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Old Oct 5th, 2006, 05:15 PM   #2
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Oh yeah, I also went out as a passenger in Trevor's MCS and my instructor's e36 M3.

The MCS on PSS9s with monster brakes is quite the ride. Much more neutral feeling than my car in handling - I still think I might have too much rear bar, although I am starting to like it. But the PSS9 equipped car was so planted it was scary. R-compounds probably help, too. It was fun watching a Porsche Cayman S from a car length back :thumbsup:

The M3, which still has a stock motor, was scary fast. Where I was topping out at 100mph or so, the M3 would pull to 120mph before running out of steam. The suspension on this M3 was also really good. I was the passenger for a 45 minute session, and by the end my neck was sore from the cornering loads. :lol: I was suprised to see that the M3 was not an oversteering monster, but actually understeered a fair bit when provoked. My instructor said that at the speed you're going at The Glen, there isn't enough torque available to get the back end to step out.


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