Porsche day at the track.Heaven..I'm in heaven..

[Breakaway500]

Local Porsche dealer rented the track (Palmer Motorsports Park) for the day and hired a few instructors to help their guests. I was assigned a Mclaren 570GT owner. Such a beautiful car in blue and CF. Before lunch He asked me to drive his car. Sure..yes..no problem. What a ride.He was like a teenage girl in the passenger seat!

After lunch I was asked to drive a Porsche GT2RS Clubsport. I didn't even know what one was before yesterday.

700HP and worth over $500k.

Take it out and see what you can do. !!!!

14 turns and 2.3 miles of sheer nirvana asphalt,my home track where I've done over 10k laps lay ahead of me.Full tank of fuel and Michelin slicks. Nobody stopping me...lets go!

I posted the fastest time of the day including their Pro driver.(by 2 seconds) What a ride!!

After one warm-up lap I gave it the spurs. I saw 143mph going into turn 14 and the car kept asking for more.The car felt like it was on rails and the brakes were as agressive as the engine.

Lord..don't strike me dead for at least a few more minutes!

By lap 4, I saw 149mph into 14 ..and they told me when I got out of the car, I didn't stop smiling for 10 minutes.I was truly transported to another dimension.

I then took out a 911S turbo. Nice car but not the GT2.

My student tipped me $200.The Porsche dealer tipped me $200 (for beating his Pro driver) and paid me $400 to attend.

I surely must have died and I am in Heaven..

Not photos from the event but same cars. It's OK to hate me..I can take it..

 

[lihpster]

Nice day at work.

 

[ladder13]

 

[bigwheelzip]

Fun write-up!

Must feel like a snail driving on public roads afterward.


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[whitestang]

That would be a fun day. Thanks for sharing.

 

[moosedog]

Thats wild. You obviously have professional driving skills.

 

[Slicelyt23]

Porsche is one of those car you are proud to be a driver.

 

[CH4]

I went to Dairy Queen. Had a Blizzard

 

[Rodan]

A good friend has a GT3 which I've driven a few times. The capabilities of modern performance cars are truly incredible.

We run PCA events a couple times a year, and have always enjoyed them. They've always been very welcoming even though we are not PCA members.

 

[Just another 22 shooter]

It's OK to hate me..I can take it..

OK, I hate you..........
Probably not hate, more like a huge amount of envy.

 

[Old_Cop]

Good for you.

 

[kozmic]

Much like with my boys and frankly, most everyone I know, I'm OK living vicariously through you too.

 

[cherrypointmarine]

Talking about cars on a S&W forum , what could be better ? Well , I'm more of a straight line guy myself , but you have to respect fine automobiles like the two pictured .

 

[Breakaway500]

Fun write-up!

Must feel like a snail driving on public roads afterward.


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Yes..it does. Leaving the track to drive the 23 miles to home, I rarely get above 50mph and I also go through 5 school zones so 20mph. through them. I swear the squirrels are passing me...

Driving above 100mph through corners does take you to a different state of mind and once you are there it gets comfortable.

Even so, I can't imagine how a Formula 1 driver must feel having to drive at over 200mph inches away from disaster.

Kind of puts things into perspective. I do feel blessed to have this opportunity in my life at 64 years of age..

 

[John_M52]

Here's my P cars. Not a GT2 and I'm not gonna track them but they are fun to drive and look at.

 

[jeffrefrig]

Those are a couple of nice cars up there in the OP. They look fast, engineering is top notch, and obviously are fun to drive. The most important thing, how's the stereo sound?

 

[bigwheelzip]

The most important thing, how's the stereo sound?

Cup holders man, Cup holders!!



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[Rodan]

Even so, I can't imagine how a Formula 1 driver must feel having to drive at over 200mph inches away from disaster.

We watched the Suzuka F1 race last night. Challenging enough in the dry, but in the rain, with zero visibility!!?? Insane!

 

[Breakaway500]

Those are a couple of nice cars up there in the OP. They look fast, engineering is top notch, and obviously are fun to drive. The most important thing, how's the stereo sound?

