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    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    Joost:

    Hahaha sorry mate I am not so insecure that I feel the need to defend my statement  smiley

    But insecure enough to mention it... Smiley

    Bluelines loves his games, we had a class clown as well in school. He is now my optician. Smiley


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    RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet (2015), Porsche Cayenne S Diesel (2017), Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mini JCW (2015)


    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    RC:
    Joost:

    Hahaha sorry mate I am not so insecure that I feel the need to defend my statement  smiley

    But insecure enough to mention it... Smiley

    Bluelines loves his games, we had a class clown as well in school. He is now my optician. Smiley

    Exactly! A bit of insecurity is healthy; when you stop doubting, you stop thinking. Smiley
    To be honest, I love the level of banter lately; a bit stingy every now and then, yet harmless enough to keep everybody amused. Smiley

    EDIT: Added smileys...


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    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    Joost:
    RC:
    Joost:

    Hahaha sorry mate I am not so insecure that I feel the need to defend my statement  smiley

    But insecure enough to mention it... Smiley

    Bluelines loves his games, we had a class clown as well in school. He is now my optician. Smiley

    Exactly! A bit of insecurity is healthy; when you stop doubting, you stop thinking. Smiley
    To be honest, I love the level of banter lately; a bit stingy every now and then, yet harmless enough to keep everybody amused. Smiley

    EDIT: Added smileys...


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    Porsche, separates Le Mans from Le Boys

     

    Smiley Definitely not getting boring here... Smiley Smiley


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    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    RC:

    ...we had a class clown as well in school. He is now my opticianSmiley

    That explains a lot Smiley


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    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    bluelines:
    RC:

    ...we had a class clown as well in school. He is now my opticianSmiley

    That explains a lot Smiley

    I know...superhero vision and all. Smiley He is expensive as hell though. Smiley Smiley I order my contact lenses online now, saves me around 400 EUR per year (compared to his prices). Last reading glasses were 20 bucks (US supermarket) vs. the 200 bucks he charged for his ones. He is a nice guy though, so I support him whenever I can (and whenever he doesn't want to rob me Smiley Smiley).


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    RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet (2015), Porsche Cayenne S Diesel (2017), Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mini JCW (2015)

     


    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    Bluelines, are you going to match your Boxster Coupe GT4 RS to your Apple Watch?


    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    ^ LMAFO


    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    noone1:

    Bluelines, are you going to match your Boxster Coupe GT4 RS to your Apple Watch?

    SmileySmileySmileySmiley


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    2015 981 Cayman GT4 | Powerkit White - The fastest car on Rennteam
    2013 Audi S3 | Glacier White


    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    Gnil:
    To me the R looks way too bland  . I have seen now quite a few times two drive around my area . On in GT Silver and one in Gulf blue ( same owner ) . The Gt silver could be a GTS , hardly any difference ...... and a GTS only looks like a GTS to us , for anyone else it looks like a Carrera .  The Gulf blue looks already better on the roads, but just because of the color .  When I saw it first in the dealers parking garage it did not look good . But on the road it is different . 

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    Thing is my GTS has never had as much attention since the R is out. SmileySmileySmiley


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    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    Nico997:
    Gnil:
    To me the R looks way too bland  . I have seen now quite a few times two drive around my area . On in GT Silver and one in Gulf blue ( same owner ) . The Gt silver could be a GTS , hardly any difference ...... and a GTS only looks like a GTS to us , for anyone else it looks like a Carrera .  The Gulf blue looks already better on the roads, but just because of the color .  When I saw it first in the dealers parking garage it did not look good . But on the road it is different . 

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     964 Carrera 4 --  997.2 C2S , -20mm --  991 GT3 RS 

    Thing is my GTS has never had as much attention since the R is out. SmileySmileySmiley


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    Nicolas
    2016 991 Carrera 4 GTS PDK

     

    Of course , it s an R 😁


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     964 Carrera 4 --  997.2 C2S , -20mm --  991 GT3 RS 


    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    Here is another photo of that special R with the Heuer deco .

    The owner of the R came with another of his favorites  .

    The Cayenne does not belong to him...... and it is not me on the photo .

    IMG_1598 2.jpg


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     964 Carrera 4 --  997.2 C2S , -20mm --  991 GT3 RS 


    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    Nice pose Gnil!


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    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    Gnil, you look just as I remember you after me having 5 beers at Pistenklause   wink

    Oh yes - nice cars too!


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    Kobalt:

    Gnil, you look just as I remember you after me having 5 beers at Pistenklause   wink

    Oh yes - nice cars too!

    + Porker :

    Yes, I got shorter, larger , younger, and if you would see my face , I lost some hair too  Smiley


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     964 Carrera 4 --  997.2 C2S , -20mm --  991 GT3 RS 


    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    Gnil:
    Kobalt:

    Gnil, you look just as I remember you after me having 5 beers at Pistenklause   wink

    Oh yes - nice cars too!

    + Porker :

    Yes, I got shorter, larger , younger, and if you would see my face , I lost some hair too  Smiley

    I noticed, you wear it well! Smiley


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    1992 Mercedes-Benz W124 500E / 2003 BMW M3 CSL (sold) / 2008 Porsche 911 GT3 RS / 2014 BMW-Alpina D3 biturbo Touring / 2014 BMW-Alpina B3 biturbo Touring Allrad


    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    Gnil:

    Here is another photo of that special R with the Heuer deco .

    The owner of the R came with another of his favorites  .

    The Cayenne does not belong to him...... and it is not me on the photo .

    IMG_1598 2.jpg

    Turbo Karajan...


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    2016 991 Carrera 4 GTS PDK


    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    Nico997:
    Turbo Karajan...

    Smiley A very special and unique 911 .

