3.6L Boxster GT Racer

[insite]

so when are you bringing it to road atlanta

[Eric523]

Originally Posted by insite

so when are you bringing it to road atlanta

haha, that would be quite the ride! About 4500 miles round trip from my place. Hopefully it wouldn't end up like the last PCA event there with all of the nice machinery going down on the first lap I would have likely been 2 or 3 rows behind them, right in the thick of the mess!

However, I may make the trip to COTA next year if it is available again. Timing just didn't work out this time around.

[insite]

Yeah, that was quite a spectacle! It WAS pretty wet.....
Announcer was awesome. Pace car in, pack rounding turn 12 "and we are GREEN! GREEN! GREE....oh ****************!!!". Hilarious. One od the gilsdorfs drove his rookie event in that race (his brothers decorated the car w/ tampax livery). He crossed start/finish backward.....and hit the wall. Great weekend despite the weather.


Question about your car. You mention removing the ps pump. Did you go electric, convert the rack, or use a manual rack? How's it drive?

Originally Posted by Eric523

haha, that would be quite the ride! About 4500 miles round trip from my place. Hopefully it wouldn't end up like the last PCA event there with all of the nice machinery going down on the first lap I would have likely been 2 or 3 rows behind them, right in the thick of the mess!

However, I may make the trip to COTA next year if it is available again. Timing just didn't work out this time around.

[Eric523]

Originally Posted by insite

Yeah, that was quite a spectacle! It WAS pretty wet.....
Announcer was awesome. Pace car in, pack rounding turn 12 "and we are GREEN! GREEN! GREE....oh ****************!!!". Hilarious. One od the gilsdorfs drove his rookie event in that race (his brothers decorated the car w/ tampax livery). He crossed start/finish backward.....and hit the wall. Great weekend despite the weather.


Question about your car. You mention removing the ps pump. Did you go electric, convert the rack, or use a manual rack? How's it drive?

Yeah, there are quite a few stories floating around about the debacle.

I removed the stock pump. Installed the electric cup/rsr style unit in the front trunk. It drives great! With the big slicks on the front, the steering still feels very similar to my stock street car. I thought I would hate it, but it gives enough feedback, and the lower effort is nice on the hot three day weekends.

Edit: there is a picture of the elec pump in the front trunk in post #45