There are not a few celebrities in the entertainment industry who love and play cars, but there are not many people who play racing. After all, in addition to being very expensive, there are also a lot of risks to be faced, but this does not prevent some stars who really love racing from taking off the field, such as Lin Junjie, who recently joined the Porsche GT3 CUP competition.
Just last week, Lin Junjie posted a news on his social account, expressing that this is the first time he has driven this Porsche 911 GT3 CUP car to officially test off the track, and he will continue to practice to break his lap time in the future.
JJ Lin's GT3 CUP
The Porsche 911 GT3 CUP is based on the 991.2 GT3. Compared to the commercially available 911 GT3, the GT3 CUP has more aerodynamics, as well as extreme lightweight handling and suspension tuning. Although the 4.0-litre boxer engine produces 485 hp, which is not as high as the 500 hp of the commercial version, the weight of the 911 GT3 with a six-speed sequential gearbox and a weight of only 1,200 kg is 230 kg lighter than the 911 GT3.
To put it bluntly, the GT3 CUP is designed to pursue faster lap times on the track, and it also has a series of FIA-certified equipment on it, which is safer in the pursuit of speed.
JJ Lin's 911 GT3 CUP has a customised body latte "speed camouflage line". You can see that the latte art is purple, which is also Lin Junjie's favorite color, and many meaningful elements have been added to the details, including the personal Q version of the doll pattern, the word "JJ LIN" representing Lin Junjie under the rear wing, and the black and white piano key pattern on the roof represents the elements of Lin Junjie as a music entertainer, etc.
Under the comments posted by Lin Junjie, we also found a familiar name "thatdanielwu", that is, Wu Yanzu. In fact, Azu and Lin Junjie are very good friends, and under Lin Junjie's post about racing, you can almost see Azu's interaction. Azu also owns a 911 GT3 Touring as a daily practice car on the track.
In addition, Lin Junjie also has a strong friendship with two North American car gods, Seanlee and Cody Walker, whenever they have the opportunity to go to California, they will gather at the racing track or exchange experience of playing cars.
Work hard for the car
Unlike Wu Yanzu, who can have a lot of time to spend with his family in his semi-retired life and can focus more on playing cars, Lin Junjie is still focusing on music and does not have much time to play racing. And his first experience at the Sepang Circuit in Malaysia was in 2022.
At that time, the vehicle driven by Lin Junjie was a Porsche 911 GT3 codenamed 991.1, but this was a commercial version of the model, which can be seen to pave the way for the GT3 CUP racing car later.
In fact, Lin had already done a lot of homework before he drove the 911 GT3 off the track. Driving a go-kart is the best way to master the art of line on the track, and it's the way all racers have to go. So as long as he has time, he almost soaks in the go-kart track. In addition to strengthening practice, I will also study with the instructor what are the shortcomings to help me improve my driving skills.
Lin Junjie's car
Since he can play GT3 CUP on the track, Lin Junjie is naturally a car lover, so he also has a lot of ruthless goods in his garage. In addition to the 99.1 white 911 GT3 above, Lin also has a series of prancing horses.
This included a bespoke Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta. The car itself is a limited production model, and Lin has also specially carried out the Tailor Made service, and the horizontal latte art on the front of the car pays homage to the classic Ferrari sports car
Lin also owns a custom-made 488 Pista Spider by Tailor Made, which has the same black and white exterior as the 458 Speciale Aperta, and exclusive "JJ LIN" nameplates can be seen throughout the car.
Not only that, Lin Junjie owned a gray Ferrari 430 in the early days, so that he could collect three generations of Ferrari V8 engine flagship sports cars.
Not only that, Lin Junjie also owns the Ferrari GTC4 Lusso, which is known as the most beautiful hunting sports car. It is not difficult to see that Lin Junjie has a soft spot for Ferrari, not only is he very thoughtful about the models he chooses, but most of the sports cars are mainly black and white pandas, so it can be said that Lin Junjie is also quite online in terms of playing cars.
In addition to the above Porsche and Ferrari, Lin also owns a series of luxury cars including the latest Bentley Continental GT, McLaren 600LT, 720S and short-axle two-door convertible Mercedes-Benz G500.
It is worth mentioning that since Wu Yanzu officially signed a contract with Dongfeng Honda last year to drive a Civic TYPE R car to participate in the competition, Aaron Kwok later joined the Lynk & Co 03 TCR team and participated in the 2023 Macau Grand Prix. And Lin Junjie, who is currently driving the GT3 CUP, does not rule out the possibility of coming to China to compete in the competition, if he can compete with Wu Yanzu and Aaron Kwok, it will be quite exciting.