If we had to dig into the overly generous Porsche 911 line-up for a BMW M4 GTS rival, the GT3 would be the obvious rival. Nevertheless, as it often happens out there on the track, we don't always get a 100 percent match between impromptu opponents.
Case in point with the shenanigan displayed in the image above, with the pic showing us a the Rennsport incarnation of the GT3 drifting right in front of an M4 GTS.
The action took place earlier this month in Italy, with the Misano track hosting the Zuffenhausen machine's assault. And while the encounter between the pair of 500 hp German sportscars came and gone, the focus is place on the GT3 RS adventure.
To be more precise, the piece of footage at the bottom of the page allows us to see the rear-engined track special lapping the circuit multiple times. At first, the driver goes for a time attack approach, but when a passenger shows up, the whole experience magically turns into a powersliding episode. For the record, while the circuit, which was designed back in 1969, used to be 2.17 miles (4.88 km) long, its was boosted to 2.53 miles (4.06 km) in 1993.
Perhaps it all has to do with the profile of the driver. Some of you know this guy by his nickname - Powerslide Lover. And seeing the man putting his drifting skills to work on the track makes us double happy.
Misano stunts aside, we're glad to see the driver has taken his game off the streets and onto the circuit - remember when he almost hit another car while drifting his LaFerrari on public roads?
As for those of you that find this adventure as an appetizer for an actual M4 GTS vs. GT3 battle, you can check out this story, which sees the two track heroes being thrown at each other in an instrumented test on Hockenheim Short.
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