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You said the owner intends to drive this on the road, but I don't believe that can legally be done with front cage elements. Isn't there some DOT statement that says such things aren't permissible because they don't want occupants hitting their heads against the steel tubing in an impact? Remember, this is the same DOT that made Porsche put those silly padded inserts in the carbon buckets because they didn't want someone bumping their skull into it.
Yep that and no air bag system on a car that came factory with one and that is federally mandated. Owner might be able to sneak the car by his insurance company but if in an accident on the street the lawyer will have a field day with him and his insurance company will not back him.
I did say that. But that was meant more as a joke to roll up to tech with AC blowing and tunes playing. Let's face it, any race event is going require tools, nitrogen tank, extra set of wheels/tires in a trailer.
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TPC Racing stats:
2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge 992 Cup Am Champion
2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge GT4 Pro-Am Team Champion
2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge 992 Cup & 991 Cup Champion
2020 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge 2nd Championship
2018 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge 2nd Championship
2016 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Champion
2013 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Champion
2006 Rolex-24 @ Daytona GT Champion
2004 Grand-Am SGS Class Champion
We had a very successful first outing with car #8 at Sebring. Car ran great. The handing and braking was PHENOMENAL! Just returned to TPC for post-track inspection and fluid changes. Video to come.
When Tom and Mike put their name behind a suspension setup I believe it.
First TPC/DSC transformed my 997.2 3.8 street car's compliance beyond that of a 4.0.
Then their full shocks+race DSC turned my 997 Cup into something else vs. her prior passive JRZ setup (which wasn't exactly crap to begin with).
Question for Tom: would you consider putting this car on solid engine and transmission mounts? Or will the street PDK be of concern? (Disclosure: I have a masochistic fetish for NVH in my road Porsches. Also it helps my marriage to chauffeur the missus around town in coffee cans with a handful of bolts sloshing inside)
When Tom and Mike put their name behind a suspension setup I believe it.
First TPC/DSC transformed my 997.2 3.8 street car's compliance beyond that of a 4.0.
Then their full shocks+race DSC turned my 997 Cup into something else vs. her prior passive JRZ setup (which wasn't exactly crap to begin with).
Thank you so much for your compliment and for entrusting us to give us the opportunity to have our products on your cars! We are more than thrilled that the experiences were positive!
Originally Posted by CRex
Question for Tom: would you consider putting this car on solid engine and transmission mounts? Or will the street PDK be of concern? (Disclosure: I have a masochistic fetish for NVH in my road Porsches. Also it helps my marriage to chauffeur the missus around town in coffee cans with a handful of bolts sloshing inside)
We haven't thought of replacing the OEM dynamic engine mounts because the DSC V3 controller commands them to stiffen to 3-axis g-force. The reaction time of the magnetic fluid inside in the OEM dynamic engine mounts is very good, its less than 10 milliseconds. And we can programmed how stiff we want them to be. The PDK mount is OEM, we may replace it in future when it wears, possibly with a stiffer aftermarket version. But at this time the OEM PDK mount didn't exhibit any noticeable drivetrain behavior that affects the handling of the car even at a bumpy track like Sebring. Sorry, can't help with your fetish and marriage situation.
Video of the first shakedown. Completely stock engine/exhaust. On 245/35-20 and 305/30-20 Cup 2's. Fun to watch the mingling with Cup cars at the end. Driver: Mike Skeen.
01-31-2020, 07:17 PM
