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930 = Widowmaker
Jan 26, 2023,21:53 PM
I have driven lots of 911s on the street and track - the modern varieties are relatively tame and well sorted out -- but the older turbos were dangerous.
The 911 Turbo aka 930 picked up the nickname "the Widowmaker" because of its unusual driving characteristics, how its weight shifted to and fro, and most important of all, how the turbo lag tended to deliver a surge of power at occasionally the exact wrong moment.
It truly was a street-legal race car that was far beyond the average purchaser's ability to handle. "Never lift" was the counterintuitive instruction to new drivers, just power through and do not let go of the throttle or else you will see your own tail pass you by.
-current owner, 1988 Porsche 911 Cabrio M491