04-30-2009, 03:07 AM
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Location: Use 2B NW Ohio, now NE Ohio
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Shift at 2000 rpms, never exceed 2500 rpm, all corners taken slower than 15 mph, never any hard braking, nice slow start ups..... you know, drive like a typical 75 year old Corvette owner!
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04-30-2009, 04:56 AM
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Location: Tampa, Fl.
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For me it means drive out to the beach with the wife, top down (car, not the wife), on Saturdays and throw on some R compounds and take it Auto-Xing on Sundays.
Very, very few cars can do both at the level the 986 S can.
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04-30-2009, 11:28 AM
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Location: San Jose, CA.
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Originally Posted by Rob-00BoxsterS
Very, very few cars can do both at the level the 986 S can.
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As to what Rob said and also on my sig..although I didn't do AX last year due to other responsibilities 
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04-30-2009, 12:51 PM
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Location: Champaign, IL
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Not being affraid of breaking it with acceleration and braking
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Lov'n my boxster!
2013 Lexus IS350awd
2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser
2004 Porsche Boxster S
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04-30-2009, 01:01 PM
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Location: Chicago suburbs
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My car likes the upper rpm ranges and I like the sound. As soon as she's up to operating temp, I like to run her through the gears, on a twisty back road.
This around town stuff is too boring; that's what daily drivers are for.
Nice cake!!
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2002 Boxster S
1973 911 Green FrankenMeanie
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04-30-2009, 01:58 PM
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Location: Sacramento
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Prior to crashing my old 99' I used to get it sideways entering onramps when people used to say 'let's go for a spin'. Funny thing is I crashed the car in regular driving switching freeways,not even fooling around,how boring.
No I just open it up on on ramps and take turns modestly far when no one is around. (this will change once I get another alignment and different tires in the rear)
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-99' Zenith Blue 5-spd...didn't agree with a center divider on the freeway
-01' S Orient Red Metallic 6-spd...money pit...sold to buy a house 
Last edited by blinkwatt; 04-30-2009 at 02:00 PM.
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04-30-2009, 01:59 PM
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Location: Houston, Texas
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If you will sign up for a PCA high speed driver's ed class you will learn what the statement means. It totally changed how I think about Porsches and my base model 2.5 liter boxster in particular.
Holy cow the car is amazing. It takes an act of God to get the back end to break loose under good track and weather conditions, which you can't say about all porsches but you sure can say about the Boxster (and the Cayman).
I drive mine like I just stole it every time I get behind the wheel now. I shift at 6k and take turns as late and wide as possible.
I'm sure I will burn through tires, brake components, and even control arms at this rate, but it's worth it. There is no substitute!
Last edited by RandallNeighbour; 04-30-2009 at 02:10 PM.
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05-01-2009, 07:44 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: PA
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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
...I drive mine like I just stole it every time I get behind the wheel now. I shift at 6k and take turns as late and wide as possible...
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Not on the street, I hope
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