[GH85Carrera]

The GT2RS was unfortunately not for driving, just looking at. It was for sale, only $375,000. I offered a straight across swap of keys and title, and they did not want to do that, the bastages.

They had the instructor driving a Cayenne S in the front, leading the way, and slowing us down. I was forced to drive a Panamara GTS, a Macan base, and a 911 Carrera 4S. First up, the Panamara GTS. WOW, that thing is FAST and sounds great, and handles great. It has a ton of power, and sounds great, and is a blast. The Macan base felt like a slug, and then I remembered it is about the same speed for acceleration as my 911, dang fast 4 door car. Then the 911 4S. Double wow, wholly crap. That thing sounds wonderful, and man is if fast, just wow. Punch it and keep the pedal to the metal, er carpet, and it screams to 7,500 RPM, like a banshee. I just can't imagine a Turbo 911.

Then we got a hot lap ride in the Panamara GTS. I was in the back seat, with the local PCA pres, and the vice pres was in the front passenger seat. I was holding on when he did launch control. If was like the jump to light speed in Star Wars. My eyes truly (really, no joke) could not focus for a second as it hit 2nd gear and I was temporally disoriented, just a strange sensation I have never felt before.

He was hauling buns. He casually took turn one at 70, and punched it up the hill, and hit 102 before nailing the brakes before the hairpin. The PCA president has a 944 Turbo S that was a track set up gutted car, with race tires. He mentioned he once and only once managed to hit 102 on the way to turn 2. And he was alone in a lighted highly boosted 944 Turbo track car on gummy slicks, and not an nicely comfortable air conditioned barge with three passengers.

Overall a tough day at work.