2005-04-29 estimated Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS 1:36 Unknown 3:16 Chasing a 964 Turbo lapping in 1:36. According to its owner, a racing-specification 964 Turbo 2. 2005-09 estimated Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS 1:36.997 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 1:54 Dry throughout, with the personal best improved by about 1.2 seconds. Rated a time that stands comparison with that year's PCJ Cup results. Unknown Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS 1:37 Unknown 6:48 Oversteer immediately after the personal best lap. Contact avoided. 2005-11-09 confirmed Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS 1:37 Unknown 8:55 With tyre pressure at 2.3 and anti-roll bars F2:5 / R3:3, from 1:37 into the 1:36 bracket. 2005-10-19 confirmed Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS 1:38.592 ADVAN A048 MH 1:49 A lap close to the day's best (1:38.592). Also sets out how the times moved with each setup change and compares A048 MH with PS Cup. 2005-10-19 confirmed Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS 1:39.440 ADVAN A048 MH 225/45/17 1:48 First run on A048 MH at Sportsland SUGO. Against 1:36.9 on Michelin PS Cup on 8/10 (around 20 degrees), only 1:38.5 came in the better conditions of around 15 degrees — an unexpected result. Anti-roll bar, tyre pressure and ride height were varied through the session, leading to the hypothesis that Michelin is faster on circuits with high surface grip (μ); Fuji Speedway follows on 10/20. 2005-09 estimated Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS 1:40 P-ZERO CORSA (other car) 3:10 A 964 RS chasing a 911 GT3 RS. A record of the time coming down from the 1:45 bracket on day one to 1:40. 2003-2005 estimated Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS 1:40.840 P-ZERO CORSA / Pilot Sport Cup 3:51 Tyre comparison. CORSA gives clear grip feel and drifts easily but wears fast; PS Cup feels on-rails and lasts. A practice session including deliberate oversteer. 2005-09 estimated Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS 1:49 Unknown 6:57 Every lap within 1:49 plus one second. In the wet at Sportsland SUGO the kerbs have extremely low surface grip (μ), so they are barely used. Audio removed. 2005-09-26 confirmed Fuji Speedway (new) Porsche 964 Carrera RS 2:01.7 ADVAN A048 MH F225/45/17 R255/40/17 10:12 First time at Fuji Speedway. The front anti-roll bar was changed F2/5 → F4/5 → F5/5, taking the time 2:05 → 2:02 → 2:01.7. The final setting is self-assessed as a failure for excessive understeer, with improvements listed for braking, first gear at the chicane and the line through 100R (written 95R in the original). 2005-09-26 confirmed Fuji Speedway (new) Porsche 964 Carrera RS 2:07 ADVAN A048 MH 3:06 Around lap four of the first Fuji Speedway visit. Checking the strong turn-in with the anti-roll bar at F2/5, plus an introduction to a 993 GT2 with a high-mounted wing. Includes a scare being pushed out towards the grass before the chicane. 2005-11-03 confirmed Suzuka Porsche 964 Carrera RS 2:30.211 Unknown 7:20 Endurance-format event at Suzuka run by RUSH CUP (“RUSH Matsuri”, 3 November 2005). One lap from the second stint (2:30.211). A moment of agitation around 5:30; the phone is being checked for the pit-in time because the clock had failed. 2005-04-29 estimated Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Unknown 3:17 Chasing, part 2. Talk of a well-finished car built up from a bare shell. 2005-04-29 estimated Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Unknown 3:19 Chasing, part 3. A fast car, notable for its wastegate note and its good balance. 2005-08 estimated Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Unknown 2:53 Weather turning from half-wet to dry. A run that shows the stability of the 996 GT3 clearly. 2005-04-29 confirmed Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Unknown 4:36 R32 GT-R and 964 RS running. 2005-09 estimated Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Unknown 1:56 A heart-stopping shift-lock moment in the wet at Sportsland SUGO. Published deliberately as a symbol of how frightening WET running is. 2005-09-26 confirmed Fuji Speedway (new) Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Unknown 6:02 Third session with the 964 RS and an NSX at Fuji Speedway. around 1998 estimated Fuji Speedway (old) Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Unknown 5:41 Running centred on two 964 RS. Japanese cars in the mix as well. 2005-09 estimated Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Unknown 3:55 A 911 GT3 RS spin recorded from both the onboard and the following 964 RS. The sense of being pulled away from on the straights is on a par with a 993 GT2. around 1998 estimated Fuji Speedway (old) Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Unknown 3:37 An entry about being remembered on a message board seven years on, and about plans to return. around 1998 estimated Fuji Speedway (old) Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Michelin Pilot Sport 10:00 Chasing a yellow NSX, then repeated oversteer after passing it. Recalled as the most aggressive period, back when the costs were still being covered by someone else. A big crash followed six months later. around 1998 estimated Fuji Speedway (old) Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Unknown 10:04 Running between two 964 RS. around 1998 estimated Fuji Speedway (old) Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Unknown 8:26 Close running between two 964 RS (just short of tail-to-nose). around 1998 estimated Fuji Speedway (old) Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Michelin Pilot Sport 6:06 Another cut from the NSX chase. Also notes the tyre situation of the time (no 205/50/17 S-compound available). 2004-09 estimated Suzuka Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 5:05 Struggling with the new chicane after the rebuild and the entry beyond Gyaku-bank. Dropped by a 993 GT2 on the straights. 2005-08-07 confirmed Honjo Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Unknown 1:49 First run at Honjo. Struggling with a severe layout that calls for first gear. 2005-10 estimated Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Unknown 4:10 964 RS and 993 GT2 running. Unknown Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Unknown 2:10 The corner speed and stability of a slick-shod 996 Cup rated as being on another level. Unknown Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Michelin Pilot Sport 2:58 The power difference is obvious from Umanose through the final corner to Turn 1. Ground is made back on the exit of the S-curves and elsewhere. 2003 estimated Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Michelin Pilot Sport (changed from CORSA) 4:31 Chasing an F360 Challenge. Oversteer behaviour is sharper than on CORSA, and a moment of unsettling the car in the heat of it is published as a lesson. 2003-09 estimated Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 1:46 The 993 RS is close to neutral and never gets unsettled, while the 964 RS needs busy steering. Also considers how wing shape (home-market spec versus the RS CS item) changes behaviour on the straights and in high-speed corners. 2006-10-18 confirmed Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Unknown 2:11 964 RS, 964 Turbo and 996 Cup running. 2006-10-18 confirmed Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Unknown 4:38 964 RS and 993 GT2 running. 2006-10-18 confirmed Sportsland SUGO Porsche 964 Carrera RS No lap time Unknown 2:38 964 RS and 996 Cup running.