Building a 986 S for SCCA CS Autocross for National competition

[Javelin]

Originally Posted by phook

I saw the video. Great run! I'm honestly hooked on autocrossing with the 986. I can't stop thinking about it tbh lol

I'm trying to plan out my next event, but won't be able to make it out again until April. I'm trying to figure out how to make it to an event on March 17th. It will be the Porsche Owners Club's first autocrossing event, but I have tickets to a St. Patrick's Day bar crawl the night before lol. I'm not sure I'll be able to go to that and still get up at 5AM to drive out to that event.

Lol, yeah I wouldn't autocross very well after a St. Paddy's Day bar crawl, either!
The 986 is a great autocross platform, you should do great with yours. What are you running for tires?

[phook]

Originally Posted by Javelin

Lol, yeah I wouldn't autocross very well after a St. Paddy's Day bar crawl, either!
The 986 is a great autocross platform, you should do great with yours. What are you running for tires?

I decided to go with Bridgestone Potenza PP S-04. 225 in the front and 255 for the rear on 17's. They were on sale at Costco w/ penny installation per tire. The RE-71R were also on a promotion but priced slightly higher. I decided that if I was going to destroy a pair of tires to learn, I'd rather do it on the cheaper tire lol

[Javelin]

Originally Posted by phook

I decided to go with Bridgestone Potenza PP S-04. 225 in the front and 255 for the rear on 17's. They were on sale at Costco w/ penny installation per tire. The RE-71R were also on a promotion but priced slightly higher. I decided that if I was going to destroy a pair of tires to learn, I'd rather do it on the cheaper tire lol

Good plan! Learning on a less-sticky tire also teaches you more about proper line because the outright grip won't mask your mistakes.