The SupercarDriver Carrera GT video

The SupercarDriver Carrera GT video

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Digga

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40,207 posts

282 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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The SupercarDriver Carrera GT "The 66,000 mile Carrera GT | Taming the Beast" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtJmt5q67rk

Just watched, quite enjoyed. Discuss...

TDT

4,911 posts

118 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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Yep - i watched it this morning also.. good watch over tea or coffee.

These are amazing cars - No.1 on my wish list.

Had the pleasure of a passenger ride with JC at the PH GT Trackday we had @ Silverstone in June. This only added fuel to the fire.
There are quite a few that get used by people on here actually - so not all are garage queens.

Digga

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40,207 posts

282 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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TDT said:
Had the pleasure of a passenger ride with JC at the PH GT Trackday we had @ Silverstone in June.
Likewise at Donington earlier this year, he incredibly generously took me out for a few pax laps.

I thought, given the value and legendary reputation of these cars, it might be fun but 'safe' few laps. I thought wrong. Driven to the maximum. Hugely enjoyable. thumbup

Taffy66

5,964 posts

101 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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Digga said:
TDT said:
Had the pleasure of a passenger ride with JC at the PH GT Trackday we had @ Silverstone in June.
Likewise at Donington earlier this year, he incredibly generously took me out for a few pax laps.

I thought, given the value and legendary reputation of these cars, it might be fun but 'safe' few laps. I thought wrong. Driven to the maximum. Hugely enjoyable. thumbup
I also was fortunate to have some passenger laps with JC at SS just before Tyrone..Actually if i remember correctly i went out just before Tyrone and despite JC'c claim to the contrary he's the best driver i'm ever been with in any car, let alone a CGT.
I watched that video last night and i agree its brilliantly done and its the one car i'd sell my home to allow buying one..Best car ever made and ever will IMO..

isaldiri

18,418 posts

167 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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Digga said:
The SupercarDriver Carrera GT "The 66,000 mile Carrera GT | Taming the Beast" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtJmt5q67rk

Just watched, quite enjoyed. Discuss...
Without wanting to be a downer on a car for sale, if it's the car I'm thinking about it has some lets just say interesting stories about the repair and personally I'd rather fork out a bit more to get another high mileage car from europe that is perfectly straight although given it has lasted a good few miles since the repair it can't have been all that bad I suppose. High mileage cars in germany at about 50-60+k km aren't as rare as the video suggests actually and it's just a matter of finding one with good history.

And tbh one merely needs to be mad/stupid/insane enough to use one properly these days rather than just due to having one with iffy history really. Good example -

http://youtu.be/KJ-odpIlDLw

Added crazy there as it wasn't even the owner driving.....

P.S you can feel the angst as lasource met a slow car on the last corner when on a good lap laugh



Digga

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40,207 posts

282 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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isaldiri said:
Without wanting to be a downer on a car for sale, if it's the car I'm thinking about it has some lets just say interesting stories about the repair and personally I'd rather fork out a bit more to get another high mileage car from europe that is perfectly straight although given it has lasted a good few miles since the repair it can't have been all that bad I suppose.
Was there not something on PH about it a good while back? When they talked about the car having been repaired in the video, it did trigger a dim and distant memory with me and, not saying it is necessarily the same car, but I did seem to remember that car/repair:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

isaldiri

18,418 posts

167 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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Digga said:
Was there not something on PH about it a good while back? When they talked about the car having been repaired in the video, it did trigger a dim and distant memory with me and, not saying it is necessarily the same car, but I did seem to remember that car/repair:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Not the one in the linked thread I think. The scd car if it's the one I'm thinking about was repaired a long time ago (as mentioned in the video too).

