Maiden Voyage

[rastta]

Originally Posted by schwank

I watched your video but in the interest of consolidation I will post here. First off: NICE CAR! What a smoking deal!

I race a 944 here in the PacNW, have raced the 25 Hours of THill 5 times in an E30, and I instruct locally with ICSCC. I also have a 2001 986S for which I am working on a plan for a full race build. I hope to target ICSCC ST (10:1 wt:rwhp) and NASA GTS3 (11:1) for future 25hr outings. I have a particular interest in your progress as your car is damn close to what I am planning to put together.

To date I have not found any good numbers on similar cars, particularly for tracks in NorCal and the PNW. The few are based on spec Boxster times, which have several comparative deficiencies. Sub 2 minutes in a full race 986S should be quite doable - though I am thinking full race pace.

Do you have any plans to take it racing? Or were you just looking for a new track car for you and your wife? Regardless, a prepared car with all the safety goodies is a big thing mentally, at least it was for me. And all the DE folks in the paddock have got to be super envious of the air jacks!

Congrats... looks like a ton of fun. I will definitely be keeping an eye on your threads and might pop a few questions at you - like what is the rwhp with your setup? Can't wait to see more videos!

Thanks - it was definitely the right choice.

As for lap times - the PCA lists GT3S times for Thunderhill - with 1:58 during practice being the fastest they have on record and 2:02 as the fastest during a sprint race. The 2:02 would be 4 seconds under the fastest lap I've done at Thill so it's certainly doable - but that would be pretty damn quick for me.

I do intend to race at some point - when time and funds allow. Right now I simply want to get more seat time in the car. It was great over the weekend - but I also had two students to instruct - one intermediate and one advanced (advanced was in a modified Cayman R), my wife to deal with and assisting with running the 2 day event.

I need to get it out and spend the whole day just driving - no other distractions.

The dyno sheet included with the car showed 310whp - but not sure on what octane - since he always ran 100 or higher - I'm going to assume 100. Scale/corner balancing readings showed 2536lbs IIRC.

[schwank]

Thanks for the reply... gives me a nice target. Just to clarify, your quoted THill are all with the Eagle's Nest in use? For the 25hr we use the bypass which saves a bit of time.

I can't run as much power as you have... exceeds my targets just a bit. I can probably get close to 11:1 with a 3.2L and would likely have to detune a 3.4L for enduros to hit that mark.

Good luck with the car and please keep posting as you get to take it out more!

[rastta]

Originally Posted by schwank

Thanks for the reply... gives me a nice target. Just to clarify, your quoted THill are all with the Eagle's Nest in use? For the 25hr we use the bypass which saves a bit of time.

I can't run as much power as you have... exceeds my targets just a bit. I can probably get close to 11:1 with a 3.2L and would likely have to detune a 3.4L for enduros to hit that mark.

Good luck with the car and please keep posting as you get to take it out more!

Yup those times are over the top - it's actual name is the Cyclone. Most lap times are about 2-3 seconds better over the bypass - although my times aren't any faster as I rarely run the bypass.

[schwank]

I definitely agree about having students and trying to drive. I generally refrain from doing it any more, particularly with my race car. There's too much going on during the day to get everything right, so I think it is better to simplify. When you can get back and focus on driving that thing I bet your times will fall off a ton.

Thanks for the feedback. I can't wait to get down there and drive the new track. The full setup will be almost 6 miles long... that's just awesome!