TomK wrote: ↑Sat Nov 09, 2019 10:48 pm
mr wilks wrote: ↑Sat Nov 09, 2019 6:17 am
i'm pretty confident any 997 or 981 would be fine on any average track day just as it left the factory
I think you'll find quite a few porsche owners who might not agree with you there
mr wilks wrote: ↑Sat Nov 09, 2019 6:17 am i'm clearly not getting my point over with this one
i simply have absolutely no interest whatsoever in any part of the trackday scene & your difficulty understanding why i don't because i like performance cars is a little baffling
No you're not, you're right. It seems to me that you're convinced your way is the right way and won't entertain any other way,.
Maybe you won't like driving on track or the 'track day scene' as you eloquently put it, but until you actually try it why be so derogatory about it? It all seems weirdly defensive. I think we all get the premise that you don't like the idea of driving on track, but to suggest to someone else that is thinking about it that they're better off going on a 'hoon' on 'empty' roads is disingenuous at best imo.
Anyhows, I'm off to drive this guy tomorrow, sadly no track but we're heading out of the cotswolds
I might just have some non track related fun would you believe...
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Ok Tom lets clarify at this point for those who haven't read the thread or replies thoroughly ( yourself included )
The OP wrote
" I’d love to be able to really drive my car hard as only an M likes however, I would never in a million years take it on a track, "
I replied on the roadtrip suggestion that may prove a answer to his quandary , at no time have i been disingenuous or derogatory towards trackdays ( feel free to find those & highlight) i simply replied to the constant snide remarks you added throughout over why i should try one or why you can't understand anyone with a interest in cars would not want to do one
I also suggested any stock 997 or 981 would be fine for a "average" track day
you say they won't ? i presume they are equally specced in terms of handling , cooling , braking than say a stock Si E85 E86 / ZM ? so in effect you are implying that no owner of these should consider any track day unless they have upgraded their car from stock ?
Hope you enjoyed the day out in the Cotswolds , looks a nice car but to get anything from it surely better off on a track
Driving it on the roads might be a little dull for you unless of course ( your words ) you are either a hot shoe , Walter Rohl or a total c### . . . . i'l hedge my bets on that one ( your words too )
I'm off out with the dogs now , my misanthropy has flared up , might take the car out for a blatt around the Ribble valley later when i'm in the mood