Richard.

Can you simply unbolt and remove the 991 GT3 Clubsport Rear Rollcage if you don't track the car, to get a bit more seat legroom etc ?

Zulu Alpha

There is plenty of leg room, So no need to unbolt the cage. Unless you plan on using your GT3 like an F-150, then there is no need to unbolt the cage at all.

LindsayMac

Unbolting the cage has no impact on legroom, only easy access to the rear. You would need to change/modify the seat rails to increase legroom. You must be very tall as I am 6'1" and my seat is not all the way back.

Richard.

Yes thx for input guys, I'm 6"6, test drove a GT3 non clubsport package version last week, which has plenty of leg room but I sat in a GT3 RS and it has not quite as much space. Furthermore I simply don't see the point of driving around on the road with a heavy roll cage in and would want access to the back as well

TRAKCAR

Maybe the difference was the seats. The 18 way sofas give huge leg room.
With bucket seats you could move the sliders and I can see the bar getting on the way.

LindsayMac

I have a CS the cage is a good 2-3" from the seat backs from memory

Richard.

Has anyone actually removed the rear roll cage & how long does it take is it a 1 hour job ? I'm a bit confused as most of us would be looking to save 5 KG with a lighter battery, so why are people driving around on the road with an extra 25 KG + apart from the fact that it may impress your mates on first look ?? The SOFA seats are indeed ugly but they are actually pretty comfy (from a man with carbon race seats in all 3 cars).

Richard.

So back to the additional 25 KG for those whose don't track their car, is this a head in sand thing, its not as if the 991 Gt3 is already a lightweight ?

TRAKCAR

Its a poser thing. For those that dont track; sell GT3.

Banango

Wow. That's harsh, if serious.

The GT3 gives a substantially different driving experience for those that want and appreciate it, on road or track. I can well imagine there are people driving GT3s with no thought of tracking them and even less thought about how they appear to others. Personally, I think the car screams out to be used as a transcontinental touring car for two. It's a damned fine drive no matter where.

It has been well argued that the GT3 is not a true track car given its weight and the plethora of comfort and convenience goodies that have no place at a circuit, except perhaps in the parking lot. It's a GT car: grand touring; it is right there in the name. Even as a sports car class designation the cars to be homologated for track use must be mass produced specifically for road use.

One might suggest that if you have anything less than a Radical you aren't serious about the track. Yet clearly, and judging by all the posts of yours I have read with interest and enjoyment, you are. As well, we have all seen some most unlikely cars show up at the track and perform interestingly and even laudably; should they be banned from the track as road cars, their drivers labelled amateurs no matter what licenses and qualifications they hold? I'd vote no.

jlanka

Not sure what the difference is but FWIW the installation of my Cantrell bar lost me some leg room. I'm 6'5"

SunnySD

If you take it out. I'll buy it from you!

TRAKCAR

Kind of serious.

Its your money so do whatever, I am of the opinion that I never would buy a GT3 for street driving only, but some people strongly disagree and its their money and if they appreciate the capabilities of a GT3 and never use them, fine, their money. You can see the time on your I Phone or 100+K watch... You can drive to the mall in a G63 while admiring its 3 locking diffs while never get it dirty..

But someone who buys a Clubsport RS and puts in street seats rendering the CS package useless, he's a track poser because he can't ever use the scaffolding in the back.

I agree with OP, just dead weight.
His money, his choice to drive the GT3 on the street only or even just choosing to track it with a 3 point seat belt. Just not both at the same time.

Richard.

each to their own but I would wager that at least 60% of GT3's will never see a track and there are probably many more suitable lighter track cars, if you are a serious track driver

Richard.

& u can uninstall and reinstall the roll cage with a few spanners, you don't need a welding gun to my knowledge, its a free option dragging it around in the car with you on public roads