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May 26, 2005 9:57:44 AM

BC: Rennteam Pro; Loc: Cape Town , South Africa; Posts: 2586, Gallery; Registered on: May 19, 2005

911 handling

hey all...
everyone tells me that a 911 will handle differently to everything that ive driven and i must first learn the traits of the car before pushing it..maybe you guys can answer this... my brothers are involved in motorsport and they drive in the(mike S should know this) vodacom sports 2000 league. ive driven their cars before and they are rear engined.
they are powered by 2litre opel motors(slightly modified) and are basically shaped like Lamborghinis(more or less, basic wedge shape).

i know that it is a racing car and is much less powerfull,although much lighter, but will the 911 handle with the same basic characteristics

????? eg: sudden and big oversteer, huge grip,etc

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May 26, 2005 9:26:50 PM

Mike S: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Somewhere , Taiwan; Posts: 7720, Gallery; Registered on: Apr 3, 2005; Reply to: BC

Re: 911 handling

the 911 won't handle as responsive as those cars will, and just for the people in europe our opel is your vauxhall, it's just marketted under a different name here. my advice to you BCE, drive the car, take it easy though and slowly feel it out. of course tips will help, but nothing will compare to the real thing...

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May 26, 2005 9:46:43 PM

fritz: Rennteam VIP; Loc: BaWü , Germany; Posts: 10248, Gallery; Registered on: Jul 23, 2003; Reply to: BC

Re: 911 handling

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BCE997J said:
everyone tells me that a 911 will handle differently to everything that ive driven and i must first learn the traits of the car before pushing it..maybe you guys can answer this... my brothers are involved in motorsport and they drive in the(mike S should know this) vodacom sports 2000 league. ive driven their cars before and they are rear engined.
they are powered by 2litre opel motors(slightly modified) and are basically shaped like Lamborghinis(more or less, basic wedge shape).

Are we talking about the Opel Speedster (born: Lotus Elise) here? If so, FWIW, it is mid-engined not rear-engined.

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May 26, 2005 10:18:37 PM

Mike S: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Somewhere , Taiwan; Posts: 7720, Gallery; Registered on: Apr 3, 2005; Reply to: fritz

Re: 911 handling

no no fritz, they just use vauxhall engines, it's a mix and match car basically

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May 27, 2005 1:16:01 AM

AndrewSS: Senior; Loc: columbus, OH; Posts: 587, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 4, 2004; Reply to: Mike S

Re: 911 handling

go take some driving classes, try out PDE... i would reccomend it to you since you feel unsure!

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May 27, 2005 7:48:40 AM

BC: Rennteam Pro; Loc: Cape Town , South Africa; Posts: 2586, Gallery; Registered on: May 19, 2005; Reply to: AndrewSS

Re: 911 handling

are there ant PDE's here in cape town??? should i ask at the dealer...

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May 27, 2005 7:52:07 AM

Mike S: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Somewhere , Taiwan; Posts: 7720, Gallery; Registered on: Apr 3, 2005; Reply to: BC

Re: 911 handling

yes, that would be the best place to find out

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