Porsches,,UGH!!
02-01-2011, 05:46 AM
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my vette is 1st U.S.A car I hvd in 25 yrs I luv it
I do have a slantnose 930 Turbo convertible one of 50 it's an 89, also I have Cayenne Turbo S s.u.v. my Cayenne is a lot of fun 2 drive I have owned it for over four years only complaint would be after 24 mounths 24 thousand miles the oil change and service is not cheep and the tires last about 8,500 miles. Some of the trim items have needed attition also wiffee wanted a s.u.v. other than the Jeep SRT8 it was a simple choice back then at lease. My 89 930 Turbo is a different story it is cheep for service, plus its an air cooled car giving the reliability equal to a john dear tractor. Added benefit is with every stop I get the thumbs up and rock star treatment at restaurants. Having owned a lot of the world best cars I can say my vette brings a smile on my face. I grew up with my mom & dad having over 12 vettes I always wanted one, it took a mid life crisis for me to write the check.
02-01-2011, 06:12 AM
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02-01-2011, 01:56 PM
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My observations:
1. Some of those "observers" and cameramen are a bit crazy as far as where they are standing in relation to the roads.
I agree!
2. Those cars must be all wheel drive versions.
No, they aren´t, for this kind of events (often accelerate out of tight corners) the rear engine traction bonus comes to full success.
3. They all sound like angry bumble bees.
Very angry ones indeed! A youtube vid cannot reproduce the effects of these beasts going all out through small villages...
4. Rally Vettes would most likely have to be all wheel drive to compete...
look at 2.
...although it looks like Porsche restricts entrants to owners of.....Porsches.
This filming was done at the German rally championship, the reason you only see Porsches is: the guy editing the vid made a vid out of the best Porsche scenes and sound, thus the name "Best of Porsche"...
5. Where's Ken Block in a rally Fiesta when you need him?
Good one!
1. Some of those "observers" and cameramen are a bit crazy as far as where they are standing in relation to the roads.
I agree!
2. Those cars must be all wheel drive versions.
No, they aren´t, for this kind of events (often accelerate out of tight corners) the rear engine traction bonus comes to full success.
3. They all sound like angry bumble bees.
Very angry ones indeed! A youtube vid cannot reproduce the effects of these beasts going all out through small villages...
4. Rally Vettes would most likely have to be all wheel drive to compete...
look at 2.
...although it looks like Porsche restricts entrants to owners of.....Porsches.
This filming was done at the German rally championship, the reason you only see Porsches is: the guy editing the vid made a vid out of the best Porsche scenes and sound, thus the name "Best of Porsche"...
5. Where's Ken Block in a rally Fiesta when you need him?
Good one!
But the people who started this "thing" (Olaf Dobberkau, the one with the signal red one, and friends) decided to compete with a GT3 for the primary reason: having fun!
And as this is in the off topic section anyway, just for the sheer fun of it, the mentioned Gallardo, competing in this championship for - well - FUN, and of course also to gain additional R&D data for their FIA GT3 roadcourse racing participance.
Must be the world´s shortest geared Gallardo!
Gallardo between little German villages...
Best, Bernd
02-01-2011, 04:54 PM
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Another thing I like is rallying, unfortunately, I have never seen a Corvette beeing brought to such an event, and no other sports car, by the way. Except for some crazy guys competing with a Gallardo.
But 911´s are still popular in this hardware-torturing discipline...
Klick here to see, and hear!
And please, do not read this as bashing was intended, I would really like to see a Rally Vette!
Best, Bernd
But 911´s are still popular in this hardware-torturing discipline...
Klick here to see, and hear!
And please, do not read this as bashing was intended, I would really like to see a Rally Vette!
Best, Bernd
Stewy
