Ruf RT12 Driving Nirvana
Discussion
Here's a recent video from donington national circuit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7BHy9C9AkA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz9r2C-JBg4
Still breaking in the engine so under 5k......but i have to say that for a car that can stroll around town at 20mph comfortably and cruise the autobahn at speeds approaching 225mph with utter stability and cohesion, this car has incredible agility and taught handling characteristics on track despite the suspension settings having a clear bias towards high speed road driving, the steering feel and weight is perfection (standard 997 C2/GT3 steering rack) the ruf short throw crisp as u like, the brakes awesome, the rear end width enables you to carry serious speeds through sweeping corners and the chassis' rigidity is unreal and very noticable, especially when cornering where there is no flex at all enabling the front tyres to bite and eliminate understeer characteristics. The only thing that let's it down are the "continental sport contact 2 vmax" tyres which offer very limited grip when warm, let alone cold, due to their extremely hard compound designed of course to dissipate heat thus avoiding high speed blowouts, suffice it to say i'm looking into alternatives. Also the weight (circa 1475kgs) isn't ideal for the tighter corners on track but nevertheless she's no slouch
then again let's not forget she offers every driver creature comfort you would expect from a modern road car
and a 30kgs steel roll cage so they've done well to keep the weight below 1500
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7BHy9C9AkA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz9r2C-JBg4
Still breaking in the engine so under 5k......but i have to say that for a car that can stroll around town at 20mph comfortably and cruise the autobahn at speeds approaching 225mph with utter stability and cohesion, this car has incredible agility and taught handling characteristics on track despite the suspension settings having a clear bias towards high speed road driving, the steering feel and weight is perfection (standard 997 C2/GT3 steering rack) the ruf short throw crisp as u like, the brakes awesome, the rear end width enables you to carry serious speeds through sweeping corners and the chassis' rigidity is unreal and very noticable, especially when cornering where there is no flex at all enabling the front tyres to bite and eliminate understeer characteristics. The only thing that let's it down are the "continental sport contact 2 vmax" tyres which offer very limited grip when warm, let alone cold, due to their extremely hard compound designed of course to dissipate heat thus avoiding high speed blowouts, suffice it to say i'm looking into alternatives. Also the weight (circa 1475kgs) isn't ideal for the tighter corners on track but nevertheless she's no slouch
then again let's not forget she offers every driver creature comfort you would expect from a modern road car and a 30kgs steel roll cage so they've done well to keep the weight below 1500
what wheels are you running? 
You've got me thinking about new rims now... 
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