utkinpol

997 series are not so far from 993 so same applies. stock 997 'S' or base car will have to get a lot of $ and new suspension to behave well on track. see in my signature what was done.
it is overall much cheaper to start with 997.1 RS car, get one for low $80k or so and do not spend too much time with street 'S'.

unless you want to go full race car - then you can find a koni car or properly built 997.1 car with a cage and M96/M97 motor but overall it is more problematic than to deal with GT3 or RS car.

if you will go with 997.2 car then it will be easier motor wise as its engine is less problematic than M97/M96 from 997.1 but suspension still has to be rebuilt.

utkinpol

new 9a1 motors do not seem to require same level of work M96 needed. a lot of new race cars use engines taken off GTS cars and they seem to run fine.
Technically speaking if you will find 997.2 GTS car with 6sp tranny and 6 lugs (no centerlocks) then all it needs is to put on GT3 LCAs and GT3 upper mounts and it will be almost track ready.

still 997.1 RS will be faster and 997.2 RS will be way faster. you will eventually want widebody RS car with proper Metzger engine, so, I would advice to go with it to begin with until you got buried into street car rebuilds.

Dkt997

Just bought an 06 Carrera 4, six speed w/sport shift six speed and sport exhaust, 19" wheels. What minor upgrades would you recommend for doing two or three track days a year? Have a fair amount of track experience with Skip Barbers Formula cars at all the major tracks in the US and my SCCA license

Lance-AR

WEVO semi-solid engine mounts. Center radiator?

Spiffyjiff

if you're only doing a couple a year, i would simply swap out brake pads (for pagid or similar) and fluid. and if you have extra cash, maybe a cheap 2nd set of wheels (lobster forks?) with some stickier tires.

even with your experience, IMO it's not really worth the hassle or the $ to go nuts on the upgrades for only a few sessions a year. the car is pretty capable as is...

jumper5836

I agree though, I also add start with a GT3 doesn't have to be an RS. Going with any m96/m97 have a spare ready. m97 are still being made so they are less expensive now compared to the m96 but even so, not something I would to sink money in to. Some koni cars replace engines after so many hours and they get replaced or rebuilt. Usually people who run them don't worry about money so it's not an issue but if your on a budget I'd stay away.

Those engines are being raced by a few though don't think it's been very long. Many of them also fall into the koni car type person or group that do this and won't blink if they need to drop a new engine in for a race and so we won't hear about any problems. You find many will just sell their old engine after a time before it's broken and still worth some coin and put a fresh one in.

uffrank

I am considering doing some DE events this year, but I have purchased a Cab. Is a rollbar required for DE or Autocross events in a Cab? I know a helmet is required, but what else?

Spiffyjiff

Some tracks require cab roll bars but many don't. Prob best to check just in case. Other than that, also best to check with the club that is hosting the DE or autox. They shd have plenty of info re: what is req'd.