Car of the Nordschleife | Porsche 911 Carrera RS (964) '92

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The 964 can do a sub 8 minute lap, but every time (based on my initial drives and spins) whenever you clear a corner you'd go, "I could have taken that corner in much faster...". But when you do try to take the corner faster, one bump over the kerb, or a slight correction on the wheel or pedals and it gives the automotive equivalent to a neck snap to the whole run.


Makes me wish we could at least insert Rear Wing A from GT Auto as insurance.
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This is why on my initial assessment of this Porsche I had said its only fault is the stock sports HARD tyres, they just do not have grip when you need grip...
 
Every time I get the chance to pick CotW, the 964 RS is on my short list to choose from. There is always a stronger pull to something else, either for nostalgia or under-the-radar reasons, that keeps me from choosing it. So, thank you @Pickle_Rick74 for finally doing it. I will have a full drive writeup this week before the holiday weekend, hopefully. The 964 RS is by far and away my favorite 911 of all. As the "Month of the Nordschleife" winds down, I can't think of a better car to end it with. It genuinely is one of my few dream cars still, and every time it shows up in the UCD, I buy a couple of them.
 
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Preliminary run..
I only drove two laps with the 964 and could not post an acceptable time [8:14] (I will though later)
This car is responsive and has the power to do a sub 8 minute lap but (and it's a big but), the sports hard tyres just do not give it any justice to what had got to be done. The stock tyres just do not have any appreciable grip when you need / want it most, I was slipping off in areas I normally do not and had to adjust my driving methods to keep this 964 on the track.
The tyres grip is the only complaint I have to say about this COTW.
Future better lap time coming
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Ok I tried hard and my best lap was my second and all laps after I just was pushing too much and just slipping off track.
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I also changed my tyres to SS just to see if there was any significant difference and there was...
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