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2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS - At Porsche, the track-focused GT series 911s are a breed apart, and the new GT3 RS is no exception. A few days before, Porsche factory driver Kevin Estre, who is currently racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship, set a new lap record of 6 minutes 56 seconds and four tenths of a second on the Nurburgring’s famed Nordschleife, a 73-corner, 20.8-kilometre track known as the “Green Hell.” This is a significant achievement, as the new GT3 RS is the first road-approved sports car to break the seven-minute barrier at the Nordschleife. To go this fast on such a daunting track, both car and driver have to be razor-sharp.