The 570GT had a 12 speaker system that was unbelievable. The GT2RS..had a hole in the dash where the radio should be.Factory delete..but it did have A/C! Got to keep the driver comfy.

 

[Nevada Ed]

Back in the 60's my next door neighbor that played High school and college
football with my twin brother and I, was good enough to be signed by the 49er's.

They have him a enough cash in advance to buy a new black, 911.

His race track, was the curvy, mountain road from Mill Valley, over and down, to Stension beach,
that had me scared to death, on most corners.

He used Parnelli tires, that I guess, were top tires, back then?

First car that made Nevada telephone poles, go by like fence post, for me
and it was not floored !!
Slowing down to 90 mph, let us feel the bumps in the road, again.

It is quite the sports car.

I can't even think of what it would even feel like to leave a corner that you did almost 150 mph in !!

Mills and rubber has come a long, long way, with improvements,
and yes I am also envious.

 

[Breakaway500]

Parnelli tires...close enough: Pirelli tires.

They still are made and are a top notch tire from what most say..although I personally do not like them as I've had lots of issues (over the 50 years I've serviced vehicles) with them so I shy away from them. Lots of other great choices available and yes..tires have come a long way over the years.

I'm a Hoosier Tire lover. R7s in particular...

 

[Yaworski]

I haven't been on a track in 20+ years. I miss it.

 

[swsig]

Congratulations on your great driving experience! I drove a more pedestrian 944 for 23 years. Nevertheless, like all Porsches, it was a blast to drive. It handled like it was on rails (manual steering!) and was at its best carving its way through twisty roads. While it was no drag racer and could not accelerate like a 911, I never found myself in a situation where I didn't have enough power. And importantly for a Texan, it had a great air conditioner that never required service during the entire time I had it (sorry, 911 owners ). But 149 mph? Not on the longest, flattest highway in Texas, or anywhere else.

 

[Yaworski]

But 149 mph? Not on the longest, flattest highway in Texas, or anywhere else.

Just to be a butt . . . my Volvo wagon did 0-60 in 6.5 secs and topped out at 150 (I-68 in Maryland). Plus it had heated seats and could carry five.

 

[John_M52]

Just to be a butt . . . my Volvo wagon did 0-60 in 6.5 secs and topped out at 150 (I-68 in Maryland). Plus it had heated seats and could carry five.

Was it brown or orange?

 

[Yaworski]

Was it brown or orange?

Dark green with tan leather interior.

For the record, my Roadmaster wagon would do 145 but it took about a week to get there.

 

[SS336]

I am glad you said it was ok to hate you,…….because I DO!
I am also green with envy and a little whinny.

 

[Rodan]

and a little whinny.

 

[SMSgt]

My Chevy Silverado started twice in a row today. Top that!

 

[swsig]

Just to be a butt . . . my Volvo wagon did 0-60 in 6.5 secs and topped out at 150 (I-68 in Maryland). Plus it had heated seats and could carry five.

No question, a lot of modern non-sports cars will out-perform my 944 in many ways. I had one of the earliest models, ordered in 1982 (for only $20k), as we were emerging from the automobile horsepower drought of the 1970s. (Remember 165 hp Corvettes?). The 944 had a 2.5 liter 143 hp inline water-cooled engine, basically one-half of the 928's V-8. Zero to 60 was around eight seconds, which is bog-slow today, but was quite brisk by early-80s standards. Top speed (factory-rated) was around 135 mph, and it came equipped with VR-rated tires as a result. Once you got up to speed, it was very quick. The engine had a broad, flat torque curve, and if you chose the correct gear with its excellent 5-speed stick, you'd get instant, right-now acceleration at most any speed. That's what made it such a fun canyon-carver. It was also a fine highway cruiser, very comfortable and often hitting 30 mpg. While it wasn't near the performance car that the 911s were, its all around competence and usefulness as a daily driver kept it in the family for a long time. I finally sold it when both it and I began to have simultaneous old-age problems. But it was fun while it lasted.