You guys should definately come up to Grattan next Spring it is a great track!

Great video Rick!

Okay - here is the scoop -

(1) Rick is indeed a great driver – as evidenced by whenever we endurance kart race together, driving the same kart, we are always within a tenth or less of each other. Sometimes he is faster and sometimes the opposite. It makes for a lot of great fun!

(2) My car accelerates better

(3) His has better throttle response

(4) Mine is 280 lbs lighter (2600 wet).

(5) His turns in way better – newer suspension

(6) Did I say mine accelerates better :-)

(7) His is way more aerodynamic

** All in all they balance out pretty closely as you can see on a short track.

When my tires are stickers, the car is wicked fast through the tight turns yielding a 1:09.1 - that included hitting the tail of the field on my first hot lap. My second lap in traffic was 1:09.3 - so 1:08 is no problem with the locked spool and a clear track.

If I put in a diff, 1:06 will be no problem. The problem with the spool is that I have to throttle steer way too much to get the car to turn in – just like a shifter kart. At a track like Putnam that destroys the tires.

Putnam is the hardest track on the circuit for my car since it is so tight. All the others are way more fun.

Since I am pushing the car so hard in the turns - and yes it does not really show in this video, since my tires are already shot :-), my tires now are only great for 1 session. Each additional session the best time drops by a full second. After the 3rd session the car is not drivable.

I may try a diff one day, but I am used to this now...

With good tires, as you can see in last years 1:09.9 video, my apex speed are: - so with a 1:09.1 they will be a bit higher…

turn 1 is 117MPH
turn 2 85
turn 3 117
turn 4 100
turn 5 98
turn 6 115
turn7 72
turn 8 78
turn 9 86
turn 10 87

Here is a link to last years 1:09 video which includes the overlaid data acquisition...

http://www.racenasa.com/Video/goldri...gt2_small.mpeg

Right click and saveas..

When I get a chance I will post video of the 1:09.1

Looking forward to our fun adventure at Sebring this year!

Norm

Buddy,

I'll give you a heads up a couple months in advance before we make the trek to Grattan!

Norm,

Okay now that's a good video! That car sounds as good as it looks. I'm looking forward to Sebring next year and hope I can get the new car(930) up to speed fast.

Rick

Wow sick

Hey Rick, how did you get the weight down so much?

Thanks!

Andrew

Andrew,

I just copied this from my website, hopefully this is what your looking for.

- Evolution of the 996 TT race car -

The 996 TT race car has taken over a year to get to where it is today. Starting from a 2002 996 TT street car, the car has been transformed into a very competitive World Challenge race car. Some of the items on the car include: Moton Motorsport shocks, Forgeline wheels, FABCAR dual master-cylinder, FABCAR roll cage, Kelly-Moss carbon fiber dash, doors, roof, and hood, AP Air Jacks, GT3R wing with Briggs uprights, splitter, Lexan windshield, quarter and rear window's, Pagid race pads, light-weight battery, Recaro GT3 race seat, Schroth harnesses, Evo shift link, B& M short-throw shifter, window net, GT3 steering wheel with Porsche Motorsport quick disconnect, fire suppression system, FABCAR aluminum sub-floor, etc.

Engine mods are from Evolution Motorsports and include: GIAC stage 3 ecu tuning, KKK 24 turbos, GT2 intercoolers, Evo diverter valves, B&B GT exhaust, Light-weight clutch and flywheel, Motorsport LSD. Hp is estimated somewhere in the low to mid 500's at the flywheel.

We run the stock caliper's and rotor's however additional cooling is provided via brake duct hose. We plan on changing to a GT2 front fascia for 2006 which should provide a little more down-force and additional cooling. The car retains all-wheel drive and weighs in at 2,880 lbs.

A big thanks to Evolution Motorsports, FABCAR, Moton Shocks, GIAC Tuning, Forgeline Wheels, and Farler Performance for all their help with this project. These folks are all great at what they do and together have created an awesome car!


Rick

Man, that was just awesome!

Khalid,

Glad you liked it! My friend Norm who was driving the GT2 in front has a video camera pointing back at me during the race, I'll see if he'll post a lap for me. The different perspective really shows the TT handling pretty well in spite of it's 2900 lbs.

Rick

I'd love to see that video and would be intersted in your experience when you remove the front shafts. Good move with the GT2 bumper idea.

ngoldrich, that is one monster of a car.

Khalid,

Thanks, it is a lot of fun to drive...

It's great to have good friends with whom you can have very close competition...

Norm

Khalid,

Here are a couple pics of the car...

Norm

One more pic...

Rick,
The car is beautiful both from the the drivers view in the vid and in the stills. Great driving makes it look that much better too!!

Question for you ... Did you have to do anything with the front diff after you put in the LSD so they worked together properly? I have always thought about a LSD for my car, but wasn't sure how it would work with the front end.

Re Grattan, count me in. It's a great track to be sure!

That's one hot looking 993 Norm! I saved the pictures.

Jean should look at this one.

Norm,

Those pics are awesome! If you guys get a chance to see Norm's car in person it's unbelievable!

Bob M.,

I didn't change anything in the front diff., everything seems to work well with just the LSD addition. The LSD is a must for a dedicated TT track car with a power upgrade.

Another item that must go is the PSM. With it gone you can trail brake into corners without it kicking back on and taking control away from the driver.

We're at Putnam Park this weekend and Tim(Colorchange) is ready to rip the PSM out of his car.

Rick