First time in Cayman R on track
06-13-2017, 06:37 PM
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First time in Cayman R on track
SCCA Chicago Region, June 9th:
Driving into the sunset on the last straight was very serene. This was my first time on the track in the Cayman R, so I spent most of the time getting to know its general handling characteristics and feedback from various actions/inputs. Incredibly neutral car and very communicative. And bejeezus the new Michelin PS4s are very impressive for a street tire with a 300 treadwear rating on track.
This 3rd session I was the most comfortable and felt like I could grab it by the scruff at times since my tires were dialed in (PSI + temps) and I was confident in the brakes. In the first 2 sessions I was mostly in 3rd and 4th gear, but here in the clip I'm down in 2nd on some tighter turns for faster acceleration to the straights.
Current setup:
OEM Short shifter
OEM GT3 brake ducts
OEM R pads F&R
Motul 600 fluid
Michelin Pilot Sport 4S
Stock alignment
Anyone else run their Cayman R on track fairly stock? I believe there's a good amount of time to shave off with this setup as I was fairly conservative (in comparison to this guy who appears to be at 9 to 10/10ths):
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Cheers!
Driving into the sunset on the last straight was very serene. This was my first time on the track in the Cayman R, so I spent most of the time getting to know its general handling characteristics and feedback from various actions/inputs. Incredibly neutral car and very communicative. And bejeezus the new Michelin PS4s are very impressive for a street tire with a 300 treadwear rating on track.
This 3rd session I was the most comfortable and felt like I could grab it by the scruff at times since my tires were dialed in (PSI + temps) and I was confident in the brakes. In the first 2 sessions I was mostly in 3rd and 4th gear, but here in the clip I'm down in 2nd on some tighter turns for faster acceleration to the straights.
Current setup:
OEM Short shifter
OEM GT3 brake ducts
OEM R pads F&R
Motul 600 fluid
Michelin Pilot Sport 4S
Stock alignment
Anyone else run their Cayman R on track fairly stock? I believe there's a good amount of time to shave off with this setup as I was fairly conservative (in comparison to this guy who appears to be at 9 to 10/10ths):
Cheers!
06-14-2017, 02:23 PM
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Just hit Road Atlanta over the past weekend for my first time at the track with my R. Car is largely stock, including crappy RE50s, except Fabspeed headers & exhaust.
I swapped out the brake pads for Pagid Yellow front / Black rear, and Castrol SRF brake fluid. I had a bad experience with brake failures in a different car and didn't want a repeat.
Echo your comments on the car being neutral and communicative - the steering feel is pretty incredible. I had to cut short my last session as coolant temps climbed over 220...time for a third radiator!
I swapped out the brake pads for Pagid Yellow front / Black rear, and Castrol SRF brake fluid. I had a bad experience with brake failures in a different car and didn't want a repeat.
Echo your comments on the car being neutral and communicative - the steering feel is pretty incredible. I had to cut short my last session as coolant temps climbed over 220...time for a third radiator!
06-18-2017, 09:11 AM
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My R is mostly stock and love the car for track. Was just at road america this week.
I also swapped to pagid yellow pads for track - the stick pads stop well but i found them very hard on rotors wearing them quickly so when i replaced rotors i also switched to pagid pads. The pagids are much gentler and i prefer the feel.
I also noticed a big improvement with the adjustable front control arms to enable a more track oriented alignment.
I didnt like the long brake pedal action so swithed to a gt3 master cylinder which wasnt too bad a DIY job.
Great cars.
I also swapped to pagid yellow pads for track - the stick pads stop well but i found them very hard on rotors wearing them quickly so when i replaced rotors i also switched to pagid pads. The pagids are much gentler and i prefer the feel.
I also noticed a big improvement with the adjustable front control arms to enable a more track oriented alignment.
I didnt like the long brake pedal action so swithed to a gt3 master cylinder which wasnt too bad a DIY job.
Great cars.