Tell me about your experiences from the passenger seat......
Discussion
On a test drive!
Dealer or not, but just how close to s
tting yourself have you been?
Me, 110mph in a 30 zone (me as a passenger pleading for the driver to slow down) with the driver asking what the knocking noise was, got back to base & found out a rear wheel was loose!
Can anyone beat that?
Dealer or not, but just how close to s
tting yourself have you been?Me, 110mph in a 30 zone (me as a passenger pleading for the driver to slow down) with the driver asking what the knocking noise was, got back to base & found out a rear wheel was loose!
Can anyone beat that?
Well in fairness it's only happened a few times in the past ten years, TBH I've expected worse, I'm sure a few dealers will have story's to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up!
How about an old boy that professed to being a racing driver & was sawing at the wheel "like a pro" & had no idea he had unsettled the car until it was facing the wrong way?
How about an old boy that professed to being a racing driver & was sawing at the wheel "like a pro" & had no idea he had unsettled the car until it was facing the wrong way?
Edited by porkyspecialist on Tuesday 13th December 22:06
Have quite an extensive history of Porsche passenger rides 
First was when I was about 9, in a 996 Turbo (first Porsche let alone sports car I've been in). I was sat in the back, and the lady driving (my dad's boss) pulled out the carpark and floored it, cue me being forced back with a screaming engine behind me. We kept accelerating until I plucked up the courage to ask how fast we were going. I was told 'only 90' by the driver. A wonderful ride.
Years and years later went on work experience with a car dealer and went out in some lovely machines.
One such ride really did terrify me. A 997 had just been serviced by one of the young mechanics. And after fitting fresh tyres on the bak he went to take it out for a test drive, and invitied me to join him. I sat in the car and realised how heavy the rain was. We left the garage going quite sideways and gunned it down the road. I kept an eye on the speedometer, we got to 124mph until we reached a corner,braking harshly, then putting the hammer down again. All of this on wet roads, in a rwd car, with fresh tyres on the back. I have never been so scared or excited.
The other memory from there was a GT3 I went in. What was more memorable was the acceleration of the car, and the little alarm that went off when we hit 100mph!
Been in loads of 911's, but these were the highlights, needless to say I love the brand!
First was when I was about 9, in a 996 Turbo (first Porsche let alone sports car I've been in). I was sat in the back, and the lady driving (my dad's boss) pulled out the carpark and floored it, cue me being forced back with a screaming engine behind me. We kept accelerating until I plucked up the courage to ask how fast we were going. I was told 'only 90' by the driver. A wonderful ride.
Years and years later went on work experience with a car dealer and went out in some lovely machines.
One such ride really did terrify me. A 997 had just been serviced by one of the young mechanics. And after fitting fresh tyres on the bak he went to take it out for a test drive, and invitied me to join him. I sat in the car and realised how heavy the rain was. We left the garage going quite sideways and gunned it down the road. I kept an eye on the speedometer, we got to 124mph until we reached a corner,braking harshly, then putting the hammer down again. All of this on wet roads, in a rwd car, with fresh tyres on the back. I have never been so scared or excited.
The other memory from there was a GT3 I went in. What was more memorable was the acceleration of the car, and the little alarm that went off when we hit 100mph!
Been in loads of 911's, but these were the highlights, needless to say I love the brand!
doneitnow said:
Blimey mate, I am amazed you did not knock him out when he finally stopped, putting your life at risk, what an absolute arsenal.
Agreed, though I didn't read the bit about life at risk. Norfolk speed nazis extended plenty of 30 limits way outside the built up areas and once even put like 2 miles of 30 on the A11 dual carriageway leading to a roundabout where work was being done. The biggest danger there was when the evil cameravan parasite scum lurked cashing in hand over fist. Certainly there are plenty of 110mph in a 30 zone potentials where there wouldn't be any particular danger.SM
Non-Porsche, but in the late 90's I had a shiny new Saab Turbo modified by Abbott Racing in Essex.
