insane....? or just GOOD??? :D

GrimReaper · 18-10-2004, 05:40 PM

well, i think, alittle bit of both!!!!! :lol:
found this, just had to post it!!!

At the end of the Nürburgring's long straight, there's a brow that blends
seamlessly into a left-hand curve called Tiergarten. As we cruise over it,
Walter Röhrl says something so stunning, so impressive, it tells you
everything you need to know about what it's like to be Walter Röhrl,
Porsche's chief test driver.
'Zis is Tiergarten,' says Röhrl, who is giving me a corner-by-corner lap
of the Nordschleife in the 911 GT3, before we go out for a seriously quick
one. 'Up until three years ago zis corner was flat out in every car, but
now, with the Carrera GT...' Walter can't bring himself to say it,
'...with the Carrera GT I have to lift.'
And then, almost as an aside: 'I remember in one test in the 911 GT2, I
arrived here at 303 km/h, and it was starting to oversteer. At 303 I had
to open the steering, one hand wide.' He mimes a quarter turn of opposite
lock. 'This was the reason we decided to make 315-sized tyres on the back.
Before they were 295.'
Let's get one thing straight, Walter. You oversteered a 483 bhp rear-drive
911 GT2 in sixth at 190 mph, and because of that Porsche actually changed
the spec? How many customers are likely to feel the benefit of that,
exactly?
'Not many drivers in the world will go as fast, but somebody can make a
mistake; then it's helpful if the company has a test driver like me, who
has tried it and made it more safe.'

ok, let me get one thing straight!

WHO THE HELL will EVER use this extra grip??? lol, no one has the balls to do that!!!

fruitbat38 · 18-10-2004, 06:18 PM

Hell I would

I just don't have the money to get a car that can do 303km/h :x

GrimReaper · 18-10-2004, 06:24 PM

hehehe! walter is insane!

fruitbat38 · 18-10-2004, 06:34 PM

Sounds like he has a great job... he'd be just begging to do some overtime

Cosmo Dude · 18-10-2004, 06:38 PM

Insane maybe but to oversteer a 483 bhp rear-drive 911 GT2 in sixth at 190 mph and get it back he is either very talented or has gonads the size of cantaloupes :wink:

GrimReaper · 18-10-2004, 07:04 PM

i certainly know one thing. im a pretty good driver, have driven lotsa circuit-driving with bmw, gocarts, etc, and if id lost my ass in 190+mph, i know for sure i would have **** my pants!

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grim

Cosmo Dude · 18-10-2004, 07:26 PM

I almost did when I passed the 200 meter mark on the of the front straight of Calder at over 220kmh in 5th, hit the brakes and nothing there :shock:
Pump, pump, pump, 4th. Pump, pump, pump, 3rd (you can compression lock a rotary).

ops:

You've gotta love flat track racing

GrimReaper · 18-10-2004, 07:31 PM

hehehehe!!!!!

close call!!!

18-10-2004, 05:40 PM	#1
GrimReaper Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 241	insane....? or just GOOD??? :D well, i think, alittle bit of both!!!!! :lol: found this, just had to post it!!! At the end of the Nürburgring's long straight, there's a brow that blends seamlessly into a left-hand curve called Tiergarten. As we cruise over it, Walter Röhrl says something so stunning, so impressive, it tells you everything you need to know about what it's like to be Walter Röhrl, Porsche's chief test driver. 'Zis is Tiergarten,' says Röhrl, who is giving me a corner-by-corner lap of the Nordschleife in the 911 GT3, before we go out for a seriously quick one. 'Up until three years ago zis corner was flat out in every car, but now, with the Carrera GT...' Walter can't bring himself to say it, '...with the Carrera GT I have to lift.' And then, almost as an aside: 'I remember in one test in the 911 GT2, I arrived here at 303 km/h, and it was starting to oversteer. At 303 I had to open the steering, one hand wide.' He mimes a quarter turn of opposite lock. 'This was the reason we decided to make 315-sized tyres on the back. Before they were 295.' Let's get one thing straight, Walter. You oversteered a 483 bhp rear-drive 911 GT2 in sixth at 190 mph, and because of that Porsche actually changed the spec? How many customers are likely to feel the benefit of that, exactly? 'Not many drivers in the world will go as fast, but somebody can make a mistake; then it's helpful if the company has a test driver like me, who has tried it and made it more safe.' ok, let me get one thing straight! WHO THE HELL will EVER use this extra grip??? lol, no one has the balls to do that!!! __________________ ---------------------- det er ikke farten som dreper, men smellet, or as the americans say, its not the fart that kills, but the smell.....

18-10-2004, 06:18 PM	#2
fruitbat38 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perth, WA, Australia Car: 93 BG Astina, stock Posts: 204	Hell I would I just don't have the money to get a car that can do 303km/h :x __________________ I didn't like my tail-lights, so I replaced them with ones from an Aston Martin DB7.

18-10-2004, 06:24 PM	#3
GrimReaper Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 241	hehehe! walter is insane! __________________ ---------------------- det er ikke farten som dreper, men smellet, or as the americans say, its not the fart that kills, but the smell.....

18-10-2004, 06:34 PM	#4
fruitbat38 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perth, WA, Australia Car: 93 BG Astina, stock Posts: 204	Sounds like he has a great job... he'd be just begging to do some overtime __________________ I didn't like my tail-lights, so I replaced them with ones from an Aston Martin DB7.

18-10-2004, 06:38 PM	#5
Cosmo Dude コスモ Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Location: Vic Car: Mazda '95 Astina I4, '86 B2K and '10 3 MZR-CD Posts: 7,888 View Photos By: Cosmo Dude	Insane maybe but to oversteer a 483 bhp rear-drive 911 GT2 in sixth at 190 mph and get it back he is either very talented or has gonads the size of cantaloupes :wink: __________________ My 'stina Hatch

18-10-2004, 07:04 PM	#6
GrimReaper Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 241	i certainly know one thing. im a pretty good driver, have driven lotsa circuit-driving with bmw, gocarts, etc, and if id lost my ass in 190+mph, i know for sure i would have **** my pants! ---------- grim __________________ ---------------------- det er ikke farten som dreper, men smellet, or as the americans say, its not the fart that kills, but the smell.....

18-10-2004, 07:26 PM	#7
Cosmo Dude コスモ Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Location: Vic Car: Mazda '95 Astina I4, '86 B2K and '10 3 MZR-CD Posts: 7,888 View Photos By: Cosmo Dude	I almost did when I passed the 200 meter mark on the of the front straight of Calder at over 220kmh in 5th, hit the brakes and nothing there :shock: Pump, pump, pump, 4th. Pump, pump, pump, 3rd (you can compression lock a rotary). ops: You've gotta love flat track racing __________________ My 'stina Hatch

18-10-2004, 07:31 PM	#8
GrimReaper Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 241	hehehehe!!!!! close call!!! __________________ ---------------------- det er ikke farten som dreper, men smellet, or as the americans say, its not the fart that kills, but the smell.....

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