How about we start our own Mike. I've been to teamspeed and it's not my flavor, I want something technical and advanced in nature that concentrates on builds, DIY, Race racing, even straight line speed as long as it's not a reincarnation of supra forums like this place has become.

Now that I think about it, Renntrack might be the best place to go in that regard.

 

Dez, As a former senior member of another site (for 8 years) I can honestly say I don't miss the day in and day out bullshyte of tools posted flamewars, the influx of spam, and the general care and feeding of a site with large membership... You and I both own businesses, so I don't think either of us have the kind of free time it would take initially... Seriously, it's like baby sitting until you get the right group of support folks helping to run it.

If we can find a place (like renntrack.com) that would be best... I've even thought about pelicanparts board... I'm all ears at this point... Been over to teamspeed the last few days, as I have a couple of locals that steered me there, but who knows...

I'm wide open for suggestions at this point...
Mike

 

...Or maybe just gravitate to and take over the track and autocross category here?

Mike

 

That would be cool.

I have a local site, and I guess I've been spoiled by one of my friends doing all the spam zapping and we have small numbers so it's not a big deal. Renntrack would be a good place to hang in the meantime, they are new and building.

 

Just created an account on Renntrack...

 

Good messages guys. Really hard to decide between Rennlist, Pelican, Renntrack, and 6speed. 6speed has most members so that's good, and good members too. Local boards are excellent but it would be nicer to chat with wider audience.

I think just like Mikelly as he already knows. I drive the car on track and do lap time comparisons and time attacks so my focus is different compared to the majority here. That is why I know that I have different opinions about good mods etc. too...For example here people rarely suggest harder springs (compared to the one you get with the usual coilover kit) or a LSD even though these parts are excellent for a 996TT.

Even though I am all about track driving, I do know going fast is always fun even on a straight line. Yet one thing I hate about the straight line focus here is that it is not informative at all: Just look at the 1/4 mile and 60-130 stats. They don't show the mods and the tune (and the gasoline used) but rather they show only the member name. Hah! Of course it is nice to know is it "Jim" or "Joe" doing 5.0 sec 60-130 but honestly no one cares! For informative purposes people are interested about the mods and the tune, not about the driver doing the run. Or is it so, that the straight line guys value WHO the driver was, not WHAT was made to the car...It could be so

 

This doesn't get stickied but Pioneer electronics at the CES show does??

 

Mike, I have an account on Renntrack, it was just so new, I hadn't spent much time there. But my frustration here just grows and grows with constant vendor posting in every thread about everything trying to sell stuff and the most talk about thing here being 60-130 and standing mile. Getting on my nerves.

Kaizu, I agree on all accounts.

Deckman, it's just a shame isn't it?

 

Top...sticky please.

 

Top.

 

yeah.. you guys have no idea how much i hate these drag racing threads... ugh.. a porsche is ment for the turns, go buy supras / american muscle cars.... thats what runs through my mind when i see all those hp built threads/ mile racing etc.... annoying as hell....
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Weight reduction isn't just for drag cars .......

 

To make it worse the drag/street racers and guys that generally add hp for no reason had the nerve to question me for using a Turbo on the road course. Go figure.

You know it's gotten out of hand around here now. I'm the silly one for driving a Porsche where they were developed and meant to be driven, while the guy who adds 1,000 hp is the norm.

 

Here is a though for you crazydriver. Drag strips are more accessible than road courses. I would love to have VIR or Laguna in my back yard. I don't, so, to keep things safe and not street race, I take it to the local drag strip.

 

There are few if any threads here that apply to more people with 996 TT's. If you drag, street, road, rally, auto-x or whatever or just generally want a little more pep for little money invested.

Frankly I'd rather see a picture or aftermarket body mods thread as a sticky than 60-130. But hey, making a thread composed of 99% illegal highway runs is really nice though.

I think F1's post was just regarding the sheer number of new 700 whp, ran X 60-130 or the next standing mile event threads.