Regarding the spectators its not only luck, they were just well placed...Quote:
Originally Posted by Wim_Impreza
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Regarding the spectators its not only luck, they were just well placed...Quote:
Originally Posted by Wim_Impreza
I must say that I dont like so much this "super cars". I was in the corner, where cars were starting almost from zero on damp surface and on the slicks. Both Porsches were absolutely the fastest, better than all WRCs, without slipping. This monsters with lot of HP and electronics were killing rallysport in Spain...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ucci
Indeed Pluto, they have strong engines, brutal acceleration...but still you have to drive also through corners, with dirty surface, gravel...and you have in critical situations all the weight behind rear axle. Belive me, I had opportunity many times to drive 911's, and the rear driven models do not relive any kind of driver errors. You need to have big balls to drive GT3 on the limit. And do not compare Fuster's 911 GT3 against old Nantet's 996 model. The Franchman drives more than ten years old car and on the top of nearly serial one....Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
The Porsches who drive in Belgium are unable to beat WRC. Only a top pilot could maybe follow the pace a bit of a S2000 when in good conditions and stages with long straights.
Αlso we have to mention that 911 gt3s run on wide 305 slick tyres while all the others are maximum 235 rally tyres(wrc-s2000-grN)Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
Except that,they have from 50-160 bhp more than wrc/s2000/grN cars.A normal 997 gt3 is from factory @415 bhp.Ecu reprogramming,exhausts,racing fuels etc are easily to 430-440 bhp.
Also a much more wide powerband from 3000 rpm - 8500rpm due to 3,8liters atmo with no restrictors.
Even all these advantages ,they are loosing against a s2000 car with 280bhp and 235 tyres.
The tyres are on one hand advantage but also a big disadvantage when You puncture. The problem is You have different front and rear tyres in GT3 but space for only one spare. If You puncture the tyre You don't have You're f*ucked up :)
Mirek thats right,but the difference between slick tyre and rally tyre is huge.I am talking about much more than 1sec/km.There is no comparison in braking,lateral cornering etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
if tyres dimensions were free, be sure that everybody would choose the wide slick ones,even if they had the puncture disavantage.
In slippery conditions (damp, wet, gravel) wide tyres are disadvantage. Only on dry asphalt they have advantage.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Ah but a Porsche 911 GT3 is a 'Proper Motorsport' car - and not a 'glorified' shopping trolley..... ;)