RE: Porsche's New GT3 RS Cup Racer

[P4ROT]

Pic of the week please!

[Roberty]

Fantastic

And I think it answers the Question: Should you spec the PCCB brakes (£5500) on your new Porker?

Clearly it's a No if Porsche don't even use them on there one make race cars!

[taffyracer]

price looks wrong to me, thought they were alot more than that

[HAB]

kambites said:

but as a track/race only car, it doesn't seem particularly special to me.

I'm sure it'll fill its criteria as a regulation constrained racing 911 just fine, which is the whole point btw.

'Specialness' (whatever that means) matters not a jot.

[Chunkychucky]

peterattheboro said:

I thought this had been available for a while. I think I saw it at the BTCC at Croft last season.

Only pic I got of it. They all look the same anyway

that looks superb, brilliant definition and colour

[exigepete]

These spoilers keep getting bigger, with that one being higher it shouldn't cut strait though your line of vision like the standard road one.

[DanGPR]

Anyone else expect this to be much more expensive than it is?

For a track toy, I would be all over this!

[LCR270]

peterattheboro said:

I thought this had been available for a while. I think I saw it at the BTCC at Croft last season.

Only pic I got of it. They all look the same anyway

For what it's worth, nice photograph of nice car - lovely.

[Joe911]

DanGPR said:

Anyone else expect this to be much more expensive than it is?
For a track toy, I would be all over this!

Gearbox rebuilds are every 65 (running) hours and engine rebuilds every 85 hours ... I think.
Still want one?

[Kong]

articale said:

for the first time, it's based on the GT3 RS rather than the 'stock' GT3

Why wasn't it before? Surely it's natural to pick the most hardcore road version when building a racer..

[Skylinecrazy]

P4ROT said:

Pic of the week please!

Why!?

Whilst I admire the car, it looks the same as every other 911

[GTRene]

is it me or does the 911 grows longer?
and the rear gets uglier?
the bulge/engine is higher? the line disturbed?



what I mean is, this line from roof to back end looks nice>>

[Markgt3]

Joe911 said:

DanGPR said:

Anyone else expect this to be much more expensive than it is?
For a track toy, I would be all over this!

Gearbox rebuilds are every 65 (running) hours and engine rebuilds every 85 hours ... I think.
Still want one?

Gearbox rebuilds are around every 30 hours and engines around the same

You can only buy it at that price if you commit to a full season in carerra cup otherwise you cant buy one

[TheRoadWarrior]

GTRene said:

is it me or does the 911 grows longer?
and the rear gets uglier?
the bulge/engine is higher? the line disturbed?



what I mean is, this line from roof to back end looks nice>>

Theres no deniying the 911 has grown.. but I do happen to think the current GT3 is quite exquisitely proportioned. Yummy.

[chanjam]

Kong said:

articale said:

for the first time, it's based on the GT3 RS rather than the 'stock' GT3

Why wasn't it before? Surely it's natural to pick the most hardcore road version when building a racer..

because there is little diff between gt3 and gt3rs....

[Kong]

chanjam said:

Kong said:

articale said:

for the first time, it's based on the GT3 RS rather than the 'stock' GT3

Why wasn't it before? Surely it's natural to pick the most hardcore road version when building a racer..

because there is little diff between gt3 and gt3rs....

Sure, so why the change?

[ceriw]

Markgt3 said:

Joe911 said:

DanGPR said:

Anyone else expect this to be much more expensive than it is?
For a track toy, I would be all over this!

Gearbox rebuilds are every 65 (running) hours and engine rebuilds every 85 hours ... I think.
Still want one?

Gearbox rebuilds are around every 30 hours and engines around the same

You can only buy it at that price if you commit to a full season in carerra cup otherwise you cant buy one

does that explain the low purchase price? - how much to commit to the full season in the carrera cup?
engine and gearbox rebuilds sound frighteningly expensive.

[kambites]

HAB said:

kambites said:

but as a track/race only car, it doesn't seem particularly special to me.

I'm sure it'll fill its criteria as a regulation constrained racing 911 just fine, which is the whole point btw.

'Specialness' (whatever that means) matters not a jot.

Oh I agree, I'm sure it does its job very well. It just doesn't interest me very much. If it was a road car, that would be different.

Still wouldn't mind a go in one though.

I wonder if it could be easily SVA'd? Does the SVA test include emissions tests?

Edited by kambites on Thursday 28th October 09:44

[The Wookie]

ceriw said:

Markgt3 said:

Joe911 said:

DanGPR said:

Anyone else expect this to be much more expensive than it is?
For a track toy, I would be all over this!

Gearbox rebuilds are every 65 (running) hours and engine rebuilds every 85 hours ... I think.
Still want one?

Gearbox rebuilds are around every 30 hours and engines around the same

You can only buy it at that price if you commit to a full season in carerra cup otherwise you cant buy one

does that explain the low purchase price? - how much to commit to the full season in the carrera cup?
engine and gearbox rebuilds sound frighteningly expensive.

The price is effectively subsidised by Porsche because of the rubbishness of the Pound at the moment

And yes, engine and gearbox rebuilds are EXTREMELY scary. One of my team mates managed to lunch the gearbox in his '07 spec car and was landed with a £12,000 bill.

What we tend to do is sell the cars on at the end of the year to dodge that cost. The cars tend to hold their value very well (particularly with the low purchase price in the UK), and the gearbox and engine servicing intervals can be 'extended' if they're not being raced in a competitive single make series, i.e. the driver's not going to be able to get the couple of tenths difference it makes.

[anonymous-user]

Considering a GT3 RS in road trim isn't exactly plush inside, where do they find the 170kg to take out of the race car!!! (especially considering about 40kg of cage has to go in???) Shows how much sound deadening and stiffners are in even a pretty racey road car these days