Z4 3.0si & 911 GTS

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Marlon

Lifer
 Lancs.
Had a glorious days driving with my brother who’s recently bought a 911 GTS.
Covered 160 miles across the Bowland Fells and Yorkshire Dales – reached as high as the Tan Hill Inn for those who know the area.
Swapped cars on drive back – the GTS is a 7 speed dual clutch PDK auto pushing out 444bhp. Hells bells on earth, its a feckin monster especially in Sport + where it holds the gears to 4,000 revs, and the noise Wow :evil:
An all round great driving experience, but I was happy enough returning to my manual. My brother loved the top down experience and manual shifting in the Zed - I couldn’t shake him through the twisties :driving:

Some pics, a misty start

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Tan Hill Inn (highest pub in England):

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Sounds like a grand day out!

Some good photos too. :thumbsup:

All it's done down here is rain today, but it was forecast so on Friday our local monthly meet scheduled for this morning was called off. :(

It sounds like your brother has bought a beast! :)
 
You can see why I chose the manual 7 speed for my 911. Looks like a good fun day.
 
Nice day out Colin , , all places i know well , , i like the Stonyhurst start point :wink: even in the early mist its a special place , & i see the Jubilee tower in pic 2 , shame you couldn't see the view :(
Great pics :thumbsup:
 
Some smashing pics there Marlon - looks like a good day out :thumbsup:
Is your car ever dirty? :D
 
mr wilks said:
Just realised pic 3 should be before pic 2 :wink:
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Yep - you're quite right Andy, don't think there's anyone who knows those roads better.
I planned most of the route after following you over the years :thumbsup:
 
Looks great Marlon :thumbsup:

We had a nice motoring day yesterday, up at the crack of dawn to tackle some of the most exciting roads around these parts!

All said and done Attilio and I spent about 10 hours (6am to 4pm) just driving, stopping to refuel (ourselves :lol: - coffee and what not) and then back on the road! Narrowly missed a speed van thanks to a decent chap going the other way who flashed to warn us :)

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M4, E92 M3, E90 M3, Z4M, and my 3.0 Z4

Not much compares to days like these :)
 
That sounds like a great day out Marlon! Always wanted to test a 911 too :)

There’s very little that beats driving a fine car on interesting and challenging roads, even better when you’re with friends and like-minded people! :thumbsup:

@Peter-E36: yes, I was indeed nearly 10 hrs, it flew by though,,,thanks for posting!
 
pvr said:
You can see why I chose the manual 7 speed for my 911. Looks like a good fun day.
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Yep, I bet yours is a peach of a drive :driving:
My brothers is a DD he's covering a lot of miles and lots of city driving hence the auto box - he has several weekend toys, all manual :wink:
 
Peter-E36 said:
Looks great Marlon :thumbsup:

We had a nice motoring day yesterday, up at the crack of dawn to tackle some of the most exciting roads around these parts!

All said and done Attilio and I spent about 10 hours (6am to 4pm) just driving, stopping to refuel (ourselves :lol: - coffee and what not) and then back on the road! Narrowly missed a speed van thanks to a decent chap going the other way who flashed to warn us :)

M4, E92 M3, E90 M3, Z4M, and my 3.0 Z4

Not much compares to days like these :)
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Can't beat a full days driving on the right roads - looks like you had a great time :driving: :thumbsup:
 
obewan said:
Some smashing pics there Marlon - looks like a good day out :thumbsup:
Is your car ever dirty? :D
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It was filthy, but red doesn't show it on pics.
So tired when I got home I haven't cleaned it yet :(

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