drive cup car on the public road.
#2
I generally trailer the car now.
#3
I guess you want that plate to show "RSKICKR" as well?
I have seen a 993 GT2 evo on the street on slicks (the red one I posted a picture of in the Cup car **** thread) - guess a cup would work just fine as well if you can avoid the bumps/cops - tarmac is tarmac after all.
I have seen a 993 GT2 evo on the street on slicks (the red one I posted a picture of in the Cup car **** thread) - guess a cup would work just fine as well if you can avoid the bumps/cops - tarmac is tarmac after all.
#4
bob, if you don't have to worry about emmissions too much just insure with hagerty and throw on a muffler and have fun
mine was on the street for years with a full cage, motorsport type exhaust or no exhaust, and a race ride height .
just watch out for the bumps - yours doe snot look too much lower than mine was at the time (it is perhaps 75mm higher than cup specs now to give it a shot at speedbumps currently.
to do a 996 cup onthe street is not impossible as long as it has a VIN - you can transfer a wrecked 996 title to it and your in business (we did that here in WA a few years ago with a Euro Spec EVO VII RS, just bought a totalled lancer chassis for $500 and reregistered it to the evo, legally)
Also there was a Lambo Diable Race car (i forget what the european series was called but it was a factory race car) that was on dealer plates durring the 03 One Lap
mine was on the street for years with a full cage, motorsport type exhaust or no exhaust, and a race ride height .
just watch out for the bumps - yours doe snot look too much lower than mine was at the time (it is perhaps 75mm higher than cup specs now to give it a shot at speedbumps currently.
to do a 996 cup onthe street is not impossible as long as it has a VIN - you can transfer a wrecked 996 title to it and your in business (we did that here in WA a few years ago with a Euro Spec EVO VII RS, just bought a totalled lancer chassis for $500 and reregistered it to the evo, legally)
Also there was a Lambo Diable Race car (i forget what the european series was called but it was a factory race car) that was on dealer plates durring the 03 One Lap
#5
bob, if you don't have to worry about emmissions too much just insure with hagerty and throw on a muffler and have fun
mine was on the street for years with a full cage, motorsport type exhaust or no exhaust, and a race ride height .
just watch out for the bumps - yours doe snot look too much lower than mine was at the time (it is perhaps 75mm higher than cup specs now to give it a shot at speedbumps currently.
mine was on the street for years with a full cage, motorsport type exhaust or no exhaust, and a race ride height .
just watch out for the bumps - yours doe snot look too much lower than mine was at the time (it is perhaps 75mm higher than cup specs now to give it a shot at speedbumps currently.
#7
pchhh...if a male cop gives you a ticket for being in a 996 cup car, the almighty one of motorsports would smite him...
Ive driven a couple uhh...not "kosher" "road" cars and driven by many ociffers of the law and they normally just thumbs up...
Ive driven a couple uhh...not "kosher" "road" cars and driven by many ociffers of the law and they normally just thumbs up...
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#8
On the DOT papers of all my Cup cars that have been imported from Germany to LAX, specifically require you acknowledge that the car is not street legal and cannot be operated on public roads or registered for driving on public roads. The penalty for driving the car is a large fine and potentially deportation to the port where it was shipped to the USA. The language is very clear and if you were caught you would likely pay a fine and have some hassle, if you got caught a few times you might have to use your car in Germany thereafter.
This applies to 993 Cup & RS, 996 Cup & R,RS RSR and 997 Cup & RSR, it may not apply to the 964 USA Cup cars as they were imported as street cars and converted by Andial to Cup cars.
JCM
This applies to 993 Cup & RS, 996 Cup & R,RS RSR and 997 Cup & RSR, it may not apply to the 964 USA Cup cars as they were imported as street cars and converted by Andial to Cup cars.
JCM
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Its hard work but somebody has to do it.
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#11
thx for the replies.
the reason i am asking is: i am exploring the idea of getting a 996 cup car as track toy. start with DE.
but i don't like the hassle of getting a cayenne and a trailer. i want to be able to drive to the track.
guess it's a no go.
rob, the method of transfering vin#(or the paper with the Vin#) is not very legal as it sounds, right?
i just don't want to get any trouble
the reason i am asking is: i am exploring the idea of getting a 996 cup car as track toy. start with DE.
but i don't like the hassle of getting a cayenne and a trailer. i want to be able to drive to the track.
guess it's a no go.
rob, the method of transfering vin#(or the paper with the Vin#) is not very legal as it sounds, right?
i just don't want to get any trouble
#12
Anything more then a very short trip & you'll start ripping things off the bottom of the car. I would say it's a no-go regardless of legalities unless the track is next door to your house
PS: I did drive my 993 cup back/forth to a buddy's shop to align it a few times but it was only a couple miles away on country roads.
PS: I did drive my 993 cup back/forth to a buddy's shop to align it a few times but it was only a couple miles away on country roads.
#13
i cannot comment on the legalities of the method. But you do have to sign the same waiver from DOT stating that you will not drive it on the road, etc.
your lawyer will probaly not want to hear it, either.
there is nothing stopping you from taking a 996 chassis and adding everything a Cup is to it, bodies in white are $25-30K from porsche new and can replace a damaged chassis in most states.
We did it to get the VII plates (it is a rally car after all) b/c it had to be road legal for transits durring events.
My comments about Carrera Cup USA cars was geared at the fact that they are road legal from porsche and you can drive them on the road in full race spec, state laws permitting. it was not geared at the (cough, cough...Dr. Jupeman) real Euro cup 964's which are not legal to drive on the street and are also under the same DOT racing exemption as the rest of them.
My car was always geared to the street first b/c of the events i ran at the time (one lap and other road events), formal races were never a large componet of what i liked to do.
your ride height will be compromised for the road in whatever you choose to drive to the track.
Honestly your best be is to get a nice GT3 or RSA and put some mod's for the track on it if you are not going to trailer to the track.
your lawyer will probaly not want to hear it, either.
there is nothing stopping you from taking a 996 chassis and adding everything a Cup is to it, bodies in white are $25-30K from porsche new and can replace a damaged chassis in most states.
We did it to get the VII plates (it is a rally car after all) b/c it had to be road legal for transits durring events.
My comments about Carrera Cup USA cars was geared at the fact that they are road legal from porsche and you can drive them on the road in full race spec, state laws permitting. it was not geared at the (cough, cough...Dr. Jupeman) real Euro cup 964's which are not legal to drive on the street and are also under the same DOT racing exemption as the rest of them.
My car was always geared to the street first b/c of the events i ran at the time (one lap and other road events), formal races were never a large componet of what i liked to do.
your ride height will be compromised for the road in whatever you choose to drive to the track.
Honestly your best be is to get a nice GT3 or RSA and put some mod's for the track on it if you are not going to trailer to the track.