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Sep 8, 2005 7:51:37 PM

Carlos from Spain: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: Spain. , Spain; Posts: 21152, Gallery; Registered on: Feb 9, 2003

Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

Though I'd stretch the 997S' legs a bit on the way back from work

... good thing photo-radar here does not catch you beyond 250km/h

This is a frame grabbed from a video of it (yes its for the 997S I'm preparing but don't have much time so it wil be a while yet). Thats why the picture quality is not so good for a "photo", its also tough to drive +300km/h with one hand while you videotape and point the camera with the other

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Sep 8, 2005 8:09:07 PM

DamienL: Veteran; Loc: Ontario, Canada; Posts: 890, Gallery; Registered on: Jul 14, 2005; Reply to: Carlos from Spain

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

I'd imagine that the car was still stable at that speed if you were able to drive with only one hand.

Thanks for the pic.
Now I can't wait to see the video.

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Sep 8, 2005 8:11:51 PM

STRADALE: Rennteam VIP; Loc: NY , United States; Posts: 11075, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 9, 2005; Reply to: Carlos from Spain

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

Wow ! What's that in MPH ? 191 ? Smokin !~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Sep 8, 2005 9:15:08 PM

turbolite: Veteran; Loc: Switzerland , Switzerland; Posts: 1012, Gallery; Registered on: Jul 26, 2004; Reply to: Carlos from Spain

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

congrats, it's much sharper than the 308 one i posted here a year ago - with my turbo! was the street plain or were you going slightly downhill there? the nspeed seems a bit too high for me...

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Sep 8, 2005 9:17:51 PM

Grant: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Denver, CO , United States; Posts: 12586, Gallery; Registered on: Aug 21, 2002; Reply to: turbolite

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

Nice! I know that the speedos are a bit optimistic on Porsches, but I think the tachs are very accurate. Were you bouncing on the rev limiter?

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Sep 8, 2005 9:33:32 PM

Orient Express: Co-Pilot; Loc: San Francisco Bay Area; Posts: 222, Gallery; Registered on: Jul 31, 2002; Reply to: Carlos from Spain

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

I notice that you have the tire air pressure display up. Are the TP sensors refreshed quick enough to see a problem trend developing in the tires?

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Sep 8, 2005 9:57:08 PM

OCEAN: Expert; Loc: US; Posts: 1334, Gallery; Registered on: Sep 28, 2004; Reply to: Orient Express

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

Must be nice to be able to drive that fast on the roads , here in the US it is difficult to find places to drive at those speeds . There are those back roads kinds of places but if you are caught at close to 200MPH you would probably loose your license . This is why european delivery is so much fun , when you get the car back in the states things change a little .

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Sep 8, 2005 10:15:38 PM

Grant: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Denver, CO , United States; Posts: 12586, Gallery; Registered on: Aug 21, 2002; Reply to: OCEAN

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

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OCEAN said:
There are those back roads kinds of places but if you are caught at close to 200MPH you would probably loose your license.

Are you joking? You can lose your car and go to jail just for going 100mph in many states. I can't imagine what would happen in you were going 200 (remember Rodney King)?

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Sep 8, 2005 10:21:14 PM

OCEAN: Expert; Loc: US; Posts: 1334, Gallery; Registered on: Sep 28, 2004; Reply to: Grant

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

What happens if you are caught in spain at 200 mph is it just a fine .

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Sep 8, 2005 10:22:06 PM

Carlos from Spain: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: Spain. , Spain; Posts: 21152, Gallery; Registered on: Feb 9, 2003; Reply to: OCEAN

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

@ DamienL, its was rock steady

@ Stradale 189mph I believe

... maybe if I fold in the side mirrors next time then 191 is posible

@ turbolight, there was a slight decline, especially at the beginning, then it tends to level out at the end before you have to hit the brakes to shed off speed for the curve. So it helped

@ Grant, more like I softly landed on it because you don't feel it, or maybe you can't even hit it in 6th gear since the car kept going until it steadied out at 308, may be a couple of more kph were posible but ran out of straight. Its not like when you hit the rev limiter in 2nd gear were it "cuts" in.

