View Poll Results: Why did you buy a GT3 or RS
I bought the car just to tell people I have a GT3
2
3.57%
I bought the car because its the top of the line model to impress people
2
3.57%
I bought the car because I respect its performance, but dont use it for whats its made for
11
19.64%
I bought the car to use on the track!!! with street use as 2nd priority!
41
73.21%
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How many people here actually track there GT3 or RS a lot?
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Cup car is a whole different league, Price, maintenance etc... and requires much more skill to drive then a street GT3 or RS.
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I think your missing a lot in this group. Enthusiast who does not track the gt3 but wants a real raw 911 with a bullet proof engine and it's a stretch financially to own one.
If you can't afford to right it off at the track then why would you track it.
If you can't afford to right it off at the track then why would you track it.
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I track mine as much as wallet/family/schedule allow (maybe 15-20 times last year)
however - gt3s are drivers street cars and an enthusiast who does not track a gt3 is not necessarily a poser in my book... I know a few ex racers with gt3s that simply have the philosophy that they will never track a street car... I get it.
that being said, if I did not track mine, I would not own it.
I pose in my F150 :-)
however - gt3s are drivers street cars and an enthusiast who does not track a gt3 is not necessarily a poser in my book... I know a few ex racers with gt3s that simply have the philosophy that they will never track a street car... I get it.
that being said, if I did not track mine, I would not own it.
I pose in my F150 :-)
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Picked the car up on a Friday (2010 GT3), first track day the following Monday. Had 300 miles on the clock when its wheels rolled onto VIR for the first time. Kept revs to 4k, and per the manual did not lug a low gear and kept varying engine speed (ie accelerated or decelerated) the entire day . Ended up playing with the miatas and learning to momentum drive versus accessing the real poweband.
Second track day 4 weeks later. A few more miles on the clock. Its a beast all right, 15 seconds off the first time out lap times - bit more respectable. Sharkwerks makes it sound very cup car like.
Conclusion imho - if you dont track your GT3 or GT3RS, you are missing what these cars are capable of, the enjoyment and satisfaction that brings when you can exploit their capabilities. You would be better of buying a C2S or a Turbo if speed is your thing (enjoyed both in the past) if you dont want to do track events.
My DD is an M5 which is great for poodling around in and is fun on the track but the GT3 is completely different. Mine is purely for track use, although I will admit to having a tough time not driving it all the time and having to use the M5 instead for the daily grind. Ive even put a car cover on the GT3 to make it harder to just pick up the porsche keys in the morning instead of the beemer.
. Ended up playing with the miatas and learning to momentum drive versus accessing the real poweband. Second track day 4 weeks later. A few more miles on the clock. Its a beast all right, 15 seconds off the first time out lap times - bit more respectable. Sharkwerks makes it sound very cup car like.
Conclusion imho - if you dont track your GT3 or GT3RS, you are missing what these cars are capable of, the enjoyment and satisfaction that brings when you can exploit their capabilities. You would be better of buying a C2S or a Turbo if speed is your thing (enjoyed both in the past) if you dont want to do track events.
My DD is an M5 which is great for poodling around in and is fun on the track but the GT3 is completely different. Mine is purely for track use, although I will admit to having a tough time not driving it all the time and having to use the M5 instead for the daily grind. Ive even put a car cover on the GT3 to make it harder to just pick up the porsche keys in the morning instead of the beemer.
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A GT3 is the perfect tool if you want to do few track events every year and keep it on the streets. If you plan to use it solely on race tracks, you will have also a great time if you start doing some adjustments to it that will make it almost unusable on the streets anymore (lots of camber, etc.)... and then you will start thinking about racing instead of DE events ! Lets say that this is the normal process if you get really involved in this addiction
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Just took delivery of my RS. I had planned on being a poser in the RS, and continuing to track my GT2. I have time to track a car 4-5 events a year. After driving the RS, my plans are thrown out the window. I now don't know which to track and when. The RS will hit the track a couple times. I bought neither car for specific tracking. I, like most newer car owners, learned about the track after trying it once and waking up! Now, I wish someone would pay me to track. What a hobby.
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Just took delivery of my RS. I had planned on being a poser in the RS, and continuing to track my GT2. I have time to track a car 4-5 events a year. After driving the RS, my plans are thrown out the window. I now don't know which to track and when. The RS will hit the track a couple times. I bought neither car for specific tracking. I, like most newer car owners, learned about the track after trying it once and waking up! Now, I wish someone would pay me to track. What a hobby.
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Plus, I want to see the top half of your avatar.
Tracking in general is building in popularity. Many times over. More and more people are going to DE's and other stuff. We will see more tracks and more events coming in the future. And that's a good thing.
Tracking in general is building in popularity. Many times over. More and more people are going to DE's and other stuff. We will see more tracks and more events coming in the future. And that's a good thing.
