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Grant. Just catching up from two weeks on track and tarmac. Big congratulations.I like the Carmine Red very much and love the travel pictures that remind. Great you caught up with Peter and very much looking forward to your impressions of the car on road and track.
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2014 991 GT3, 1994 993C2 6spd RS spec, 2016 Cayman GT4 (on order)
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Just having a blast at the Ring - car works really well here. Best lap so far is 8:47 BTG and I felt like that was not bad for my second day here ever. The Scuderia S7 class is really great for learning the track - I'm amazed that I was able to lap by myself at the end of the first day and have a fairly good idea of my way around. Thought that would require weeks.
I've been running in a fast group with GT3, RS, MacLaren 12C, etc and the GT4 is only really outclassed in the uphill sections where the power deficit is really apparent. It doesn't give away much if anything in the corners. Really fun!!
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73 Carrera RS 2.7 Carbon Fiber replica (1,890 lbs), 06 EVO9 with track mods. Former: 73 911S, Two 951S's, 996 C2, 993 C2, 98 Ferrari 550
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Grant:Just having a blast at the Ring - car works really well here. Best lap so far is 8:47 BTG and I felt like that was not bad for my second day here ever. The Scuderia S7 class is really great for learning the track - I'm amazed that I was able to lap by myself at the end of the first day and have a fairly good idea of my way around. Thought that would require weeks.
Any time below 9 minutes is really OK, just be careful and have fun. 
I've been running in a fast group with GT3, RS, MacLaren 12C, etc and the GT4 is only really outclassed in the uphill sections where the power deficit is really apparent. It doesn't give away much if anything in the corners. Really fun!!
Glad you enjoy your car. 
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, Porsche Macan Turbo, Ford Mustang GT500 Shelby SVT (2014), Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (2014)
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RC:Grant:Glad you enjoy your car.
Thanks! And if it wasn't enough already this week, I get to try Spa for the first time ever also 
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73 Carrera RS 2.7 Carbon Fiber replica (1,890 lbs), 06 EVO9 with track mods. Former: 73 911S, Two 951S's, 996 C2, 993 C2, 98 Ferrari 550
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Grant:Just having a blast at the Ring - car works really well here. Best lap so far is 8:47 BTG and I felt like that was not bad for my second day here ever. The Scuderia S7 class is really great for learning the track - I'm amazed that I was able to lap by myself at the end of the first day and have a fairly good idea of my way around. Thought that would require weeks.
Great to hear Grant!
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2015 981 Cayman GT4 | White | Full Bucket Seats | Sport Chrono
2014 991 Carrera 4S | Dark Blue Metallic | PDK | Sport Chrono | SPASM
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Grant:DaveGordon:Enjoy! There is nowhere else in the world like that track
Very excited! One more gratuitous pic from hotel
beautiful, esp the silver wheels ( and matching uprights ) , which seem appropriate for an " old school " appreciative type Porsche model and owner like you !
enjoy and " keep the shiny side up " !
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Kobalt:Nice driving today Grant!
And nice to have met you and the Miss In person!
Dan - it was a highlight of trip to hang out with you. Great driving and a super nice guy!! Hope we do it again soon 
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73 Carrera RS 2.7 Carbon Fiber replica (1,890 lbs), 06 EVO9 with track mods. Former: 73 911S, Two 951S's, 996 C2, 993 C2, 98 Ferrari 550
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Porker:Great to follow your trip Grant, you must be having such a blast. Have you tried an evening at Pistenklause yet? Great way to unwind at the bar.
Thanks! We had dinner with S7 there last night - lots of fun!
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73 Carrera RS 2.7 Carbon Fiber replica (1,890 lbs), 06 EVO9 with track mods. Former: 73 911S, Two 951S's, 996 C2, 993 C2, 98 Ferrari 550
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Nacelle1:So Grant....
What about the understeer that so many have observed? Thoughts about the gearing?
Glad that you are enjoying an amazing trip!
Gearing is perfect for the Ring and autobahn (but not in USA). Just a hint of understeer at Ring (was reassuring there). Won't know how much there is until I try some slower corners at other tracks.
Porsche-Jeck led me through some windy switchback slow corners near the Ring at a good pace and on some of those I would have liked a gear between 1st and 2nd.
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73 Carrera RS 2.7 Carbon Fiber replica (1,890 lbs), 06 EVO9 with track mods. Former: 73 911S, Two 951S's, 996 C2, 993 C2, 98 Ferrari 550
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Lars997:@Grant: Congrats to that new car. It looks awesome. Seems you have taken chance to enjoy it throughout Germany
Have a safe and enjoyable rest of your trip!
Thanks, Lars!
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73 Carrera RS 2.7 Carbon Fiber replica (1,890 lbs), 06 EVO9 with track mods. Former: 73 911S, Two 951S's, 996 C2, 993 C2, 98 Ferrari 550
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Nacelle1:So Grant....
What about the understeer that so many have observed? Thoughts about the gearing?
Quite a bit of understeer at Spa (quite a few 2nd and 3rd gear corners). People who track these cars seriously say you need aftermarket suspension pieces to add adequate camber safely. Gearing could be a little shorter at Spa (seems like you're in 4th gear for a very long time after Eau Rouge), but still not a big problem here.
Spa is very fun, but seems like a different sport compared to the Nordschleife. I really like the Ring much more (nothing I've tried comes close).
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73 Carrera RS 2.7 Carbon Fiber replica (1,890 lbs), 06 EVO9 with track mods. Former: 73 911S, Two 951S's, 996 C2, 993 C2, 98 Ferrari 550
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Grant:I really like the Ring much more (nothing I've tried comes close).
You now have the bug, it will never go away , and from now on any other track will feel '' boring'' 
Just do not compare ........ 
And now you know why I can't miss my yearly trip to the Scuderia Hanseat course 
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997.2 C2 , -20mm I 964 Carrera 4 I 991 GT3 RS
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Gnil:Grant:I really like the Ring much more (nothing I've tried comes close).You now have the bug, it will never go away , and from now on any other track will feel '' boring''
Just do not compare ........
And now you know why I can't miss my yearly trip to the Scuderia Hanseat course
Nothing to add 
Grant, see you at Scuderia in 2016
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2015 981 Cayman GT4 | White | Full Bucket Seats | Sport Chrono
2014 991 Carrera 4S | Dark Blue Metallic | PDK | Sport Chrono | SPASM
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I loved the S7 course and it was perfect for my first time. I'm wondering if for really experienced drivers like Kobalt whether it is too introductory for the first day after several years or whether this is just a good tune-up after have by been away from the track awhile?
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73 Carrera RS 2.7 Carbon Fiber replica (1,890 lbs), 06 EVO9 with track mods. Former: 73 911S, Two 951S's, 996 C2, 993 C2, 98 Ferrari 550
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I think S7 is a perfect introduction to the Ring.
But if you already know the ring you want more personal feedback.
You will get more feedback at Scuderia Hanseat. In your case I would sugest the Scuderia Hanseat the next time.
For myself I probably do better on trackdays with personal coaches but I like the Scuderia Hanseat and we are a really big group of Swedes going there (+50 the last time).
It has turned out to be a social event as well - I didn't expect that the first time I did the SH.
So now I will do it more for the fun of it and fact is that I'm still improving at SH.
At S7 I really missed having a nice dinner with a lot of drinking together with my group to celebrate the progress and talking about the days that been.
But as Monika and I went to Spa in the evening it was probably good for us 
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