys with aero kits
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I have raced a Spec Boxster and the car was an absolute blast to drive. Sure on a long straight you feel like someone should give you a push, but it will stick to just about anything in the twisty sections, and you can keep it on the floor up the climbing esses at VIR.
That said I got to go for a ride in a 2010 GT3RS at Summit Point two days ago the best way to sum it up it using G rated language is WOW! It really is a race car with AC and a Stereo. The owner turned off all the nanny electronics, put it in sport mode with the shocks on firm. The car was bone stock. All he had added was a roll bar, harnesses, some Hoosiers on 18 inch wheels, and Pagid RS29s. It sounds like a Cup car inside, has unbelievable brakes, and goes like stink through the corners. He did a 1:19 according to the G2X with me in the passenger seat. I was speechless and smiling the entire time.
That said I got to go for a ride in a 2010 GT3RS at Summit Point two days ago the best way to sum it up it using G rated language is WOW! It really is a race car with AC and a Stereo. The owner turned off all the nanny electronics, put it in sport mode with the shocks on firm. The car was bone stock. All he had added was a roll bar, harnesses, some Hoosiers on 18 inch wheels, and Pagid RS29s. It sounds like a Cup car inside, has unbelievable brakes, and goes like stink through the corners. He did a 1:19 according to the G2X with me in the passenger seat. I was speechless and smiling the entire time.
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That's ok, it's why they make chocolate AND vanilla. Maybe if there were great roads like that around here, without all of the frost heaves, dips and potholes I might have felt differently. Then again, if I had enough money to have kept it and gotten the RSA, I'd probably still have it.
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Retired Club Racer & National PCA Instructor
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That said I got to go for a ride in a 2010 GT3RS at Summit Point two days ago the best way to sum it up it using G rated language is WOW! It really is a race car with AC and a Stereo. The owner turned off all the nanny electronics, put it in sport mode with the shocks on firm. The car was bone stock. All he had added was a roll bar, harnesses, some Hoosiers on 18 inch wheels, and Pagid RS29s. It sounds like a Cup car inside, has unbelievable brakes, and goes like stink through the corners. He did a 1:19 according to the G2X with me in the passenger seat. I was speechless and smiling the entire time.
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That's ok, it's why they make chocolate AND vanilla. Maybe if there were great roads like that around here, without all of the frost heaves, dips and potholes I might have felt differently. Then again, if I had enough money to have kept it and gotten the RSA, I'd probably still have it.
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Well I have a really sweet RSAmerica/carrera cup replica that is walking out the door at the end of the week, I've got some real mixed feelings about seeing it go...![Frown](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
Fact of the matter is get a car you truely enjoy, and then enjoy driving it, or find a bunch of guys that you enjoy racing and enjoy racing against them...I don't think you can go wrong with the spec box, or a good prepped 911/964...plenty of speed and challenges with either...
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Fact of the matter is get a car you truely enjoy, and then enjoy driving it, or find a bunch of guys that you enjoy racing and enjoy racing against them...I don't think you can go wrong with the spec box, or a good prepped 911/964...plenty of speed and challenges with either...
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I don't know Larry, I disagree with a lot of your points on a Boxster v. GT3. At least here in So Cal, if you don't bring it to the track, there are wonderful mountain and canyons to drive the GT3. Any car on the road is too fast for existing speed limits, and a GT3 is boring to drive on the street once you've tracked it, but the sound and weekend canyon carving are fun. My Gt3 gets 24-27 mph on the highway.
I had a convertible in the past and thought that was too much of a head turner. Maybe there are so many nice German cars in So CAL that it doesn't attract as much attention as those in Philly.
I think the stereo type about the average GT3 owner is completely wrong. The image of a baller as VR mentioned is not the reality of the GT3 owners I know. They, like me, look at the GT3 as a track tool, not a status symbol. I can see where they would get that perception that that's really the Turbo guys or C2 guys with aero kits![evilgrin](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/evilgrin.gif)
I had a convertible in the past and thought that was too much of a head turner. Maybe there are so many nice German cars in So CAL that it doesn't attract as much attention as those in Philly.
I think the stereo type about the average GT3 owner is completely wrong. The image of a baller as VR mentioned is not the reality of the GT3 owners I know. They, like me, look at the GT3 as a track tool, not a status symbol. I can see where they would get that perception that that's really the Turbo guys or C2 guys with aero kits
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i must move to SD.
if i am over 75mph within 35 miles of my house, i get a ticket. i used to get one every month, sometimes 2 a months. i have a traffic lawyer on retainer. i am NOT kidding. then i found track.... i think even if i tracked a cup car, it would still be cheaper than paying the lawyer.
did i mention that the CHP's within 40 miles of thunderhill used to all know me by name?
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Fact of the matter is get a car you truely enjoy, and then enjoy driving it, or find a bunch of guys that you enjoy racing and enjoy racing against them...I don't think you can go wrong with the spec box, or a good prepped 911/964...plenty of speed and challenges with either...![Cheers](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/beerchug.gif)
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Key words are "you would suspect". So I take it you haven't owned a Spec Box or similar platform to test your theory? I think the point being made be several racers is that the learning curve comes more quickly in a slower platform. You're point about learning more in a faster car is no doubt correct eventually, but for most, the slower car offers a safer and more thorough way of reaching that point....