I can't remember which of the Abbott brothers it was now (Lionel, I think...) but when they took me for a hoon around the country roads to show me the improvement it was all I could do to stop myself white-knucking the sides of the seat!
That was the first time I truly appreciated what a difference the DRIVER really makes to the performance of a car...
What an experience!
Citroen BX 16v in Bow, East London; after doing the mandatory 75 in 30 limits, getting airborne over speed humps etc., we eventually got pulled by the rozzers - spotty herbert wasn't wearing his seat belt. This was early 90's I think - it's questionable as to whether he's survived if that was his normal driving style.
Some new numpty sales man in the Mitsubishi Garage wanted to show off a brand new Evo7RS to me and was driving like a total dick. We got on to the A10 and he decided to show off the car's acceleration and as we redlined in 4th changing to 5th he managed to engage 3rd. The car screamed to about 10,000rpm and instantly lost 30mph....
After the test drive he asked if I was interested in putting a deposit down, hahaha!
After the test drive he asked if I was interested in putting a deposit down, hahaha!
supermono said:
doneitnow said:
Blimey mate, I am amazed you did not knock him out when he finally stopped, putting your life at risk, what an absolute arsenal.
Agreed, though I didn't read the bit about life at risk. Norfolk speed nazis extended plenty of 30 limits way outside the built up areas and once even put like 2 miles of 30 on the A11 dual carriageway leading to a roundabout where work was being done. The biggest danger there was when the evil cameravan parasite scum lurked cashing in hand over fist. Certainly there are plenty of 110mph in a 30 zone potentials where there wouldn't be any particular danger.SM
Totally agree re ridiculous speed restrictions of 30 where 50/60/70 wouldn't be a problem but 110?
Can you show me any examples on google streetview?
three that spring to mind are:-
996 GT3RS - somewhere in Northern France - Hitting a bump mid-corner whilst driving in a very committed fashion and (no exageration) jumping the car sideways from one side of the road to the other. Fortunately, nothing was coming the other way.
996 turbo with power upgrade - location not disclosed - coming off the motorway slip-road in a powerslide and winding it up to 189mph in the slow lane before rounding a slight bend in the road and seeing a police car going flat out (the driver backed off pretty damn quick as it's not really the done thing to overtake police cars which are already doing circa 155mph).
997 c4s cab - Northern France - coming home from Le Mans - the driver deliberately speeding up to 170mph+ to drive through Gatso cameras whilst flicking the bird.
All three were with different drivers... The last two of which, I would be slightly hesitant about getting back in a car with (although the last driver subsequently took me for a spin in his Gallardo through Central London one Friday evening in January and managed to trigger a speed camera in the tunnel beneath Canary Wharf whilst in a serious angle of tail-slide and then pull of a transmission-knackering 4-wheel burnout off the lights on Oxford Street (which iirc, was closed to cars at the time).
These are all reasons why I rarely leave the New Forest and have yet to wear down a set of tyres on any of my cars (whether they be my current 3.2s Boxster or previous TVR Chims or Elises... I drive like a big girl!)
996 GT3RS - somewhere in Northern France - Hitting a bump mid-corner whilst driving in a very committed fashion and (no exageration) jumping the car sideways from one side of the road to the other. Fortunately, nothing was coming the other way.
996 turbo with power upgrade - location not disclosed - coming off the motorway slip-road in a powerslide and winding it up to 189mph in the slow lane before rounding a slight bend in the road and seeing a police car going flat out (the driver backed off pretty damn quick as it's not really the done thing to overtake police cars which are already doing circa 155mph).
997 c4s cab - Northern France - coming home from Le Mans - the driver deliberately speeding up to 170mph+ to drive through Gatso cameras whilst flicking the bird.
All three were with different drivers... The last two of which, I would be slightly hesitant about getting back in a car with (although the last driver subsequently took me for a spin in his Gallardo through Central London one Friday evening in January and managed to trigger a speed camera in the tunnel beneath Canary Wharf whilst in a serious angle of tail-slide and then pull of a transmission-knackering 4-wheel burnout off the lights on Oxford Street (which iirc, was closed to cars at the time).
