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nefarious986 · 11-23-2011, 11:33 PM

Quick update after my first DE @ Laguna. I had a BLAST .. thanks GGR!

A few personal notes:

1. I -->BADLY<-- need to learn how to heel and toe downshift. Rev-matching without heel and toe works for me on the street, but was so slow on the track I had to point 2-3 cars by on turn 11 almost every time.

2. Laguna requires / deserves respect. Those walls come up reeeal quick. There was a few incidents but thankfully everyone was okay.

3. Tires / brakes goes away real fast compared to AX, but then it should since you're driving for 20 minutes @ a time vs ~1 minute.

4. DE makes you want to spend money to mod the crap out of your little Boxster to not get passed on straights by GT3s and 911s ( LOL .. like that's even possible ).

5. GoPro mounts ( double side sticky mounts ) will NOT stick anywhere on our dash. =( I bought a new GP and was not able to record any of the laps.

11-23-2011, 11:33 PM	#31
nefarious986 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 207	Quick update after my first DE @ Laguna. I had a BLAST .. thanks GGR! A few personal notes: 1. I -->BADLY<-- need to learn how to heel and toe downshift. Rev-matching without heel and toe works for me on the street, but was so slow on the track I had to point 2-3 cars by on turn 11 almost every time. 2. Laguna requires / deserves respect. Those walls come up reeeal quick. There was a few incidents but thankfully everyone was okay. 3. Tires / brakes goes away real fast compared to AX, but then it should since you're driving for 20 minutes @ a time vs ~1 minute. 4. DE makes you want to spend money to mod the crap out of your little Boxster to not get passed on straights by GT3s and 911s ( LOL .. like that's even possible ). 5. GoPro mounts ( double side sticky mounts ) will NOT stick anywhere on our dash. =( I bought a new GP and was not able to record any of the laps. Last edited by nefarious986; 11-23-2011 at 11:35 PM.