Sounds rather nice in the process. Jorg Bergemeister at the wheel
Carrera GT beats its own Nurburgring lap time
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Carrera GT beats its own Nurburgring lap time
Sounds rather nice in the process. Jorg Bergemeister at the wheel
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Can't quite wrap my head around the fact that's a 20 year old car.
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No real surprise with new tyres. Tyres 20 years ago were really quite shite compared to what we have now.
How about not having a sig at all?
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WANT!
(And the yellow looks better now than ever)
Probably the most exotic vehicle I’ve happened across “in the wild” just parked up in a little village when I was out for a drive….
(And the yellow looks better now than ever)
Probably the most exotic vehicle I’ve happened across “in the wild” just parked up in a little village when I was out for a drive….
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If we're doing spotteds. I saw a yellow one being enthusiastically driven on the A830 out of Mallaig many years ago
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Had the same experience near home but back in 2006 when the car was pretty much brand new and I was 19. Made my legs go all a bit wobbly.
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Awesume
I wasn’t taken by the CGT at launch as all the mags reported spikey handling. Fell in love with it big time when Michelin created new tyres for it and the mags reported a revelation in handling,
At that time you could get one for £275k second hand….. times have changed slightly now….
I wasn’t taken by the CGT at launch as all the mags reported spikey handling. Fell in love with it big time when Michelin created new tyres for it and the mags reported a revelation in handling,
At that time you could get one for £275k second hand….. times have changed slightly now….
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Yep I always though maybe I could buy one one day... then they reached £650/750k and I think well, maybe if my career turns out really successfully. Now though... don't think that dream will ever realistically happen. 
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JFC, that twitch at 2:30 gave me a clench factor through the screen 
Dream car tamed (a little).
Dream car tamed (a little).
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What a gloriously exciting thing.
Dave!
Dave!
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Re: Carrera GT beats its own Nurburgring lap time
Just before HbP chimes in I have (thanks to him) of course had a ride in one on the alpine handling circuit at Millbrook as well... in short, they're quite nice. 
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Shame the throttle readout in the vid isn't calibrated correctly - it's showing full throttle at many points where you can hear it's being feathered, and almost always shows full throttle when he's stabbing it for a H&T downchange etc etc
Some pretty demon-quick changes for a manuel too.
Some pretty demon-quick changes for a manuel too.
speedingfine wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2024 7:34 am Just before HbP chimes in I have of course had a ride in one on the alpine handling circuit at Millbrook as well... in short, they're quite nice.