Ross Clarke-Jones, Mark Webber, and a Porsche 911 - video

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Stu Nettle (stunet)
Swellnet Dispatch

Ross Clarke-Jones teams up with Formula 1 whiz Mark Webber, to tick an item off his half-century bucket list: a lap around Eastern Creek with Webber riding shotgun.

A novice driver, a 250km/h car, and the fastest turn in Australia, what's the worst that could happen...?

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thermalben Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015 at 4:11pm

A Ha! This is the arvo racing session Ross was talking about a few days before he went to NZ.

https://www.swellnet.com/features/great-south-land

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braudulio Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015 at 4:21pm

"monkey with a machine gun"

Gold!

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evosurfer Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015 at 4:27pm

Ha when I was at school I liked racing cars and a lot of the so called surf cool guys
tried to bash me for this. Now every body wants to be a surfer then they want to drive
race cars. Go figure. Sorry Ross but with my experience racing cars and surfing are
nothing alike theyre both great fun but cars cost $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
lots of time and dedication. By the way what was your lap time then I know if you were
any good or not.

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zenagain Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015 at 4:34pm

Wicked!

Love to see MW towed into a giant slab:)

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lazydave Thursday, 19 Nov 2015 at 4:56pm

Without wanting to sound like a wanker (but likely becoming one by even admitting it!) I own a Porsche and surf. Driving that sort of car is the closest I've come in terms of adrenalin to riding a wave. Great fun and I definitely see the parallels between the two sports in terms of speed and that desire to push yourself - not to mention the consequences if you cock up.

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nochaser Thursday, 19 Nov 2015 at 5:21pm

I heard RCJ has a 911 in storage in Germany so he can throttle it on the autobahn? Novice maybe but not green.

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zenagain Thursday, 19 Nov 2015 at 5:51pm

Dave, as long as it isn't a Boxster, owning a Porsche doesn't mak you a wanker.

When I have the means, I will buy a 993 Turbo and I couldn't give a flying fruitfly what other people think. Once you put the foot down in one of those bad boys, you just know.

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stunet Thursday, 19 Nov 2015 at 6:29pm

Reading this I recall something about an empty ski field carpark, some oversteering, followed by minor panel damage.

Are my recollections correct?

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zenagain Thursday, 19 Nov 2015 at 7:02pm

Stupid is as stupid does Mr. Stu.

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evosurfer Thursday, 19 Nov 2015 at 6:07pm

Everybody who owns a Porsche is a fake in my house hold. But that's mainly
because my best friend owns a GT3. Me I will get a Cayman GT4 and it better
be faster around a race track than my evo.. Yes I think I'm a fake as well. Ha Ha
Its nothing like surfing I can get worried in Hawaii at times never been scared
on the race track.

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zenagain Thursday, 19 Nov 2015 at 6:11pm

My mate drives a 2014 Cayenne Turbo, ugly as sin but pretty much a two tonne bullet.