Jono809

I got lost and ended up on a track somewhere

Raven 666

Good to see it being used in anger ,,,so many of them seem to have found their way into collections locked away from natural light ..........Great video

Spyerx

There are a few 997 RS out there still. Just had mine on the track for 3 days a week ago. They're just too much damn fun to NOT drive in anger and you cannot enjoy these cars on the street.

FJSeattle

Nice, another Guards Red RS still out there tracking!

ilko

Great to see these cars driven as intended! My next track day is in 2 weeks

Jono809

Yeah it's a bit sad, I've never seen another one on track recently...

I know! feels like a waste to not open it up on a track

Wow, that's great! Mine is Black/Red

Woo hoo! The local Porsche club runs events basically monthly, I can't wait for the next one either

Jono809

Just having a look over the GPS data, something that's interesting is that compared with my old 991 RS... In gear the acceleration of the two cars is almost identical, within 1km/h through 2nd, 3rd, 4th. But then the 997.2 loses out on the gear shifts as expected. then in 5th-6th gear over 220km/h it starts pulling away from the 991 RS. Given there was a bit of a tail wind yesterday, it's quite impressive how fast the old car is at higher speeds. I guess less drag?

mchrono

Interesting. Seems the opposite of what (at least from what I have seen) normally happens. I would expect the first part of the car's life to be spent in a collector's dark garage, and when he gets bored of it, he then sells it to an enthusiast who wrenches on it and tracks it in it's later years. That is at least what I have seen with many other performance cars.

RennOracle

Less drag (not sure), less downforce (this is a real top speed killer) and more weight.
How are the times compared with the 991 rs?

DesmoSD

Awesome to see them in their natural habitat.

ngng

you should get lost more often

Jono809

It was about 1.5 seconds off but wasn't pushing it as hard through the faster corners. Mainly losing time under brakes and the faster corners. I still haven't changed pads/fluid nor touched the alignment like I had in my 991...

Targa Tim

definitely still tracking the RS, that's the whole purpose of buying it to start with

isv

Truth be told it's financial suicide but yes....

ilko

But are you flat out through Eau Rouge?

Great photo!!