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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 09:26 AM
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Differnt car, if he is used to porsche then he could be slower in a car he is not used to. Im playing devils advocate. I like both cars equally but I dont completly believe this.
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Either way you're required to do it Tampa style. $1500 kit still gets $4.99 rattle can paint job. Bonus points if you use 2 different colors of gray.
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 09:29 AM
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Also they used a J-spec car in the original test, there is the difference in tires. They dont use run flats in japan for one. The US-Spec GT-R is not the same as the Japanland one. So this test dosnt prove as much as first glance suspects.
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 09:38 AM
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25 seconds is a huge discrepancy
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 09:42 AM
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AAAHAHAA at porsche. Whats next they are going to say the beast ZR-1 cheated too......
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 09:49 AM
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i couldnt of been 25 secs diff.. thats alot for a time attack.. isnt it??? maybe they ment .25? idk lol
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 09:56 AM
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Porsche takes their engineering seriously. I would doubt they would come up with this statement without thoroughly confirming it.
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 10:02 AM
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ehh...
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by edmel89
i couldnt of been 25 secs diff.. thats alot for a time attack.. isnt it??? maybe they ment .25? idk lol
The Ring is almost 13 miles long, not 2-4 miles long like a standard track.

25 seconds is possible if your a 1/4 - 1/2 second slower on most turns on the track. It adds up quick.
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Either way you're required to do it Tampa style. $1500 kit still gets $4.99 rattle can paint job. Bonus points if you use 2 different colors of gray.
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 11:14 AM
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Fear not. Regardless of track times I don't think Porsche is gonna have to worry much about Nissan taking much market share from them.
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by g-50Cab
Porsche takes their engineering seriously. I would doubt they would come up with this statement without thoroughly confirming it.
I would hope so, calling someone a cheater is a pretty bold statement without evidence.
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