The long awaited GT3 video

This video is 1 lap of mosport park in Ontario. the driver is my dad.
http://uploads.reality-check.ca/GT3_1a.avi

 

that car boogies

 

top speed in the video is ~260kph, which is awesome considering we added 4 degrees of wing before that was filmed. For those not auto savvy, adding wing gives downforce, allowing for higher cornering speeds, but increases drag, meaning less top speed

 

Damned work PC won't let m view it :sad:

 

NICE!!!!

the old man isn't a bad driver

 

I used an indeo codec, i had to get it really compressed, because full res is around 400meg

 

6 years and ~2500 laps of that track, he drives mosport better than some professional drivers.

 

Whats daddy do for a living?

 

executive

 

Nice, he sure did take off on that straight stretch

 

Nice lap. Good to see that car get's a great workout.

 

I'm still scared to open it up when i drive it

 

nice vid!!!!

car is amazing!!!

 

Yeah, I'd be scared going that fast too...The fastest I've been was 180 kph, and that was on the highway, and that was scary ops:

 

there's a couple corners on that track that are ~180kph

 

imagine getting a ticket at that speed

 

lol, the car is so stable at speed it feels like you're putting along at 200kph. i accidentally got up there on the 401 and was wondering why everyone was going so slow till i looked at the speedo and stabbed the brakes

 

Nice lap. Good to see that car get's a great workout.

 

I can drive 170kph at ease, but anything over it, is too fast for me
The intrepid can't handle any higher speeds

 

thats crazy
how much does it cost for him to go do that looks like super fun

 

pssshhh... I could do that with the blazer or not.... Sweet car, nice driving

 

What lap times does he get in it?

 

sexy

 

where can i get the codec?

 

the car you're driving has a lot to do with it. i can drive the GT3 at 200+ no problem, but if i take mine to 140 i'm scared shitless... mostly because im afraid it will fall apart

 

more than I could afford, even if i got the car for free.

~80 litres of 94 octane a day
tires usually last 2 or 3 events, they're like $3k a set
performance brake pads are ~1k, last 5 events
rotors, i dunno, they last awhile and probably cost a lot

 

fastest so far is a 1:36, fully 2 seconds faster then the old car. my dad seems sure he can do 1:32's in it, which would be very fast for mosport

 

maybe search google for indeo

 

At least he didn't opt for the Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake system, those are having problems with the rotors cracking and owners getting charged ~$45K USD for repairs! (It was 26K pounds/sterling)

 

yup, that's why we didn't do it. the composites are awesome for the street, and will last forever, but overheat em and they crack . plus, the performance gain you get is minimal over steel with upgraded pads. hopefully they will have updated the system in time for the 997 since they're going to be an option on all models.

 

45K for brakes.. good lawd

 

Yeah it's pretty retarded. Porsche advertises them as a solution for the track, and then they break and they don't warranty them.

 

If they didn't fucking crack they'd almost be worth it for the unsprung weight savings

 

Well of course the car has a lot to do with it If I had an STi, sure I'd drive it real fast, it's one of the most safest cars 8) I'm not afraid my intrepid will fall apart, I'm afraid it will blow up

 

Word, not to mention the heat resistance.

Lots of tuners are saying that they're cracking due to the lack of cooling that the car gets off the front end, but.. have you seen the front of a GT2? How can you get bigger scoops up there?!