As I go through the starting sequence and thumb the starter, the flat-six barks into life just over my shoulder, and it’s louder at idle in the cockpit than a road-going 911 GT3 at the red line.

I found myself face-to-face with a lightly used 997 GT3 Cup racecar. The vehicle was in the early stages of a complete teardown and rebuild – in preparation for its rollout in traditional red ...

This is the first racing car the company has introduced since the launch of the new turbocharged Carrera, though purists will be pleased to hear that the 2017 GT3 Cup is refreshingly old-school.