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Originally Posted by aschen
My intention is to visit the atlanta experience center in 2025 to drive gt4rs and a gt3. Surprised you preferred the 911 so heavily. I have a 718 GTS though the bargain 2.5T variant, to me the smaller lighter package is closer to the ideal sports car formula.
Seems like a good way to waste an afternoon and I have spent 1500$ worse ways. I have heard nothing but rave reviews from people who have been. Really have no desire to own any cars over say 100k, but 1.5k for a great afternoon fits my budget just fine.
Would like to do some more autocross, and HPDE in my personal cars this year as well.
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ATL is great, bigger museum, you'll love it ! To be honest, in previous years I've done the GT3 there, and the tracks at both PECs was too short for a car like that to stretch its legs. I hear ATL double its size though but have not returned since. I'll also say drifting a GT3 is hell, LOL, the car is just so good and grippy. I had more "learning time" in a slower car with smaller tires ! But I am happy I did the GT3 (and a ridealong in the GT4RS) because I got to see how mind blowing those cars are, and launch them 5x (like you not in my budget, ever so one time was cool).
I have college age kids for the next 4-8 years, so even a new base Porsche is off limits for me... This $1400 once a year (2x cars) is a fantastic way to have fun and also sample the new stuff I may be able to afford when it's 4-5y+ old, LOL, if the market ever remembers what depreciation is !
On the cayman/911... The 718GTS was first, it's a GREAT car do not get me wrong. The 4.0 is superb. I think it was more fun than the 911 on the tight stuff and I like that it feels smaller overall. Also great bucket seats. I'd have one, jsut not at that price. The 992 was a PIG on the tight slide course, 100% gas pedal triggered - never just by lifting like the cayman would. But it's also way more stable at higher speed track stuff and way more confidence inducing - it's personal thing I got used to having the engine out back and that traction (cayman is more "entry and rotation, less rear grip). ALL the instructors I chatted with said the Cayman was wonderful but the 911 is where it's at, time wise. My personal conclusion was that I disliked the 992's rear end visually and in particular the wing (look like a girl lifting her skirt) and if one day I get another, it'll be a 991.2 T or GTS with a duck tail (or a Boxster GTS).