I have raced several cars in SCCA, HSR, etc that didnt even have ABS but knowing i have the PSM on my C2S is comforting and i think i have even adapted my driving style to take advantage of it.

Anyone else have trepidation about losing the safety net of PSM when you changed to GT3?

thanks,
dr

 

You still have PSM on a GT3 - unless you shut it off!

 

It's great to have that safety net. It's helps you go into a corner with a little bit more confidence.

 

I thought GT3's only have TC, not PSM.

 

Only the 997 GT3 Mk2 has Stability Control.

 

I traded my C2S for a GT3, losing PSM in the swap. I don't miss it a bit.

I'm way too boring on the street to care and on the track I turned PSM off, so the reality is that there's little change to my driving or safety as a result.

My GT3 is a DD so I do sometimes miss the softer suspension. I'm also painfully reminded of the lower ground clearance every single day.

Still -- I'd do it again in a heartbeat. The GT3 is doubleplusgood.

 

I've had several cars with different types of traction/handling control, including a 997S. The best of the bunch in my experience is in the new ZO6, Chevy got it right with that one. But regardless, I think most drivers are well advised to learn their car to the point of being comfortable on track with the system off. I certainly acknowledge its value in the event of something happening beyond the driver's control, fluid on track, etc., but it shouldn't become a crutch. I recently bought a used '05 GT3, and am looking forward to my first track event with it this weekend. I don't think the lack of PSM should discourage your purchase.

 

my gt3 should be on the truck anyday now. the gt3 is said to be more buttoned down than a c2s so its larger performance envolope should make up for lack of psm. i have gotten myself in to trouble with my c2s as well so psm is not imo, as effective on a 911 as it is on my c6z. i can feel it correct on the z but the c2s not so much.

below is a video on the handeling characteristics of the gt3.1

http://www.motortrend.com/av/feature...w_2/index.html

 

Lack of PSM is made up with driver skill

 

I went from a Cayman S, & never turning PSM off, on the track, to 2007 GT3. I was concerned about that change going to my first track event in the GT3. By end of first session it was forgotten. Really, I never think about it. I sure noticed the addition of LSD immediately, among other things. Power, sound, grip, clutch & shifter feel, .....hard to imagine anything better. You will love it.