Today, my husband wrote an article about what happened when he drove the GT3 at Suzuka Circuit at the end of last year. Please take a look.

Last year, the Porsche driving school in October was cancelled due to heavy rain, so we could not drive the GT3 on the circuit. This time, I would like to review my impression of the GT3 and compare it with the Boxster GTS.

GT3 to Suzuka Circuit

After preparing helmets and driving gloves, we left home early in the morning and headed for Suzuka Circuit.

As always, high-speed stability is excellent. On the well-paved Shin-Meishin straight, it runs as if it sticks to the asphalt. Anyway, there is less pitching in the longitudinal direction, and it feels more stable than the Boxster GTS because it has a stronger sense of being pressed down to the ground.

This time, two 30-minute slots will be run. Both are mixed slots for the High Class and Beginner Class.Since the number of cars running was quite large (48) and we could not aim for a fast time, we tried to drive carefully to confirm the behavior of the GT3 on the circuit.

First, familiarization run

On ordinary roads, the GT3 is frankly too much for me. There are few places in Japan where you can enjoy an engine that revs up to 9000 rpm. Therefore, it is always necessary to restrain the GT3 from trying to run and drive, and to control it as if it were a tame beast.

But not this time. It's a circuit.Moreover, it is an international racing course at the world-famous Suzuka Circuit.Naturally, there is no speed limit, and the GT3 can be driven to the fullest.

We quickly got out of the pits and started the familiarization run. While getting heat into the tires, we checked the handling and engine feeling.

Slowly passing through the first and second corners and entering the S-shape. First, let me give you my impression here.easy to driveMy first impression is that it is very easy to use. It has very little roll and turns exactly as you expect it to.This straightforwardness is unmatched by the Boxster GTS.

From the reverse bank, the car flows into Dunlop Corner. The ground contact with the road surface is unbelievable, and the car exits Degner and enters the hairpin. Here, too, the turning performance is amazing. Although we were driving lightly since this was a familiarization run, it was still refreshing to feel the car move effortlessly.

From the spoon, the back straight and the chicane after 130R. Again, that was the Boxster at theYou had to work harder to get it bent, didn't you?I run through it aloof, thinking, "I'm not going to be able to do this.

Unleash the GT3!

The grandstands come into view, second gear, then third, and the GT3 whips into full acceleration, as if to release the frustration of the past!

The rev counter needle shows no sign of waning even after passing 7,000 or 8,000 rpm. I say simply, "no sign of slowing down."The power at such a high RPM range and the speed at which the RPM rises is at a level never experienced before.Rather powerfully from here, the needle of the rev counter accelerates to 9,000 rpm.

The accelerator is left depressed, the clutch is disengaged, and the gearshift is thrown into 4th gear.The GT3's manual transmission automatically controls revs and seamlessly connects gears.So, the loss of speed is quite small. That said, theAcceleration G is so strong that the gas pedal inevitably slackens.

I need to practice shifting gears while stepping a little more and make it a habit for myself.

I was braking at 230, 240, and then at 250 km/h or thereabouts, I eased off the gas pedal. Since this was my first time to drive a PCCB on a circuit, I did not know how hard to step on the gas pedal and how much to stop.

At any rate, if you step on it at 70-80% of the expected level, it slows down more than expected and becomes rather excessive.."PCCB awesome!!!!With the "S" in the first corner and the second corner cleared, the car enters the S-shape, impressed with the "S" and the "S".

When I drove the S-curve as hard as I could in 3rd gear, it was just so easy to clear the road.Lateral G is very strong, so step on the left foot and fix it so that the neck is not taken away.The driver, an uncle over 40 years old, tried his best to hold back the Gs and drive the GT3 with a bite. Then, his left hip joint screamed and his leg began to spasm (sweat).

This is where he realizes his lack of daily exercise and training.