W211 BEAST

I was on Wilshire tonight heading West towards Westwood near the Beverly Hilton. I see a white 997TT come up next to me with 3 guys in it (I was driving with my girlfriend) and the guy in the back did a motion to race. I nod yes and go to downshift into second. By the time I downshift he already took off. (I was in C mode, forgot to switch to S). I hit the gas and took off. Within a couple of seconds I took the lead. I kept gaining on him until we came into a turn, I didnt trust his driving (luckily) so I slowed down on the turn and he took the lead. By the time we came out of the turn there was too much traffic to continue. I dont know if he was stock or not but we stopped for a second and talked about how much we loved eachothers cars. I also dont know if he was auto or stick. Good fun for the night though. I think I only took the lead because of the 3 people in the car and the fact that it was a convertible.

occarfan

3 adults in 997TT?
I'd hate to be in the back.

NSX2NV

Awesome! Win or Lose I'd take a 997TT Cab over an E anyday.... sorry guys

PerisanGodFatha

are you sure it was a 997TT? cuz ive driven that car, and ive been shot gun in that car, it is much faster than my car... But nice win

cte430

I can't imagine sitting in the back seat of my car LOL!

Jakpro1

"You guys are nuts, there's plenty of room back there!!"

Vic55

Me neither therefore I wont . And the 997tt cab is not much slower than the coupe in relation to the 996tt vs. 996tt cab.

Code3 Performance

Glad to see you had fun!!!

I'm very familiar with that area -- so many sweet cars on a daily basis. Love it.

W211 BEAST

the guy in the back had his head about 2 feet higher than the other 2 guys, and it was easy to tell that he was much smaller. LOL. I agree with the godfatha though. I think he should have thrown me into his rear view, I don't think the guy knew what he was doing. It takes practice to get the most out of a Porsche, and the way these guys were cruising around it seemed like they just got it. A lot of fun though. I'd love to meet up with him again.

W211 BEAST

and yes. I'm sure it was a tt. I was raised around porsche and I adore them. And about the whole sitting in the back thing... I used to do it when I was like 6 in my brothers 86 911 cabrio. Even then I was uncomfortable as s***

Tymah123

That's why the guy in the back motioned for a race, he wanted to get to the destination faster.

Peter_02AMG

W211 BEAST

LOL. With all that wind in his face I'm surprised he could breathe. We went from about 40 to about 120. We got to 120 before I knew it and thank god the turn came cause I didn't really want to go any faster. Especially since I Had someone win the car with me

III II I I AMG

so as a result, those 997tts are faster than our cars huh.. by alot i see.. nice win..

W211 BEAST

I'm confused. What point were you trying to get across?

If you were trying to say that I'm lying, I wasn't. I have no reason to. I see what happens around here to liars. LOL.

Vic55

I dont think he was saying that but Ill tell you this, a turbo cab with its top down and 3 peeps in it will be a slower car.

W211 BEAST

I didn't think he was but I was just clarifying.

Believe me, I know how fast tts are. I know a 996 coupe would probably spank me silly if driven right. This cab with the 3 guys in it was a lot heavier. Porsches strong point is the weight, when you add the soft top and 3 ppl it screws it. Personally I don't think the 997tt is a thuroughbred, I think it's more of a cruiser.

And btw... I'm one of those guys that thinks the last real 911 was the 993. Air cooled baby. Never the less the new radiator is 100000000 times better, I just love tradition. And I won't go into what I think about the boxster.

Vic55

The 997TT is the Porsche "daily driver flagship" IMHO but its not their track car that often it gets confused for. Those are reserved for RWD 997 GT2's, GT3, and GT3 RS's. I like to think my 997TT is a cruiser too but quite a fast one at that but still having some characteristics of a super handler as well.

When you are in Irvine or down here, lets do some "mexico" runs

W211 BEAST

r u kidding? I raced that guy thinking I was gonna lose and I got lucky. I'd love to meet up for some runs but just to see how much I'll lose by. LOL. Believe me... I know what a 997tt is capable of, it's one of my dream cars.

Vic55

Ill buy the beers at Tiajuanas too....

W211 BEAST

Sounds good to me. Im dropping my car off at the dealership this Friday to get new sway bar bushings or sway bar endlinks (I'm not sure which I need), and after that I'm taking my car over to Serg for new brakes. I'm down for a meet after that. Maybe next weekend? Maybe a small meet at TJs with a few guys if you're down.

I'd buy the beers but they might card me. Lol