---
title: "Watch a Porsche 911 GT3 RS Roast Its Clutch Trying to Drag Race a Shelby Cobra"
description: "If you're gonna poke the bear, you better come prepared."
date: "2019-11-28"
modified: "2019-11-28"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/31169/watch-a-porsche-911-gt3-rs-roast-its-clutch-trying-to-drag-race-a-shelby-cobra"
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---

# Watch a Porsche 911 GT3 RS Roast Its Clutch Trying to Drag Race a Shelby Cobra

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"If you're gonna street race, at least learn to do it right," is what somebody should've told one [Porsche](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/28958/no-more-than-two-identical-porsche-911-sports-cars-are-built-every-year-report>) driver before he challenged a [Shelby Cobra](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/17386/immaculate-1966-shelby-427-s-c-cobra-expected-to-fetch-over-2m-at-auction>) to a duel between stoplights.

Seen appearing to leave a car meet of some sort (peep the Ferrari 599 that sneaks past in the left-turn lane), this Porsche 911 GT3 RS was caught on video revving its flat-six at the blue Shelby. A fair play if the road ahead had corners and bends, but in a straight line, it's a bit of a foolish move. As foolish moves go, however, it's no match for what the 911 driver does next.

https://youtube.com/embed/9sa7mig0GJ0

When the light turns green, the Shelby takes off at a reasonably brisk pace but the Porsche is less successful. The clearly-botched launch is accompanied by smoke billowing not from [the tires](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/8677/how-to-roast-your-tires-with-a-manual-transmission>) or exhaust but from underneath the car. Internet videos aren't advanced enough to convey smells but the driver of the camera car confirms our suspicions of what happened.

"That Porsche like [smoked his clutch](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/25246/lamborghini-reportedly-disables-launch-control-in-the-huracan-after-250-uses>) or something. Smells like nothing but clutch in front of you."

Notably, this 997.2 GT3 RS was the last version to come exclusively with a six-speed manual. The [991-gen cars](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/18664/2019-porsche-911-gt3-rs-revealed-with-520-hp-three-second-0-60-mph-time>) were equipped with the idiot-proof PDK automatic only. We can neither confirm nor deny whether or not the owner in this video had anything to do with this fact.

When you're stuffing yourself this long weekend, be thankful that the only things you're roasting this Thanksgiving is turkey and not an expensive German clutch like this guy.

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## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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