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RC said:
1. how many of you have already driven a 997 Turbo equipped with Tip?



OK, I haven't actually driven a 997TT Tip, but I did get a ride around Putnam Park race track for several laps in one.

The owner is an accomplished long-time SCCA racer with numerous long-standing lap records and trips to the national runoffs in his resume. As he drove around the track (showing me a better line), he commented that the Tip drove "just like a 6-speed" with a different type of shift lever. It didn't slow him down in mid-corner at all and seemed to help power out of the exits.

He said that he had driven (and never liked) older versions of Porsche Tiptronic transmissions and that they were "nothing like" his new one in the 997TT. He seemed to enjoy it immensely.

He is also not the kind of guy that would talk up a new purchase if he didn't really like it. One doesn't win lots of races over the years through self-deception.

Bench racing is all BS when the green flag drops.