Due to it's insane amount of traction coupled with seamless shifting of the PDK trans, we all know that a 997.2 Turbo S PDK can hang with just about anything from a dig in a short 1/4 mile race. But what happens when the Porsche is taken out of it's element and put against a 1,000 HP Ford GT in a half mile roll race? Let's find out:

 

Great video as usual. Definitely closer than I thought it would be.

Did the GT miss a shift?

Was he running on 91 octane? What octane were you running?

 

Thanks it was a fun run. I drove up to the event with the owner and when he punched it with me next to him with my window down I literally went deaf for a moment. I didn't mention it but it's catless. I also saw this car dyno. I don't remember the exact numbers but HP and TQ were 8XX to the wheels.

GT didn't miss a shift but you can see the car fall back just slightly when he had to shift. PDK is just insane.

He's running an e85 fuel system. I'm running Fuse116 unleaded race gas on my race gas map.

I guess the extra weight of the passenger affected him quite a bit and maybe he was a little heat soaked.

 

I didn't mean to take away from your performance. I'm actually quite happy about it as my mods mostly mirror yours.

But as you said in your video, on paper it shouldn't be close. The shifts do make a difference as well as you stated.

Well done!

 

well I remember gtrus spi 750 hanging with a heffner ford gt back than on stock tiptronic without tcu , so a 700 hp 997.2 pdk should be a monster

 

Your car is a beast! Great run Adam...looking forward to your vids from the upcoming event..

Btw I love that GT. I think that might be the next car to add to the stable!!

 

Thanks I think the Ford GT's are even better 1 mile cars. I'm fairly certain that a Ford GT holds the standing 1 mile record at something like 268 mph. The aero is fantastic and they have very tall gearing.

As you can see at the very end of the race, the GT starts pulling pretty hard...but that's only after reaching 150 mph. I bet from a standing start, I could beat this car in the half mile. But in a standing start full mile race, I would lose for sure.

Yeah at lower speeds any 911 Turbo is beast! I think it's the best platform at getting the power to the ground efficiently.

Thx yeah I'd love to have one as well but these damn things keep going up in value! haha. Out of my price range

Did you run this car at Shift Sector? I can't remember if you did.

Hope yours is ready for the next one! I haven't heard of a date yet for Shift Sector but the NoFlyZone Airstrip event in Bakersfield is set for October 25th!

 

If it is the same Ford GT I recall it put down high 6XX or low 7XX on a happy dynojet; where an A28 car put down 855 to the tires ..but maybe a different car

do you have #s from the owner ?

 

awesome video, thanks for sharing

 

Nice run! Both insanely quick cars

 

Same car, but that was a long time ago when the GT had a much smaller blower and pump fuel. Since that time, the GT has been through extensive upgrades including the whipple blower and e85 fuel system conversion.

 

I'm calling this BS. I own both cars and I'm sorry a 700-750 HP car cannot hang with a 1000HP car from a rolling start especially a FGT with it's huge aero advantage in a half mile. There would be over 300 WHP difference here (remember a FGT has about 10% drivetrain loss versus over 25% in a TT). My 680 WHP Ford GT embarrasses my 700 crank HP 911 TT except from a standing start. From a standing start the 911 is faster to 60 MPH with much better traction then aerodynamics and pure HP take over very quickly. The FGT must not have been tuned well, driven well, or running well. I will admit mine is manual transmission so the PDK is faster, but come on.

Sorry numbers don't add up here. Fun video and really close race.

Otis

 

I hear your points, but Longboarder has been a straight shooter on this forum since he's been here.

He himself expected to it to go well in favor of the FGT, but BS is a strong statement.

 

We call it perfect weight distribution and top notch German Engineering.

 

Hi, what is your time 100-200 kmh?