Chris Harris takes on Ferrari on US website....in a big way

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http://jalopnik.com/#!5760248/how-ferrari-spins

Great rant, this

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Evidently if you are writing for a magazine there are editorial controls on what you can say, so not surprised he chose another outlet to write the article. It was a smart move IMO because it does not associate this article with the main mags he writes for. I had a few beers with him the night after the Nurburgring 24 which he drove very credibly, ( had never met him before) and he is a very decent chap, no BS, no different from what he appears to be.

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Whatty said:

Job done.

Brilliant

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RobM77 said:

On a related note, did we ever establish whether the GTR vs 997TT saga at the ring (and other tracks in magazine track tests) was kosher and whetehr Nissan were using a representative GTR? I seem to remember that Porsche bought a customer GTR and couldn't get near the times, even with Rohrl at the wheel.

I never heard the outcome of this either. Doubtless its a great car, but would love so see a Sport Auto test or the like .

Edited by RDMcG on Wednesday 16th February 16:27

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Harji said:

It's not just mpg, but also 0-60. Is that with all trimmings removed, with the lightest driver and minimal fuel in the tank, no spare wheel and other excess weight shedded. Unless anyone knows for sure (and also if they have worked with multiple maufacturers) then we never ever get the true condtion and performance of a car.

I agree completely with that, but if the cars are all set up in standard trim with no mods, at least the comparative numbers will be OK.

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Whatty just went viral..from Jalopnik in the US..the magic mannetino!!!:

http://jalopnik.com/#!carporn/5762315

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RobM77 said:

durbster said:

Whatty said:

Job done.

You should tag that quickly Whatty. It'll go viral.

Unless you want to buy a Ferrari one day! Or just piss someone off who does by putting their name on it instead

Its already featured on Jalopnik.