This car was commissioned to be built by his Dad to honor John Paul Jr. and draw awareness to Huntington's Disease. His son just turned 15 and is piloting this 935 around Road Atlanta in the vid below. He has been bred to do this from a young age - mainly through carting.
Yes it is Dave...another 4 seconds, it'll be as fast as a teener!
Willis is coming on strong and his dad is not only very wealthy, he's a total gear-head. Truth be known - the boost was turned down for Willis - its capable of making 750 hp - not sure of its output here but it was still relatively high (but not THAT high).
They turned down P _ _ _ _ _ E this year - conflicts with schooling. Must be nice to have "those" kind of options...
T
QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Oct 5 2016, 10:48 AM)
...And the car is positively BRUTAL!!
--DD
raynekat
Oct 5 2016, 12:46 PM
Video became 1000% better after they lost the music. What are people thinking when they add music to a Porsche track video. Is it supposed to make the video more exciting? Not too me, just aggravates me to no end. Crazy to me....
I'd like to hear what that 935 engine sounds like with a little more HP dialed in.
Cracker
Oct 5 2016, 01:50 PM
QUOTE(raynekat @ Oct 5 2016, 02:46 PM)
Video became 1000% better after they lost the music. I'd like to hear what that 935 engine sounds like with a little more HP dialed in.
Wow - that was enjoyable. Yeah, to be young and unaware of one's own mortality.....Looked like he was doing a good job though.
Dave_Darling
Oct 5 2016, 04:36 PM
QUOTE(Cracker @ Oct 5 2016, 08:13 AM)
Yes it is Dave...another 4 seconds, it'll be as fast as a teener!
Depends on the 914. And the driver. (I would be about forty seconds a lap slower, myself!!)
But I didn't mean brutal as in "a fast time around the track", but as in "lots of power comes on at once in a big wallop and is one heck of a handful". Even with the car "dialed back" you can still see there are a number of times he has to catch it when the turbo spins up and shoves all the air in.
--DD
fixer34
Oct 5 2016, 05:13 PM
What is the squealing noise? When he hits the brakes??
Catorse
Oct 5 2016, 05:28 PM
QUOTE(fixer34 @ Oct 5 2016, 04:13 PM)
What is the squealing noise? When he hits the brakes??
sounds like a glazed over or vibrating pad. Not a sound I'd want to hear on a race car...
pete000
Oct 5 2016, 05:34 PM
Impressive !
Racing brakes make lots of groaning and squealing noises...
Cracker
Oct 5 2016, 05:36 PM
Actually boys...its totally normal. You'll hear on many, many race cars - including my own. Everything is fine and right.
Tony
QUOTE(Catorse @ Oct 5 2016, 07:28 PM)
QUOTE(fixer34 @ Oct 5 2016, 04:13 PM)
What is the squealing noise? When he hits the brakes??
sounds like a glazed over or vibrating pad. Not a sound I'd want to hear on a race car...
carr914
Oct 5 2016, 05:36 PM
that car was built in Tampa
Cracker
Oct 5 2016, 05:38 PM
So nothing happens like this in Tampa without you knowing about it - cool!
T
QUOTE(carr914 @ Oct 5 2016, 07:36 PM)
that car was built in Tampa
Cracker
Oct 5 2016, 05:45 PM
This is Jim Pace - an amazing driver in his own right piloting the same car at Road America. I can assure you Jim wouldn't step into the car without it being 100% correct. It sounds really no different from the Road Atlanta video - maybe they were running full boost. You can also hear the brakes squealing again - all good.
PS: For anyone who wants to ever get onto a race track - watching Jim's videos is worth every second. This one has real-time commentary and is certainly worth the 10 minutes it runs.
Thanks for posting the Pace vids. I didn't know this guy from a hole in the ground, and I can't believe how much I enjoyed his commentary. Really awesome stuff!
mb911
Oct 6 2016, 09:47 AM
Very cool reminds me of my 911 turbo conversion wicked fast add a couple hundred hp to that with a race car weight and look out.. The boost coming on in my car was so awesome but also so scary at times as well..
Cracker
Oct 10 2016, 07:25 PM
Amazing all that we don't know...right below out nose too! He is a real master of high horsepower, no driver aids, cars of yesteryear. Glad you enjoyed him - there's plenty more out there.
Tony
QUOTE(Catorse @ Oct 6 2016, 11:37 AM)
Cracker,
Thanks for posting the Pace vids. I didn't know this guy from a hole in the ground, and I can't believe how much I enjoyed his commentary. Really awesome stuff!
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