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Not exactly true. As many early 911 race cars and Jack Olsen have shown, if you use lap times as your “performance” metric, there are plenty of early 911s that are faster then a 997.1GT3RS and you can drive them on the street. It takes money and a few compromises but it’s not like a stock 997.1 GT3RS is a completely unobtainable benchmark. A 964RS on DOT slicks is faster then a 997.1GT3RS on street tires around some tracks.
Now if you want good heat, AC, sound deadening, dealer serviceability, and cross country reliability and tire wear while delivering 997.1GT3RS lap times......... then you need a GT3...... or water cooled Turbo with some mods....... or a Cayman with a lot of modifications........ or a C5 Z06 Corvette with good tires and $40k left over for a boat.
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