I've just returned from an excellent trip to the Nurburgring over Easter. Usually, Easter at the 'Ring is a mostly social event thanks to ever increasing numbers making the track too crowded, but apart from Friday (which was very "crashy"), the 'Ring was remarkably quiet this year and some great lapping was to be had.
I went over in the new GT2 and it simply took my breath away. Whilst the car is running on N0 Cup tyres, the geometry is standard and I simply didn't expect it to be so good out of the box on track. Turn in is not as crisp as my old GT3 (which was heavily track focused), and that's no surprise, but once settled into the corner the balance was fantastic and confidence inspiring. Body control over the massive range of 'Ring bumps and cambers was excellent (PASM on Sport), without ever being too stiff (a big "no no" for the 'Ring). And the power out of the corners was of course very special - I had to redefine a number of braking points!
The only issue was ground clearance, with the brake cooling ducts and occasionally the front lower lip spoiler kissing the ground. No serious damage was done; just a grazing; but eventually they will probably crack. Still they are not massively expensive parts to replace.
PCCBs were utterly tireless. I was careful to cool the brakes off before stopping the car, and to blow out (with an air line) some of the holes in the rotors which had become filled with brake dust.
Oil usage now after 3,000 miles (in a month - yikes!), has been just over 1/2 litre.
All told, an absolute delight to drive. Thankfully it was 100% dry over the weekend, so I never had to grapple with varying grip levels and Cup tyres, but as someone who also drives a 964 Turbo, I doubt there could be a more pronounced example of vehicle development.
Here are a couple of pics courtesy of Jochen at Frozenspeed:
(Above: that's my old GT3 in the background being driven by a good friend who bought it from me.)
I went over in the new GT2 and it simply took my breath away. Whilst the car is running on N0 Cup tyres, the geometry is standard and I simply didn't expect it to be so good out of the box on track. Turn in is not as crisp as my old GT3 (which was heavily track focused), and that's no surprise, but once settled into the corner the balance was fantastic and confidence inspiring. Body control over the massive range of 'Ring bumps and cambers was excellent (PASM on Sport), without ever being too stiff (a big "no no" for the 'Ring). And the power out of the corners was of course very special - I had to redefine a number of braking points!
The only issue was ground clearance, with the brake cooling ducts and occasionally the front lower lip spoiler kissing the ground. No serious damage was done; just a grazing; but eventually they will probably crack. Still they are not massively expensive parts to replace.
PCCBs were utterly tireless. I was careful to cool the brakes off before stopping the car, and to blow out (with an air line) some of the holes in the rotors which had become filled with brake dust.
Oil usage now after 3,000 miles (in a month - yikes!), has been just over 1/2 litre.
All told, an absolute delight to drive. Thankfully it was 100% dry over the weekend, so I never had to grapple with varying grip levels and Cup tyres, but as someone who also drives a 964 Turbo, I doubt there could be a more pronounced example of vehicle development.
Here are a couple of pics courtesy of Jochen at Frozenspeed:
(Above: that's my old GT3 in the background being driven by a good friend who bought it from me.)