@ Orient, if its a leak, yes it will warn you. But if its sudden depresusrization then no. You can see the display update and refresh as the tires warm up and the pressures go up.

@ OCEAN, if I were caught today, I would of lost my license too, maybe face some jail sentence but not enough to go to jail. Though it would be hard for them to catch this old dog

But I feel priviledged of the plasce we have here to drive, highways were you can drive fast (my comute was at 190-200kmh speeds in winding curvy highway in the less traffic sections), and excellent mountain roads to carve withc good surface and curves. When I go other places I realise how lucky because its adds to my quality of life, when I come back from a hard day at work I come home like new fater a drive like that. I when I go somewere on the weekend the best part is sometimes the getting there.

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Sep 8, 2005 11:53:23 PM

Chris Lo: Senior; Loc: HK , Hong Kong; Posts: 505, Gallery; Registered on: Sep 10, 2002; Reply to: Carlos from Spain

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

Wow! You are really great, man!

I did 301kph in my 996TT and 320kph in G-car, but I had 2 hands on steering wheel.

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Sep 8, 2005 11:53:24 PM

Atzporsche: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Vancouver , Canada; Posts: 9118, Gallery; Registered on: Feb 7, 2005; Reply to: Carlos from Spain

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

awesome, thanks for the pic and i cant wait for the video. post it soon will ya..
thanks in advance

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Sep 9, 2005 12:05:56 AM

vtach88: Co-Pilot; Loc: bay area, ca; Posts: 272, Gallery; Registered on: May 15, 2005; Reply to: Atzporsche

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

If my calculations aren't off, you were travelling approximately 280 feet per second while taking the picture.

We've always known you were a great photographer but this is ridiculous!!

I'm glad you are still with us.....

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Sep 9, 2005 12:09:15 AM

Alex18_996CC: Rennteam Master; Loc: Madrid , Spain; Posts: 3218, Gallery; Registered on: Jun 13, 2004; Reply to: Atzporsche

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

CARLOS!!!!!

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!!!!

I was just wondering: 'when will carlos release his 997S video??" wow, instead of being captured by the radar I think at those speeds, you can easily broke it

Hey Carlos, do you remember the "angulo alex" we talk about some time ago??????

Just be carefull recording with one hand and going at 308kph with the other

Angulo alex angulo alex angulo alex!!!!

for those that don't know this angle (angulo), its the one carlos did in his last 996 carrera 4 video, the camera shows the whole steering wheel, part of the cockpit, the tach, and also a bit of the horizon!!!!!!, it was just perfect with the combination of jamiroquais music!!!

drive safe carlos!!

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Sep 9, 2005 12:59:58 AM

mcdelaug: Expert; Loc: Fort Worth, Texas , United States; Posts: 1919, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 3, 2004; Reply to: Alex18_996CC

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

That must have been exhilirating Carlos!

Now I'm waiting for Fanch and the X51!

mcdelaug

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Sep 9, 2005 1:30:55 AM

JP66: Rennteam Pro; Loc: Seattle , United States; Posts: 2217, Gallery; Registered on: Jul 10, 2003; Reply to: mcdelaug

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

Very nice Carlos

Please...how about a camera mount

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Sep 9, 2005 1:38:24 AM

Turbo Al: Rennteam Pro; Loc: Rochester, New York , United States; Posts: 2531, Gallery; Registered on: Apr 3, 2005; Reply to: STRADALE

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

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STRADALE said:
Wow ! What's that in MPH ? 191 ? Smokin !~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

308km/hr=191.3912mph

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Sep 9, 2005 1:40:56 AM

jack49: Junior; Loc: Minnesota , United States; Posts: 69, Gallery; Registered on: Aug 31, 2005; Reply to: Carlos from Spain

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

C and O,,
I think it's time for 'gadget guy' to find us a camera mount with remote. Otherwise , we may lose our Carlos,,and/or other Carlos wantabees...
I love speed...in everyway.... But, Be careful out there.

jack49

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Sep 9, 2005 1:46:50 AM

tooner: Veteran; Loc: SF-Bay Area; Posts: 832, Gallery; Registered on: Jan 8, 2005; Reply to: jack49

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

Bravo.... Sir Carlos!

