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really experience some of what all the road
tests have touted for months. The car just
gets better the faster and harder you push it.
Clearly reserving the best for someone far
more capable than me, but it does make you
feel almost super-human. Did I mention the
engine noise?
For the next 40 minutes or so, we continued
to work on driving techniques that would
enable this rookie to exploit as much of
this incredible car's capabilities as possible,
while careful not to go beyond my own. I
have some solid DE experience in my 991
Carrera; yet making any comparison to the
GT3RS seems fruitless. Everything is turned
up to 11. Yes the basic DNA is there, but the
assault on your senses distorts your reality to
the point where you just have to take it all in
and enjoy the drive.
As we climbed out of the Lava Orange
beast, we debriefed and Kevin asked about
my experience. I searched for the word to
describe my day. "WOW" is about all I
could say. What a terrific experience and
I come away humbled and grateful for the
opportunity of driving these pinnacle GT cars
at speed.
Thanks to my instructor Kevin Clifford
and Colin Smith and the team at Porsche
North America in Atlanta for allowing me
to experience the new Cayman GT4 and
the GT3RS on track back to back. I would
encourage anyone who has a passion for the
Porsche brand to make the trek to Atlanta
and take advantage of this terrific facility and
everything it has to offer.
- RIC
Amazingly the GT3RS just
