![]() ![]() R, but none of those are accessible customer cars meant to be raced by gentleman drivers. Sure, there’s stuff like Formula E, Extreme E, eTCR, and VW’s wild I.D. The biggest thing is that it’s very hard to make an electric race car. Of course, battery life being what it is, qualifying mode is only good for a few laps, with race mode intended to last around 30 to 35 minutes, a good length for a sprint race. Timo’s quickest time around the track in qualifying mode would have seen him right in the middle of the grid for a GT3 race at that track. Porsche says that the GT4 E-Performance is quicker around many tracks than the 911 GT3 Cup. ![]() It’s the sort of change in speed that recalibrates your brain, that takes the car from jovial to intimidating.Įven after riding with Timo in qualifying mode, I couldn’t wrap my head around how quickly this car can go. Braking points move up, the top speed is hit with a quarter of the straight left to go. I wish I had more than four laps in that mode, because adding nearly 500 hp makes it seem like a different animal. (Editor's note: There is no German word to sufficiently express the grave humiliation of disrespecting a Porsche.)Īnother session in race mode, albeit with more conservative driving, and the car and I had become friends. GT4 GARAGE EDITOR HOW TOI need to learn how to say "sorry" in German. GT4 GARAGE EDITOR FULLIt was also deeply humbling to drive a one-of-one prototype into the garage full of gravel. The resulting half spin was a good learning moment for how to manage the car. ![]() Because the brakes are by-wire and blended, the pedal itself gave no indication that the brakes were locking up. ![]() The rear tires lock on entry, and then you’re along for the ride, the heavier car pivoting aggressively behind. That’s when I learned what happens when you trail too much brake. I started pushing braking points and mid-corner speeds. Even though I was in a car I’d never driven on a track I’d never seen, I was two seconds off Timo’s best time after four laps. A little patience, a little extra brake, and then a big move back to power gets it right up to speed. If you don’t trail brake into Ricardo Tormo’s tight corners, it wants to go straight. Timo was also very right about how to drive the thing, because of course he was. The top speed is gearing limited, and it hits that limit just before the end of the long front straight. Acceleration is constant and linear, to a point. The way it puts power down at speed is immediate. There is no traction control, but it’s not really needed (except from a standstill, where it will do a four-wheel burnout). If you’ve driven any modern EV, the GT4 E-Performance’s response is that, but also way way more. FreezeReverchon - ExterminatorSchwartzkopf - MindbenderTogo - Manhattan ExpressVekoma - Mind Eraser.My first session was an adventure. Lets see, Im just gonna list the major manufacturers and not some random designer as seems how everyone is doing it now.Arrow - Double LoopB&M - Batman Knight FlightCCI - VillainGCI - RFIIIntamin - Superman: Ultimate Escape (or whatever the pulse was named at SFWoAMack - Dark Knight at Great AdventureMauer Sohne - Steel Dragon at WaldameerMorgan - Phantoms RevengePremier - Mr. B&M: HulkGCI: GwaziCCI: CheetahGravity Group: The VoyagePremier: Mummy (Orlando)Arrow: PythonGerstlauer: Tony Hawks Big Spin (SFFT)Morgan: Steel ForceMaurer Shone: Hollywood Rip Ride RockitDinn: Texas GiantGiovinola: TitanMack: Sand SerpentIntamin: California ScreaminSchwarzkopf: ScorpionPTC: Great American Scream Machine (over Georgia)Vekoma: Rock n' RollercoasterTogo: New York New York RollercoasterI'm sure there has been a handful of other builders, none that make my list of the top of my head. Gemini, Cedar PointSchwarzkopf: Wild Cat, Cedar PointArrow: Cedar Creek Mine Ride, Cedar PointPTC (And John C. Oh god this list is going to be annoying to recall and make. ![]()
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