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Schooled a '85 Carrera
Today after leaving the Home Depot with supplies, a white Euro Carrera (higher compression and small bumperettes) blew by me and got on the ramp to I-476 the way i was going.
Well i couldn't take the turn for the ramp fast (light supplies in back) but I caught him on the highway. I touched 110. His window was down and it was the seasoned Porsche Salesman I am friendly with at Don Rosen's (been there since the 80's). I yelled I wasn't even trying!! (I just mentioned him in a post yesterday, "928s are built to last forever" Guy) This Euro Carrera was a gift from his Divorce Attorney who let it go to crap and gave it to him (owned him bad Divorce settlement) He is a very cool Guy and also owns 356C Sunroof Coupe in Silver. He likes 928s a lot too. Anyway we both downshifted from 5th to 4th and my 1983 US 928S immediately pulled away from him! I was very pleased with the car and surprised. Also glad we weren't pulled over
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05-21-2013, 04:46 AM
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Awesome! People don't realize how fast our 30 year old car is. Got a thumbs up from a Honda S2000 guy coming home from work.
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These short exciting moments make it all worth while. Our windows were down and the noises made by us both downshifting was an awesome 2 seconds!
Not many people on I-476 at 1:30pm so i didn't do anything too reckless. I was thinking at that speed downshifting, I seemed to have a huge advantage over the Carrera, aerodynamics? torque? both? not sure but I can't wait to see Eric at the Dealership.
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Aerodynamics. The 928s, 951, and S2 have an advantage at triple digit speeds. Lower speeds are a different story though.
Posted by: Mueller944S2 over on RL
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Many of the new cars have way much HP, so the 928 is not any competition, however on a road course a different story. 928 not a drag strip car but a road car!
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1983 porsche 928
1972 chevy corvette
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