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

[outta_ammo]

Nice driving! There are a coupe of seats still up for grabs in F1...

Always been a Porsche fan. If you haven't seen it, here is a video of a 'forget the FIA rules' 919 demolishing the lap record at the Nordschleife. You'll need to strap on your Depends for this one. There's a reason Jackie Stewart called it "the green hell."

You're welcome.

Porsche shatters the N"urburgring record we thought was unbreakable | Ars Technica

 

[Rodan]

I think the hairiest 'Ring video I've seen is the Ruf Yellow bird going 'round with Stephan Rozer at the helm. No helmet, no cage.... just watch that steering wheel...

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No question, a lot of modern non-sports cars will out-perform my 944 in many ways.

I did an interesting comparison a few years back, with our '92 track Miata and our '17 Mustang GT Performance Pack. Same 2.2 mile road course, same day, same driver. The Mustang had a 10-12 mph advantage down the straights, but the Miata had a solid 7-8 mph in all the corners. End result: the 135hp Miata was 2 seconds faster around the track than the 460hp Mustang.

No contest in a straight line, but lap times went to the car set up for the corners.

 

[JohnRippert]

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..

I drive lots of Porsche 911 cars of many years in my favorite sim. My favorite is the 2019 GT3 RS but the GT2 RS is a fantastic beast as well. Would love to drive one in real life but it is much safer for all included that I stick to sim.