These are all reasons why I rarely leave the New Forest and have yet to wear down a set of tyres on any of my cars (whether they be my current 3.2s Boxster or previous TVR Chims or Elises... I drive like a big girl!)
monthefish said:
Hmmmm. Not sure about that.
Totally agree re ridiculous speed restrictions of 30 where 50/60/70 wouldn't be a problem but 110?
Can you show me any examples on google streetview?
I'll try later. However in a 911 turbo/gt2 110mph in highly unlikely little stretches is quite ordinary. Not to be confused with a chavved up corsa wound up eventually over a mile or so.Totally agree re ridiculous speed restrictions of 30 where 50/60/70 wouldn't be a problem but 110?
Can you show me any examples on google streetview?
SM
Not Porsche, but the first time I realised what it was all about was when going out with Alistair Mcqueen around the lotus test track .... Alistair was the test drivers test driver, the bloke all the regular 'amazing drivers' looked up to. A very quiet man of few words, could have had an incredible career in racing but was always happy in his job. I wonder what he's up to now. He's almost a legend.
Not Pork but in a C Reg Mk2 Astra GTE with the digi dash, honing around in my mate's car. 93 in a 30 limit, Coming into small village, hit a bump whilst hard on the brakes front right suspension collapsed putting the wheel under the car. Mate kept it fairly straight and we ground to a halt sideways across a 90 degree bend.
Rescued by a nice chap in a Landie who towed us backwards to my mates house, as only way to keep front right on the car.
To say I nearly s|-|at myself was an understatement!
Rescued by a nice chap in a Landie who towed us backwards to my mates house, as only way to keep front right on the car.
To say I nearly s|-|at myself was an understatement!
jackal said:
A very quiet man of few words, could have had an incredible career in racing but was always happy in his job. I wonder what he's up to now. He's almost a legend.
Coincidentally in today's Daily PH...http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...
I've had a few interesting passenger rides, but my first in a Porsche was with Sayeed Al Hajri in 1984 (a famous desert raid rally driver in the 80's). The car was a full works replica Rothmans 911 SC RS on the "Haddenham backroad" (Aylesbury to Haddenham).
I was 14 at the time and my dad was in a sales and marketing role for Rothmans, so when Sayeed visted the UK to do some press shots and test out the cars (Prodrive prepared them in Banbury), my dad asked the guy who headed up the motorsports department if he would take me for a spin.
Strapped into a bucket seat and a painfully tight full race harness, I remember the car being amazingly noisy and stiff and him pootling along until the temperatures came up. Then he let rip in a way I didn't realise was possible.
Despite running gearing that limited the car to 125-130mph at what I think was a 7,750rpm limit (oooh the howling wail of a lightly slienced aircooled flat six), we hit this numerous times on the run, once whilst travelling round an uphill medium right sweeper, on the wrong side of the road with half a turn of lock on! My mum held the previous record of that corner at 70mph (albeit in something much less exotic)....
Needless to say the experience sealed my love of Porsches for life!
I was 14 at the time and my dad was in a sales and marketing role for Rothmans, so when Sayeed visted the UK to do some press shots and test out the cars (Prodrive prepared them in Banbury), my dad asked the guy who headed up the motorsports department if he would take me for a spin.
Strapped into a bucket seat and a painfully tight full race harness, I remember the car being amazingly noisy and stiff and him pootling along until the temperatures came up. Then he let rip in a way I didn't realise was possible.
Despite running gearing that limited the car to 125-130mph at what I think was a 7,750rpm limit (oooh the howling wail of a lightly slienced aircooled flat six), we hit this numerous times on the run, once whilst travelling round an uphill medium right sweeper, on the wrong side of the road with half a turn of lock on! My mum held the previous record of that corner at 70mph (albeit in something much less exotic)....
Needless to say the experience sealed my love of Porsches for life!
Edited by MadMark911 on Wednesday 14th December 12:56
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