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Sep 9, 2005 2:00:42 AM

Holminator: Veteran; Loc: USA , United States; Posts: 1041, Gallery; Registered on: Sep 28, 2004; Reply to: Carlos from Spain

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

NICE Carlos!!!! !Querer es poder!

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Sep 9, 2005 3:12:20 AM

schmuy: Senior; Loc: Vancouver, BC , Canada; Posts: 671, Gallery; Registered on: Apr 5, 2005; Reply to: Holminator

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

Thats incredible, I live for the day when i can "Commute" at 300km/h. I too look forward to this video and will download it as soon as I hear about it. Question about the optimism of Porsche speedometers. How accurate do you believe this to be? 308 is freaking fast but does the "optimism factor" add a couple km/h or is it as much as 10-20km/h at that speed?
Once again awesome job, next time try to keep both hands on the wheel so both hands will be able to type us a message about the next time you do it.

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Sep 9, 2005 4:20:42 AM

Flashman: Co-Pilot; Loc: USA North Carolina , United States; Posts: 252, Gallery; Registered on: Dec 30, 2004; Reply to: Carlos from Spain

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

Very nice work Carlos. Wind noise or engine noise dominant at that speed?

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Sep 9, 2005 7:08:42 AM

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

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omg carlos, you're nuts!!!

btw you say it was rock steady at that speed, also remember to you have the -20mm, it will help a lot i suppose, much stiffer and lower ride height for less drag at that speed?

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Sep 9, 2005 7:13:57 AM

mish: Pilot; Loc: World; Posts: 421, Gallery; Registered on: Jan 16, 2005; Reply to: Mike S

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

Have to agree...thats an amazing pic!

I was going (only) 200 in the CTT yesterday night. That felt sensational - can't imagine adding another 100 onto that!

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Sep 9, 2005 7:47:08 AM

Gnil: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: VD, Switzerland , Switzerland; Posts: 14174, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 11, 2005; Reply to: mish

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

IMPRESSIVE!!!!! Hope I will be able to do that without getting caught!!! But... it would be good if you find a way to be able to keep you hands on the steering wheel while filming..
I can imagine the car being stable.... People are always surprised when I say that on my sports bike I could hold the handle with one hand while driving at 250 km/h !!!!

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Sep 9, 2005 8:07:49 AM

Leong: Co-Pilot; Loc: Auckland, NZ; Posts: 284, Gallery; Registered on: Dec 24, 2004; Reply to: Gnil

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

Cool commute. My average speed on the way home is 25km/h!! not bad given I'm stopped for a lot of the way....

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Sep 9, 2005 8:18:12 AM

977Fan: Newbie; Loc: Spain; Posts: 7, Gallery; Registered on: Jul 26, 2005; Reply to: Gnil

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

If you get a police traffic picture at that speed for sure they will publish it at the news papers

(Last summer a BMW at 250 Km/h was a first page news at a local paper in Barcelona...)...

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Sep 9, 2005 8:29:35 AM

OCEAN: Expert; Loc: US; Posts: 1334, Gallery; Registered on: Sep 28, 2004; Reply to: 977Fan

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

What does your wife think of the photo

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Sep 9, 2005 8:50:42 AM

J.Seven: Rennteam Master; Loc: Estoril , Portugal; Posts: 3201, Gallery; Registered on: Sep 16, 2002; Reply to: OCEAN

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

You had to bought yourself a brand new Porsche to beat me on this one

I'll be back

Nice photo Carlos

J.Seven

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Sep 9, 2005 11:19:17 AM

Futch: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: EU , United Kingdom; Posts: 4759, Gallery; Registered on: May 14, 2002; Reply to: mcdelaug

Re: Had a nice "cummute" back from work today

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mcdelaug said:
That must have been exhilirating Carlos!

Now I'm waiting for Fanch and the X51!

mcdelaug

Truth is, I'm too much of a pussy to drive max speed and then take a pic, but I'll happily let Carlos or a friend do it on a trip

It won't be in France because if you get caught, it's direct to jail at those speeds, so maybe in Spain or Germany, either way, photographer will be Carlos or RC!

Great pic Carlito! Thanks!

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