Well I have a really sweet RSAmerica/carrera cup replica that is walking out the door at the end of the week, I've got some real mixed feelings about seeing it go...![Frown](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
Fact of the matter is get a car you truely enjoy, and then enjoy driving it, or find a bunch of guys that you enjoy racing and enjoy racing against them...I don't think you can go wrong with the spec box, or a good prepped 911/964...plenty of speed and challenges with either...![Cheers](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/beerchug.gif)
![Frown](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
Fact of the matter is get a car you truely enjoy, and then enjoy driving it, or find a bunch of guys that you enjoy racing and enjoy racing against them...I don't think you can go wrong with the spec box, or a good prepped 911/964...plenty of speed and challenges with either...
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Great advice in this thread. I think the choice really comes down to your budget. I purchased my 6-3 in 2006 as a combination track/weekend toy. It took me all of one track weekend to decide to rent a track garage and make the car a "track-only" vehicle. After 4 years of track events, I am now spending more and more time at the go-kart track learning the art of momentum. Nothing beats the rush of turn-in in my 385hp "3" on the track, but truthfully I have a lot to learn about this car. I like pushing go karts, and then applying that knowledge to the GT3 during my next DE session. The learning never stops.
I also concur with other posters that driving the GT3 on the street is now a let down. Too many repercussions with the law to make street driving any fun. I take the 964 for the spirited "fun runs" and truthfully have a blast. Top-down canyon driving on a Friday night after a long week at work is therapy on wheels..
My $0.02,
-Blake
I also concur with other posters that driving the GT3 on the street is now a let down. Too many repercussions with the law to make street driving any fun. I take the 964 for the spirited "fun runs" and truthfully have a blast. Top-down canyon driving on a Friday night after a long week at work is therapy on wheels..
My $0.02,
-Blake
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There's really no substitute for a race prepped track car. Lightness, sticky tires, and suspension is very addicting, and the safety aspect speak for itself. I drove a 993 race prepped 993 and a 7-gt3 on track, back to back recently, and the race car was a lot more fun to me. And the cup even more so.
Like many, I started w/ a 993 and gradually prepped it for the track. What I ended up with was a car that wasn't really excellent on either road or track anymore. I didn't neccessarily start out with a slow car, but I did race a 100cc "momentum" kart for two years. That helped a lot. I think the advice to start slower is spot on, and smart on many levels. You can always move up if you get bored!
Like many, I started w/ a 993 and gradually prepped it for the track. What I ended up with was a car that wasn't really excellent on either road or track anymore. I didn't neccessarily start out with a slow car, but I did race a 100cc "momentum" kart for two years. That helped a lot. I think the advice to start slower is spot on, and smart on many levels. You can always move up if you get bored!
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by a boxster spec! I looked at this post for a while and had to bite my tongue before deciding to chime in. Not to flame anyone, but why are so many people obsessed with buying fast street or race cars before they actually learn to drive.
You will be 10x's the driver if you start out with a momentum car and learn how to drive it right. In fact, you could buy the boxster and track it without having to put in full cage right away....drive it to the track and if any of your friends OR others make a comment that a boxster is a "girls car" just laugh inside and have fun flying by all the guys in their GT3's and TT's that never learned to drive the right way!!
You will be 10x's the driver if you start out with a momentum car and learn how to drive it right. In fact, you could buy the boxster and track it without having to put in full cage right away....drive it to the track and if any of your friends OR others make a comment that a boxster is a "girls car" just laugh inside and have fun flying by all the guys in their GT3's and TT's that never learned to drive the right way!!
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Moving to a Boxster which has now become a Spec Box did wonders for my driving compared to the 997 C4S and the Turbo that I have.
The Spec Box is more challenging to drive and at most times more FUN to drive. The car is an amazing cornering machine but with no stability management/TC or even LSD, the car requires respect.
I do miss the crazy thrust of my 997TT at times, but I am very very happy I have the Spec Box now. The Spec Box is a really visceral 'race' car, my 997's are not IMO although I have not owned a GT3.
While I have invested around 35K into my Boxster, I know I am significantly safer and protected if badness happens versus a street car. My wife proved this driving at Calabogie when she and her instructor were unharmed. The car suffered only sheet metal damage. I just bought a rear bumper and driver's door for $700 in the right color! My point is that I would feel pretty bad if I banged up my Turbo and it would certainly cost an awful lot more.
As to the original poll question, I would say that I drive the Boxster much harder than I do when I take my TT to the track (which is now only 1-2 times a year).
Besides,....with arm restraints you can go topless!
The Spec Box is more challenging to drive and at most times more FUN to drive. The car is an amazing cornering machine but with no stability management/TC or even LSD, the car requires respect.
I do miss the crazy thrust of my 997TT at times, but I am very very happy I have the Spec Box now. The Spec Box is a really visceral 'race' car, my 997's are not IMO although I have not owned a GT3.
While I have invested around 35K into my Boxster, I know I am significantly safer and protected if badness happens versus a street car. My wife proved this driving at Calabogie when she and her instructor were unharmed. The car suffered only sheet metal damage. I just bought a rear bumper and driver's door for $700 in the right color! My point is that I would feel pretty bad if I banged up my Turbo and it would certainly cost an awful lot more.
As to the original poll question, I would say that I drive the Boxster much harder than I do when I take my TT to the track (which is now only 1-2 times a year).
Besides,....with arm restraints you can go topless!
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