RE: Go faster with Porsche

RE: Go faster with Porsche

Friday 5th October 2012

Go faster with Porsche

Done with track days? Want more out of your GT3? Sign up for Porsche's free 'pit stop clinic'



If you've got a 911 GT3 of some sort or other and use it frequently on track first of all good on you.

Ownership of such a car and using it the way Porsche intended obviously marks you out as a discerning type and probably aware that there's more to going faster and getting more out of your car than simply throwing horsepower at the issue. And in keeping with the GT3's 'serious' brief Porsche is offering a strictly limited invitation 'pit stop clinic' at its Reading HQ on Saturday October 13 where you can learn more about car set-up, data analysis, tyre performance and a host of other techie stuff from those in the know in the Porsche GT racing world.

Intended for those considering the step up from track days to actual racing - Porsche hoping in the GT3 Cup Challenge GB, obviously - this is a deliberately high brow and weighty day of presentations, forums and networking and a great opportunity to get a first taste of how Porsche supports its privateer racers.

It's free to attend but places are very limited and on a strict first come, first served basis. Register your interest at GT3CupChallengeGB@porsche.co.uk

 

 

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J-P

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4,350 posts

205 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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Wow! Makes me wish I had a GT3 instead of my lowly CR!

R66STU

273 posts

175 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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I would love to go just to learn something about one of my favorite car brands + racing, but i don't think i am really the target audience (nor do i have the finances for racing a Porsche) i will stick to Forza Motorsport for now smile

em177

3,127 posts

163 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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I thought from the pic you were going to say they were offering to bolt some RSR bits on wink

Dan Trent

1,866 posts

167 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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It should perhaps be made clear you don't *have* to own a GT3 to qualify to attend. But the tone of the information we had from Porsche made it pretty clear who the target audience was!

SmartVenom

462 posts

168 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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Seeing as at times it seems like there are more gt3 owners on here than Porsche has built I would have thought this will fill up very quickly!

TheRoadWarrior

1,241 posts

177 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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Do you actually need to own a Porsche at all? This sounds amazing, free as well! Don't have a Porsche tho frown

monthefish

20,439 posts

230 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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Interesting that they seems to have excluded the GT2..

J-P

Original Poster:

4,350 posts

205 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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Dan Trent said:
It should perhaps be made clear you don't *have* to own a GT3 to qualify to attend. But the tone of the information we had from Porsche made it pretty clear who the target audience was!
Ah - in that case, I'll try my luck!

P4ROT

1,219 posts

192 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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R66STU said:
I would love to go just to learn something about one of my favorite car brands + racing, but i don't think i am really the target audience (nor do i have the finances for racing a Porsche) i will stick to Forza Motorsport for now smile
Lol +1

thepony

1,697 posts

164 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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SmartVenom said:
Seeing as at times it seems like there are more gt3 owners on here than Porsche has built I would have thought this will fill up very quickly!
+1

monthefish

20,439 posts

230 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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SmartVenom said:
Seeing as at times it seems like there are more gt3 owners on here than Porsche has built
How does it seem like that?

SmartVenom

462 posts

168 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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monthefish said:
SmartVenom said:
Seeing as at times it seems like there are more gt3 owners on here than Porsche has built
How does it seem like that?
Most threads where paddle shift boxes are mentioned are normally accompanied with a wave of replies from people claiming that they are a driving god and their GT3 has a proper box. Check a few profiles and most seem to have forgotten to add the GT3 to their list of cars.

red997

1,304 posts

208 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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and for any of you would be GT3 Cup Challenge racers out there, just make sure your car is absolutely as it left the factory to enable you to compete...
Porsche Motorsport did a complete U turn on me earlier this year, which meant I couldn't compete this year with a car that was 'legal' last year...
bitter...me.. ?... you bet...

I might just see if I can get in to needle lol

Still love the cars though !

Housey

2,076 posts

226 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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SmartVenom said:
monthefish said:
SmartVenom said:
Seeing as at times it seems like there are more gt3 owners on here than Porsche has built
How does it seem like that?
Most threads where paddle shift boxes are mentioned are normally accompanied with a wave of replies from people claiming that they are a driving god and their GT3 has a proper box. Check a few profiles and most seem to have forgotten to add the GT3 to their list of cars.
Not sure that would stand up to scrutiny, happy to be proved wrong..

pocty

1,117 posts

278 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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I suppose I don't have a land rover then.

SmartVenom

462 posts

168 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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Housey said:
SmartVenom said:
monthefish said:
SmartVenom said:
Seeing as at times it seems like there are more gt3 owners on here than Porsche has built
How does it seem like that?
Most threads where paddle shift boxes are mentioned are normally accompanied with a wave of replies from people claiming that they are a driving god and their GT3 has a proper box. Check a few profiles and most seem to have forgotten to add the GT3 to their list of cars.
Not sure that would stand up to scrutiny, happy to be proved wrong..
Some people take everything very literally don't they. I feel sorry for them, they must find life very difficult...

Housey

2,076 posts

226 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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SmartVenom said:
Housey said:
SmartVenom said:
monthefish said:
SmartVenom said:
Seeing as at times it seems like there are more gt3 owners on here than Porsche has built
How does it seem like that?
Most threads where paddle shift boxes are mentioned are normally accompanied with a wave of replies from people claiming that they are a driving god and their GT3 has a proper box. Check a few profiles and most seem to have forgotten to add the GT3 to their list of cars.
Not sure that would stand up to scrutiny, happy to be proved wrong..
Some people take everything very literally don't they. I feel sorry for them, they must find life very difficult...
Smart arse without the smart is just an arse.

SmartVenom

462 posts

168 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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Housey said:
SmartVenom said:
Housey said:
SmartVenom said:
monthefish said:
SmartVenom said:
Seeing as at times it seems like there are more gt3 owners on here than Porsche has built
How does it seem like that?
Most threads where paddle shift boxes are mentioned are normally accompanied with a wave of replies from people claiming that they are a driving god and their GT3 has a proper box. Check a few profiles and most seem to have forgotten to add the GT3 to their list of cars.
Not sure that would stand up to scrutiny, happy to be proved wrong..
Some people take everything very literally don't they. I feel sorry for them, they must find life very difficult...
Smart arse without the smart is just an arse.
Yawn. Crude and pathetic.

doublelink

20 posts

164 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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I am considering buying the new 991 C4S; I have owned two previously and found the low end acceleration dull although I have not opted for Sport Plus, previously. Can anyone on here point me in the direction of an independent report / review and or stats for the current Porsche power upgrade to 316 kW (430 hp)? Any advice or direction, particularly from anyone who has purchased a vehicle with this (very), expensive upgrade and found it worth the added expenditure, or not, as the case may be? I trust your informed reply will also be of interest to other Porsche aficionados? Thanking you in anticipation.

veevee

1,455 posts

150 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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Stop me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the best thing to do, be to go and test drive one?