Give up a 991 GT3 for a Superformance GT40?

[Cobra #3170]

Originally Posted by Mark IV

You are correct that the GT3 will do everything as well or better than the GT40 will and with less input/drama/noise, etc. But that is exactly the point of the GT40, we WANT the "60s" feel and experience!

I would think that for pure track use there are even better choices than the Porsche but that really is not the question; it is not "what is the best track day car?" but rather "do I want the 1960's experience?"

I was under the impression that it would be a combination car, if track day only there are dozens of better choices than a GT3. Radical SR8 would be a great choice for a very fast two seater 6min 58 seconds at Nuremberg ring. The general opinion seems to be that the 991 GT3 is a posh comfortable car, believe me it is not. It rides rougher than my Cobra on race tires, it scrapes on any driveway with a modest slope, it is barely legal for exhaust noise and the multidisk clutch clanks and clunks at idle like a race car. Again no argument from me if you want the 60's experience but if not, GT3 is the better choice.

[Bernica]

The original GT40's weren't without their issues to be sure. But today, technology has come a long ways! Love dem brakes!!!

Listen To Carroll Shelby's Concerns About The Burning Brakes Of The Ford GT40s At Le Mans

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by Bernica

The original GT40's weren't without their issues to be sure. But today, technology has come a long ways! Love dem brakes!!!

Listen To Carroll Shelby's Concerns About The Burning Brakes Of The Ford GT40s At Le Mans

The same Carroll Shelby who says on video that the GT40s "weighed 4000 pounds!" It seems his memory got a dash of his snake oil in the later years.