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Carlos from Spain said:
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JimFlat6 said:
Interesting Lap Times There .....

Ferrari 360 CS 1.22.3
BMW M5 E60 1.26.2
Chevrolet Corvette 1.26.8 (not C6 Z06)
Porsche 911 Carrera S 1.28.9

Obviously the testers are turning in another set of phony Corvette numbers!





Jim, your pro-GM & patriotism is tricking you... as Grant points out, some are done in the wet. And coincidently both the GT3's 1.27,2 and the 997S' 1.28,9 lap times were done in the wet (espcially the 997S' lap, its was pouring) and the vette's was done in the dry. So anti-american vette conspiracy theories here, just the vette getting a little advantage in order to be able to play with the Porsches



Carlos, I thought the Vette was giving Porsche the advantage.

Are not the Corvettes tractor like run flat tires, a rear suspension from a ox cart and a shifter from a steam ship help enough for a Porsche 997S even in the wet to beat a
stock vette's time in the dry ????

Lets ask for more from Porsche, instead of just accepting the current status quo.

I have my own Porsche conspiracy theory and its this:
Essentially Porsche made a willing choice to abandon
their own hard core 911 market beginning with the 996.

The only crumb tossed to us was the 996 GT3, and even
that overpriced model was fat and understeering at the limit.

Supposedly the Cayman is the 'drivers' car from Porsche now. Not only are the magazines saying that, but Porsche executives are also. What does that make the others???
You tell me.

Porsche's slogan "Porsche - Accept No Substitute" has been morphed into "Porsche - Accept No Questions"

If I bought cars based on only on patriotism I would be driving a Hispano Suiza with 6 nitrous tanks.

















I just want more out of Porsche.