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Originally Posted by jmitro
I'm guessing that's because there are not many sanctioned racing classes in which the 987 is competitive, as compared to the 986 like mentioned above.
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Another reason there isn't as many 987's racing as 986's is that the 986 has flooded the market. If someone wants to race a Porsche, there's tons of prepped boxsters. If you want to race a cayman then you'll more than likely have to get it built. Building a cayman for racing is about three times more expensive than what you can find a spec boxster for right now. That being said, there is one racing series where the cayman is coming in strong for 2019. World Racing League has slowly turned into a big racing series for Porsches of various engine sizes. 6 years ago it was mostly 2.5 spec boxsters that defected from PCA. Over the years it's become a pissing contest and the motor and transmissions have gotten bigger. Most boxsters have 3.2 motors with half running cayman 6 speeds. Last year a trickle of Caymans entered the series with one winning the GP1 class. This year it looks like more are entering caymans with some jumping from 986 platform.
The 987 will never be as popular as the 986 for racing. Not saying the 986 is better. It's more of a numbers thing. The economy was doing great during the 986's run but most of the 987's run was during the great recession. Less cars means less supply and higher prices. I hate to say it but when it comes to porsche racing, it will never be like it was 2-5 years ago. We're on the downward slide of affordable racing porsches.