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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Likely. As an old guy driving a 35 year old 911 I was just amazed at the autocross we held this Sunday at how many "kids" that were very young driving new cars and really happy to see them. I was once 19, with a new 1974 914 2.0 and I was ultra competitive back then. Now I just go to have fun, and I guess my weird sense of humor is missed by many folks. I only autocross for my enjoyment and don't care one wit if some 19 year old driving a 2020 Scion is faster than me.

To see the 19 and 20 something crowd from SCCA out on track was wonderful. It makes me hope the car guy culture will live on. They are driving a computer, and the computer is driving the car. There was guys with new cars and most were from the last few years. Only one Camaro from 1999 and my old 1985 Carrera. I am the dinosaur, I get that. We did not run for any trophies, or any prize at all. It is timed only so the driver can see if they did better or worse than the last run.

I have driven a new Cayman and a 911 on the track and it is just a fantastic car. It downshifts two gears in milliseconds, and the stability and traction control are just astonishing. Stand on the loud pedal and it up-shifts faster than one can blink, literately. Lots faster, but so what. I still think my old 911 is just more fun driven fast.

Just an opinion. My old man opinion.

I never tracked my old '88 targa, but I wish I had. I did drive enthusiastically at times and places where it was safe to do so. It was an amazing, engaging car to drive. My new boxster is amazing, and it's capabilities are greater than the old 911, but from a certain point of view, the 911 was more enjoyable.