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Old 11-11-2019, 12:23 PM
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Guy sure does crash a lot
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pretty cool to be in that position.

come to the track, crash on saturday and race the back up car on sunday

baller all the way!
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Michael Mas FassFenderBender

I'm jealous just fyi👍
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good one Glen!
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I love that Porsche is making these videos.
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really cool stuff ......that would be the way to do it, multiple cup cars and full porsche support
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good to see him in the race world!
As a fellow rookie, i can relate.
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He's been crashing a lot less last few episodes
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......that would be the way to do it, multiple cup cars and full porsche support
Exactly. Why wouldn't you if you had his money and access? Life is short.

Not sure what his tracking background was prior to this but assuming it was minimal I'd say he made pretty good progress.

Interesting how much easier and more enjoyable to drive he found the RSR.
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Exactly. Why wouldn't you if you had his money and access? Life is short.

Not sure what his tracking background was prior to this but assuming it was minimal I'd say he made pretty progress.

Interesting how much easier and more enjoyable to drive he found the RSR.
He started racing in 2016 and did a similar amateur stint in Ferrari Challenge racing, with a 488 Challenge car before the Porsche Customer Racing program. He actually won races, but GT3 Supercup must be another level of competition compared to Ferrari Challenge series.

I think this YouTube series is also a subtle advertising ploy for Porsche Customer Racing. If you can write the cheque, we can offer you too a factory-backed racing experience. Pretty awesome. The production quality of these are stellar, wish they were longer and covered more of the race weekend experience.

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Exactly. Why wouldn't you if you had his money and access? Life is short.

Not sure what his tracking background was prior to this but assuming it was minimal I'd say he made pretty progress.

Interesting how much easier and more enjoyable to drive he found the RSR.
I was thinking the same thing.

But funny how certain cars are easier or harder to drive based upon our driving styles.
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Good stuff. I watched the first episode, got hooked, and binge-watched the rest.

I can relate to some of the experiences he describes - fatigue, mistakes, finding confidence without getting overconfident, effects of mood, having a blast, etc.

The RSR is lustworthy. Maybe in my next life ...
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No probs with this at all. Dempsey did the same thing, and then ended up on the podium at Le Mans and a GTE-Am team owner of a team that kicks ***.
I'd do the exact same thing with the funds these cats have. You'd be crazy not to!

I didn't know Fass was running with Porsche, knew about his stint with Ferrari Challenge. Looking forward to watching.
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Thanks for posting, very interesting, I would like to do some racing in Europe. Here's the last segment:

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