Four things...

There is a situation that can result in loss of braking, particularly with track tires. With very hard braking, the ABS system thinks the car is on ice and reduces pressure to the calipers to about 25%. Not good at the end of a long straight.

For more go to the Rennlist 996 forum and search ABS ICE mode.

Ed B

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#1.- this is the way of the future: The Nanny State, The Nanny Car, The Nanny (whatever).
Mercedes Benz can now apply the brakes for you when it thinks that you're not paying attention.
Porsche thinks that there is ICE on the track, so your brakes don't work (only 25%).
I'd think that it would be easy to not engage this feature when the ambient temperature is above 40 degrees.

#2.- whenever I have an issue with the brakes, I pump them!
If this guy would have done that he could have avoided the tire barrier.

#3.- there's got to be a way to either remap the ABS computer or disable it for track on the 997s.

#4.- I'm sure happy that my '98 thinks I'm smarter than her and lets me make all the driving decisions.

Happy Boxstering,
Pedro

Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 311,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)

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Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar

"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"

"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti

"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna

then there'd be alot less "accidents" because drivers would actually have to focus on their driving to get from A to B.

Sadly, a driver driving a car seems to be becoming a lost art.