Siye savavanya phantse lonke uluhlu lweemoto zezemidlalo zePorsche kwi-Estoril Autodrome. Yayiluhlobo lokubuyela esikolweni kwisikolo esikhethekileyo, iPorsche Sport Driving School Portugal.
Ukunyathela kwi-asphalt eyayikhe yanyathelwa ngamabali afana ne-Ayrton Senna ihlala isiganeko esikhethekileyo, nangona kunjalo "uxanduva" lwethu lobuchwephesha lusikhokelela ekubeni siyenze amaxesha amaninzi ngonyaka, ngokuphindaphindiweyo. Sithetha nge-Autodromo do Estoril, i-cathedral yesizwe yezemidlalo yemoto.
Xa songeza iimoto zokunqula kule ndawo yonqulo, ezilungiselelwe ukufumana uncumo ebusweni bethu kunye namathontsi okubila emabunzini ethu, emva koko sibe nempahla yeenkumbulo eziya kunyanzeleka (!) zixelelwe abazukulwana bethu.
Wayeyinxalenye yeqela leentatheli zelizwe eziye zaya e-Estoril ukuba zichithe usuku lonke kwi-Porsche sports car range: 911 4S; 911 Turbo S; Cayman GTS; kunye ne-Boxster GTS. Ngaphezu kokuvavanya iimoto, injongo yomsitho, idityaniswe nePorsche Sport Driving School Portugal, ibikukuphucula izakhono zethu zokuqhuba.
"Amanqaku amabini: izakhono zam zokuqhuba zihambelana ngokusebenzayo kunangaphambili kwaye ndifuna iPorsche 911 GT3 ngeKrisimesi."
Sivula iinginginya kunye nePorsche Boxster GTS. Iziqhoboshi ezingadinwayo, ukuphatha okufikelelekayo, (kakhulu!) Injini ekwaziyo kunye noncumo olubanzi. Umda, kulula kakhulu ukuyithatha, nokuba kukho izixhobo ze-elektroniki ezikwimo evumela kakhulu. Kwaye hayi… ayikho ngaphantsi kwe-Porsche kune-Porsche 911. Lilungu losapho lwaseStuttgart ngokwalo.
Emva kokuba bendikhutshiwe ngaphakathi eBoxster ndineenyembezi (indithathe ngokukhawuleza kakhulu, ndiyazi…) ibe yintuthuzelo kum ukuba ndibeno-911 Turbo S kwelinye icala lendlela emhadini ndilindile. Ndosule iinyembezi ndaqala ndancuma. I-560hp ye-injini ye-flat-six exhotywe ngee-turbos ezimbini inalo mphumela.
I-Estoril straights imfutshane kakhulu kwaye ibraking yatshintsha indawo yamalungu athile kum - ndicinga ukuba ndishwabene ne-asphalt. Ukuba ndiyenzile, abaphathi besekethe bathumela i-bill kwi-Porsche, bathi baya kuyenza kwicala lethu.
Kodwa eyona ilungileyo yagcinwa okokugqibela: iPorsche 911 GT3. Owuphi umatshini! Nabanye ndandisele ndinalo ithuba lokuvinjwa ngamanye amaxesha, kodwa nge-GT3 yayiyisiqalo ngokupheleleyo. Imhlophe, ineentsimbi eziqengqelekayo, iziqhoboshi ze-XXL nasemva (ekunene ngasemva…) i-injini ye-atmospheri eyi-3.8 enomphunga ukugqitha ngokonwaba kwi-8,000 rpm. Ukuqhuba kuthathe elinye icala.
I-chassis ye-GT3 isabela kowona mahluko kancinci kwivili lokuqhuba, iziqhoboshi okanye i-accelerator. Yimoto eziphaphele ngokupheleleyo izicelo zethu, iphendula ngokubukhali okudidayo kuyo yonke intshukumo. Iingcebiso zabahlohli basePortugal bezixabisa ngaphezu kwama-200 km/h kwiSikolo sasePorsche Sport Driving School. Ngesi santya, iimpazamo zihlawula kakhulu...
Ekupheleni kosuku, amanqaku amabini: izakhono zam zokuqhuba ziye zahambelana ngakumbi kunangaphambili kwaye ndifuna iPorsche 911 GT3 ngeKrisimesi. Ukuba emva koku nabo bazive befuna ukubuyela esikolweni, yazi ukuba usuku olunje ngePorsche Sport Driving School IPortugal ixabisa ngaphezulu nje kwe-1000 yee-euro. Ukuba kufanelekile? Ewe kunjalo. I was he tempted to fail to just to repeat the chairs...
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