    Maybe in 30 years, his R will be nearly as special ....


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     964 Carrera 4 --  997.2 C2S , -20mm --  991 GT3 RS 


    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    Gnil:
    Kobalt:

    Gnil, you look just as I remember you after me having 5 beers at Pistenklause   wink

    Oh yes - nice cars too!

    + Porker :

    Yes, I got shorter, larger , younger, and if you would see my face , I lost some hair too  Smiley

    Hopefully not chest hair... Smiley most important one for us manly sportscar drivers. Smiley


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    RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet (2015), Porsche Cayenne S Diesel (2017), Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mini JCW (2015)


    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    Last few days of Autumn Down Under

     

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    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    That's really a good looking 911, I love it!


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    1992 Mercedes-Benz W124 500E / 2003 BMW M3 CSL (sold) / 2008 Porsche 911 GT3 RS / 2014 BMW-Alpina D3 biturbo Touring / 2014 BMW-Alpina B3 biturbo Touring Allrad


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    DJM48:

    Last few days of Autumn Down Under

     

    1495262155814IMG_5231.JPG

    Very sharp! 


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    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    Nice photo . How do you like your car after a few month of ownership ?


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     964 Carrera 4 --  997.2 C2S , -20mm --  991 GT3 RS 


    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    Here is the aftermath of my day at my track with the 911R:

    IMG_3783.JPG

    Yes, my track runs counter clockwise, and the let turns are mostly banked.

    I drove it on track, nothing special. The manual transmission is a hinderance on track even with auto rev match. At the speed I was driving, I am losing a lot of time shifting manually, the novelty of a manual wears of after like 2 laps. My hands are not fully controling the steering wheel while the car was moving side to side at maximum braking, and i wasted a lot of times shifting during the lap. I had my friend out in the R when i was in my GT4 ClubSport, we start off in 20 seconds interval, and I passed him in the ClubSport after 3/4 of a lap on the out lap. And no, he is not bad at all driving a manual, but the PDK is just that much better! I seriously cannot imagine driving anything other than paddle shifter on a track!

     

     


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    You got better with your G's , but were you not better with the Rs ? indecision

    Interesting  you are saying this about PDK vs manual .

    Lately I was completely fed up with PDK on my RS ( only driving on public roads and found it too boring  ) . I had my mind set that my next GT car will be manual .

    Wednesday I did my first track day of the season . I drove my RS PDK ( which I drive only in manual )   and my brother's GT4 real  manual . As you said, after a few laps with the manual , I felt it had not it's place on a track . At least not for what I am looking for on the track . The RS has a limit that is so high that already trying to take the car to where it is possible to go with PDK is challenging enough , fun, and fast .  With the GT4 in manual it felt more like an ' old timer ' drive  and that the box was actually  just keeping the car back from it's possibilities . You need to have it  exactly right all the time, otherwise you loose way too much time .

    Speaking with my brother , who races in the Cup championship since about 10 years, he also felt that on the track, he would not have anything else then PDK .

    Driving back home ( 2.5h ) I took the GT4 through  the country roads . There the manual was wonderfully entertaining . It has it place for spirited drives on open roads .

    My mind is now back on PDK for my next GT car , as I use it mainly to do track days . To do spirited drives I am looking at the Carrera 2.7( pure mechanical from A to Z )   which is still under project . 

     


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     964 Carrera 4 --  997.2 C2S , -20mm --  991 GT3 RS 

     


    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    I just realized I just joined the very elite club of those who tracks a 911R smiley

    Funny thing, the car disappeared in the paddock, almost every one walked by it without realizing what it is. Either after they got passed on the track and saw the badge on the rear or being told by someone that there is a R there when they started to gather around the car to look at it.

    Mission accomplished. Stealthy car!

     

    Heading home today, 400km of winding mountain highway, on that I don't mind shifting in the R, it's enjoyable there.


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    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    Glad to see you getting the R on the track!  Did you ever drive a GT4 (not Clubsport) on the track?  I found the manual gearbox there very comfortable to use (and rev-match made it almost too easy).  I'm not coming from a PDK-S car though...


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    73 Carrera RS 2.7 Carbon Fiber replica (1,890 lbs), 06 EVO9 with track mods. Former: 16 Cayman GT4, 73 911S, Two 951S's, 996 C2, 993 C2, 98 Ferrari 550, 79 635CSi


    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    Nick, I love your refreshing honesty.kiss

    BTW, I agree that manual can be fun in certain areas. However when I think of all the times sitting in traffic and having to shift I want to vomit. Takes all the enjoyment out of a $175,000 car.surprise


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    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    nberry:

    Nick, I love your refreshing honesty.kiss

    BTW, I agree that manual can be fun in certain areas. However when I think of all the times sitting in traffic and having to shift I want to vomit. Takes all the enjoyment out of a $175,000 car.surprise

    Not sure how one can enjoy a PDK GT3 in traffic either...


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    73 Carrera RS 2.7 Carbon Fiber replica (1,890 lbs), 06 EVO9 with track mods. Former: 16 Cayman GT4, 73 911S, Two 951S's, 996 C2, 993 C2, 98 Ferrari 550, 79 635CSi


    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    Manual cars are from another era. I love manual cars but will probably never buy another one again. On another note a 612 manual just sold for $250k and one is for sale for $399k... Time to ditch it? angel


    Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)

    SciFrog:

    Manual cars are from another era.

    Manual cars are from the future.  Can't wait for my 2018 Smiley


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    73 Carrera RS 2.7 Carbon Fiber replica (1,890 lbs), 06 EVO9 with track mods. Former: 16 Cayman GT4, 73 911S, Two 951S's, 996 C2, 993 C2, 98 Ferrari 550, 79 635CSi


     
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