How many 996/997 GT3's are regularly tracked
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-Drew
BTW, Im racing Koni Challenge at VIR in Oct (the 5th)...you around??
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hell yeah ill be around!
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I'll be there. Thinking of doing GT Live event that weekend. You are racing your GT3 at Koni Challenge?
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Rear cage, Cobre seats, 6 point harness, corner balanced, fiske with R888's.
track 50% street 50%
use the RS for DE and TT's. Got a cup car for races.
There is a group of about 5 GT3 RS's in Phoenix that are on the track quite a bit.
track 50% street 50%
use the RS for DE and TT's. Got a cup car for races.
There is a group of about 5 GT3 RS's in Phoenix that are on the track quite a bit.
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Had to break it in first. Half cage, 6 pt harness, seats, etc. Daily driver and just starting track days, 12 HPDE run sessions so far. Still a bit tentative because of cost of car.
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I'm no stranger to Don's days. I started w/ him back in 2000. I was a complete hotlap junkie for the first couple years (even the Don and crew would joke about how much time I was spending on track) and then I started racing in '01 (took Don's racing school, then to Conference). After that, started doing fewer and fewer track days and now I find them pretty boring and I'm always getting in trouble w/ Don when I do go. For seat time, I'd rather do a test and tune.
I think you missed my point. My point was if I'm going to go to the track, I'll take my racecar. It's a real racecar (unlike my GT3) and is much safer (has a full cage), and I'll push the limits every chance I get. I just don't see much of a point taking a street car to the track. You're right that I won't truly learn the ins and outs of my GT3 in just one day but if and when I take it to the track, it will be to get a sense of where it's capabilities are and not to fully know and understand it's limits. After that, any track time will be in my (or somebody else's) racecar so I can sharpen my skills for the next race. Although, I've taken a year off from racing to do other things w/ my life and now that's turning into two. When you take the needle out of the arm, you start to realize there really is life outside of racing
I think you missed my point. My point was if I'm going to go to the track, I'll take my racecar. It's a real racecar (unlike my GT3) and is much safer (has a full cage), and I'll push the limits every chance I get. I just don't see much of a point taking a street car to the track. You're right that I won't truly learn the ins and outs of my GT3 in just one day but if and when I take it to the track, it will be to get a sense of where it's capabilities are and not to fully know and understand it's limits. After that, any track time will be in my (or somebody else's) racecar so I can sharpen my skills for the next race. Although, I've taken a year off from racing to do other things w/ my life and now that's turning into two. When you take the needle out of the arm, you start to realize there really is life outside of racing
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I'm no stranger to Don's days. I started w/ him back in 2000. I was a complete hotlap junkie for the first couple years (even the Don and crew would joke about how much time I was spending on track) and then I started racing in '01 (took Don's racing school, then to Conference). After that, started doing fewer and fewer track days and now I find them pretty boring and I'm always getting in trouble w/ Don when I do go. For seat time, I'd rather do a test and tune.
I think you missed my point. My point was if I'm going to go to the track, I'll take my racecar. It's a real racecar (unlike my GT3) and is much safer (has a full cage), and I'll push the limits every chance I get. I just don't see much of a point taking a street car to the track. You're right that I won't truly learn the ins and outs of my GT3 in just one day but if and when I take it to the track, it will be to get a sense of where it's capabilities are and not to fully know and understand it's limits. After that, any track time will be in my (or somebody else's) racecar so I can sharpen my skills for the next race. Although, I've taken a year off from racing to do other things w/ my life and now that's turning into two. When you take the needle out of the arm, you start to realize there really is life outside of racing
I think you missed my point. My point was if I'm going to go to the track, I'll take my racecar. It's a real racecar (unlike my GT3) and is much safer (has a full cage), and I'll push the limits every chance I get. I just don't see much of a point taking a street car to the track. You're right that I won't truly learn the ins and outs of my GT3 in just one day but if and when I take it to the track, it will be to get a sense of where it's capabilities are and not to fully know and understand it's limits. After that, any track time will be in my (or somebody else's) racecar so I can sharpen my skills for the next race. Although, I've taken a year off from racing to do other things w/ my life and now that's turning into two. When you take the needle out of the arm, you start to realize there really is life outside of racing
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Im more of a hit the ground running kinda guy...plus, there isnt a 13/13 in these races!
And as for b/j stock
, I figure my times compared to records (and ehem, a personal track record at LRP thank you...) are decent enough for this youngin'!So when are we splitting that cup car and racing in "real" classes?
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I raced (and still own) a BMW e30 prepared E-Production car in Conference up here in the Pacific NW -- so usual tracks are Pacific Raceways, Portland International, Mission, and Spokane (before it shut down). I still have the car and it was a ground-up build and is far nicer than most of the club cars you'll see. It has a Motec M600 setup for full sequential and has the sport ADL. Here are some pix:
e30 racecar
I'm probably going to sell the car since any future racing will involve a rented seat. I'm done grinding, welding, wrenching, and crewing for myself. No regrets -- I learned a lot -- but I can better spend my time in other places.
As for DHinkle's comment, having a racecar doesn't mean having to spend a fortune. If you can afford to buy a GT3, you can affort to race cars. Perhaps not in a late model Porsche, etc., like some of the guys on this board have, but you can have just as much fun (perhaps more) and learn as much in a much lesser car. The fun and skill is driving the limit, not how fast the car will turn laps.
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As for DHinkle's comment, having a racecar doesn't mean having to spend a fortune. If you can afford to buy a GT3, you can affort to race cars. Perhaps not in a late model Porsche, etc., like some of the guys on this board have, but you can have just as much fun (perhaps more) and learn as much in a much lesser car. The fun and skill is driving the limit, not how fast the car will turn laps.