BostonDMD

Looking on input on what changes in driving style I should expect from driving/racing an older 911 (1988 or older) to a SPB.

Obviously the SPB has ABS and powering steering..... thus more stumping on brakes allowed without flat spotting tires and, I guess, less fatigue in an enduro with the SPB due to power steering..... anything else that the SPB races would like to share with a neophyte like myself?

Thanks.......

P.S. Moderators,if this thread should be moved to the SPB forum, I apologize, I just wanted the input to benefit all Porsche drivers.

Gary R.

Less brake more gas

Matt Romanowski

The abs can be confused by better brakes and tires. Stomping may not be a good plan

Gary R.

He said stumping, I think stumping could work...

Der ABT

Totally horrible...I hear you may as well sell it and come back to e class

mmuller

That's exactly what I tell everyone who asks me how to drive them.

Veloce Raptor

Paolo, you knew this was coming...

BostonDMD

Thanks for all your inputs....... that was very helpful......

stuttgart46

For me it's the balance. The SPB is much more predictable. Both are a blast to drive but I like the feel of a modern chassis. I miss the sound of the 911 and the nostalgia but I can get out of the SPB after a race and feel like I jump right back in.
After a 5 year hiatus there wasn't much debating what class I wanted to go back to. Best bang for your buck.

onefastviking

If you had an LSD in the 911, especially if it was a good one, it takes a little different technique to drive the SPB since LSD is not allowed.

Smoothness and staying off the curbs pays off in SPB without the LSD.

PLNewman

I, too, am curious how a handful of SPB drivers can be nearly 5 seconds a lap faster than the field at the Sebring 48 Hours last year. In theory, the cars are equal. Yet, John Gladwill, Daniel Yonker, Luke Oxner, and Chad *** seem to know the secret sauce to making them fly. What's the secret sauce? I know, I know: Less Brake. More gas.

Circuit Motorsports

It's a car with four tires and a motor. It isn't as different as some people would make you think. Stop thinking about and get somewhere warmer to drive it.

jdistefa

Corner entry speed. Corner entry speed. Corner entry speed.

Very lively rear end at the limit (optimizing setup is important).

Right foot = LSD.

Rear tire heat managment.

ABS is not a panacea

Dr911

I'm not a SPB racer but I wont let that stop me from chiming in.
I went from tracking a G-series 911 to a SpecM in the past 6 months. Two weeks ago I had my first spin in the SpecM.

I'm stunned how I DIDN'T feel it coming...I felt NO warning. With the 911, when it snapped on me I could feel it as soon as that began.

Just to say: be prepared for a far different set of inputs to the seat of your pants from the car itself.

mmuller

So this is your secret. Now I know. Will have to give some it a try