Fantastic video, nice to hear the engine sing and the suspension working rather than some 90's Techno or whatever they usually overlay such things with.
Jethro is quite a handy driver too by the look of it. Not realised he is a 996 owner. Good man.
Anyone know exactly where that was filmed, road etc?
Looks like the B4391 from Ffestiniog towards Bala to me. An old favourite North Wales road of Evo's and mine.
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And if anybody fancies going I'm doing it on 7th may before heading over to Oswestry for Midlands Breakfast club.
Fastlane Spa-Francorchamps
Joined: 05 Mar 2017 Posts: 344 Location: Truro
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 5:57 pm Post subject:
poppopbangbang wrote:
Fastlane wrote:
In his comments below he says that the Aerokit came before the GT3. Is this true? I always assumed it was designed for the GT3 and then offered as an option for regular 996s. Were Sport Design wheels also offered before the GT3?
Yes totally true, my old car/Jethros car was built a year before the GT3 was launched and came from Porsche with the kit on it. My C4 left Porsche three months before the GT3 was launched and again had an aero kit and "GT3" wheels when it left the factory.
The Mk1 GT3 kit, wheels etc. were basically the optional bits you could spec on your Carrera as the Aero Kit but fitted as standard. So yes the GT3 ripped off the narrow body carrera Aero kit
Well blow me over with a feather - I didn't know that. Thanks for the clarification.
All those people with GT3s should in fact be changing their rear badges for "Carrera" ones...not the other way round _________________ Currently Porsche-less, Ariel Atom 3 310
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1991 Midnight Blue 964 turbo
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apollokre1d Sepang
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:25 pm Post subject:
Just watched it, nice video... seen a few 996 C4S's lately and its really starting to grow on me. _________________ Black 997 9e Turbo Manual
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rob_p Österreich
Joined: 20 Oct 2013 Posts: 905 Location: Leicester
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:03 pm Post subject:
Great video. 996 definitely on the up! _________________ 991.1 C2 (no mods, yet)
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4b4 Nürburgring
Joined: 15 Jun 2015 Posts: 421 Location: Suffolk
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 5:36 pm Post subject:
Great video - nice to hear some positive journo feed-back instead of the usual dross - I like the Guy without ever having met him! _________________ 2004 996.2 C4S Cabrio Tip in Arctic Silver
JonnyBaddeley Monza
Joined: 07 Feb 2017 Posts: 199
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 5:55 pm Post subject:
He's up,there with Sutcliffe and Harris on driving reviews IMO.
rottenbend Magny-Cours
Joined: 22 Aug 2010 Posts: 2588 Location: Hertfordshire
Fantastic video, nice to hear the engine sing and the suspension working rather than some 90's Techno or whatever they usually overlay such things with.
Jethro is quite a handy driver too by the look of it. Not realised he is a 996 owner. Good man.
Anyone know exactly where that was filmed, road etc?
Looks like the B4391 from Ffestiniog towards Bala to me. An old favourite North Wales road of Evo's and mine.
Cheers Jonny _________________ "911- the guilt-free supercar"
Current: 2003 C4S Coupe, seal/black
Ex: '02 C4S Coupe, '96 993 Targa, '88 Carrera Sport Coupe
kas750 Reims
Joined: 31 Mar 2013 Posts: 4114 Location: Chorley lancashire
I love that video. Always makes me want to go out for a proper drive! Then I remember that I live in the thames valley, with crowded over-policed goat-tracks for roads... _________________ "911- the guilt-free supercar"
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Ex: '02 C4S Coupe, '96 993 Targa, '88 Carrera Sport Coupe
alex yates Brands Hatch
Joined: 06 Mar 2014 Posts: 14476 Location: The Ribble Valley, Lancashire
I love that video. Always makes me want to go out for a proper drive! Then I remember that I live in the thames valley, with crowded over-policed goat-tracks for roads...
That’s a shame.
Lots of roads near us to hoon around on thankfully.
Nice video I have watched it about 100 times or more, Jethro give me with this video headache what I should buy my beloved C4S or Carrera 2 with gt3 kit on it, still my brain is working if I did right choosing C4S.
I'm guesing you all have watch it already bit diffrent cars but still worth to watch and see it 996 are real deal.
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