Digga

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40,207 posts

282 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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isaldiri said:
Digga said:
Was there not something on PH about it a good while back? When they talked about the car having been repaired in the video, it did trigger a dim and distant memory with me and, not saying it is necessarily the same car, but I did seem to remember that car/repair:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Not the one in the linked thread I think. The scd car if it's the one I'm thinking about was repaired a long time ago (as mentioned in the video too).
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leef44

4,359 posts

152 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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Digga said:
The SupercarDriver Carrera GT "The 66,000 mile Carrera GT | Taming the Beast" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtJmt5q67rk

Just watched, quite enjoyed. Discuss...
Thank you, that was great to watch.
This to me is a modern more refined version of the F50, albeit 10 instead of 12 cylinders. Naturally aspirated, instant throttle response with a screaming engine. So much desire for this spin

Yellow491

2,912 posts

118 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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Digga said:
The SupercarDriver Carrera GT "The 66,000 mile Carrera GT | Taming the Beast" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtJmt5q67rk

Just watched, quite enjoyed. Discuss...
Taming the beast by talking about it!am i missing something here,otherwise some nice footage of the car on the road
They do sound great,infact the best sounding and on parr with a rsr on open pipes.

browngt3

1,409 posts

210 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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Enjoyed watching that. Could have done with more in-car footage though.

Would imagine it's a proper handful on winter roads though. Maybe he had a moment or two like you did in Wales, Digga! biggrin

LaSource

2,622 posts

207 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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isaldiri said:
Without wanting to be a downer on a car for sale, if it's the car I'm thinking about it has some lets just say interesting stories about the repair and personally I'd rather fork out a bit more to get another high mileage car from europe that is perfectly straight although given it has lasted a good few miles since the repair it can't have been all that bad I suppose. High mileage cars in germany at about 50-60+k km aren't as rare as the video suggests actually and it's just a matter of finding one with good history.

And tbh one merely needs to be mad/stupid/insane enough to use one properly these days rather than just due to having one with iffy history really. Good example -

http://youtu.be/KJ-odpIlDLw

Added crazy there as it wasn't even the owner driving.....

P.S you can feel the angst as lasource met a slow car on the last corner when on a good lap laugh
Oh man, looks like that could have been in the 21s wink

Now next time we really need to try it with slicks. I think it would then have challenged the XBow too biggrin

SRT Hellcat

7,017 posts

216 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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definitely could have been a longer video with more driving. Enjoyable non the less.
I think this car needs to be much nearer 3 than 4 though

hunter 66

3,888 posts

219 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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They do have an issue about always driving sideways in full drift .... well that is my experience with JC ...

Taffy66

5,964 posts

101 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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hunter 66 said:
They do have an issue about always driving sideways in full drift .... well that is my experience with JC ...
Funnily enough exactly the same experience myself,Digga and TDT had with JC....He's either the world's worst driver, totally incapable of reining his CGT in a straight line, or alternatively the world's best driver who drives his CGT only sideways out of choice.biggrin
Very strange behaviour indeed, scaring us mere mortals witless..hehe

Olivera

7,068 posts

238 months

Monday 9th December 2019
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Good video.

Reminded me of German touring car driver Tim Schrick sending a Carrera GT sideways round every corner of a mountain pass on original stty tyres:

https://youtu.be/ajqSQ1NyQ_4

MDL111

6,895 posts

176 months

Tuesday 10th December 2019
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Saw that yesterday.... still want one - one day I will have one

Digga

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40,207 posts

282 months

Tuesday 10th December 2019
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hunter 66 said:
They do have an issue about always driving sideways in full drift .... well that is my experience with JC ...
"They all do that sir. It's a feature."

Steve Rance

5,435 posts

230 months

Tuesday 10th December 2019
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Best road car that i've ever driven. It felt like a Sports prototype on crap tyres. The car had far more potential than the tyres of the time were capable of harnessing. i'd love to drive one on modern tyres, i'd imaging that it would be sublime.

boringbeige

376 posts

170 months

Wednesday 11th December 2019
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I drove the cgt for the scd vid. I also wish there was more driving footage in the vid. We spent 8 hrs filming loads of driving then we spent 5 mins doing the static speech. SCD are cautious about publishing driving clips that may appear to be a little too fast, or may appear to use a little too much of the road. I suspect another video is on the way tho, with more clips and less talking.