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Originally Posted by fusionist
This shift over 3k warning always makes me wonder, how in the world could you ever drive a Boxster and not shift over 3k? It seems impossible.
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This is the contradiction of the typical Porsche driver and the Porsche car itself.
Most Porsches never see a track or autocross event. Even the GT3's.
Many are only driven on weekends to get ice cream cones.
A person of high household net worth, who can afford such an expensive car in the first place, is generally cautious in all of their driving habits.
No speeding for the most part, no high RPM shifting. So the engine bears the brunt of the mismatch in driver and car.
It reminds of me of going to SCCA driving events vs. Porsche events:
At the Porsche event the turn out is smaller. They show up wearing "driving shoes' and Porsche Design shirts and hats. The gaps in the time sheets can be as much a second between cars. Mind you these are the people who actually show up to a driving event in the first place. To be fair Ferrari people are much worse.
Then you go to the SCCA event (mostly Japanese and American sports car). These guys haven't shaved in days and probably did not shower that morning, their jeans must have at least one oil stain per pant leg and they are probably hung over. but they drive the wheels off what they can manage to buy. The gaps in the time sheets might be down to tenths of a second down to sixth place. And if its its Autox you'll be lucky to get in six laps because the turn out is so much higher than the Porsche event.
Take my foot off the gas and it calms right down. Bizarre, but only happened twice. So far . . .
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