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Originally Posted by Fly911
Sugarwood, driving or racing an old 911 is not about lap times! Not at all! It's all about fun! An old 911 can be dangerous in the hands of an unskilled driver. But to master the quirkiness and idiosyncrasies of the old 911 is the most rewarding thing you can do with your pants on! The car will punish you on your mistakes, probably more than any other car. But the reward when you get it right, and you learn how to drive a "slow" car fast, is much more fun than just jump in a fast car and drive! You can buy a 500Hp Corvette and put on slicks, and have great lap times. But that doesn't make you a good driver. What makes you a good driver is to gradually master the old 911, get the line right, get the breaking points as late as possible, keep you head cool (and the gas pedal down) when the car starts to over steer, use the momentum and the 200Hp to propel you out of the turns, and gradually keep up with the high horsepower cars. That is much more rewarding than some tenth of a second on your lap times!
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That about sums it up.
Master an old 911 and most other cars will seem easy to drive at speed.
My IMSA GTO/Trans AM Camaros have double or triple the power but take less car control skill than my modified 911.
