since they have now over one year of experience racing the Cayman platform, i asked what they've found a need for and what they've installed on their car. in addition to a host of other stuff, Ernie mentioned a lower stress bar to me. the front suspension pick-ups are all mounted to a solid single subframe. in back, however, the subframe is split. the two halves are reinforced with a shear plate, which is great for shear or tensile forces, but poor for compressive forces:
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