I’m on a particularly gnarly section of the spectacular North Coast 500 route in Scotland and gripping the shiny, heavily worn Alcantara steering wheel of a battle-hardened 997 GT3 RS 4.0. How ...

The white 997 GT3 and Riviera Blue 997 GT3 Gen 2 are long gone, and it’s the 3.8-litre version that’s opened the biggest gap of all despite a damp surface and barely treaded Michelin Cup tyres.