winders

I have 200+ lbs of ballast in my race car. It is located, safely, in the passenger footwell near the full size Optima Red battery that also helps me meet weight in my class.

GT3DE

964 in G runs no ballast to make weight.
964 in F runs more than 250 ballast.
Typical 911 E runs 150+ for 3.0L and 200+ for 3.2L.
D at 150+.

No one is going to switch into a new super class if they have to add weight.

Idea is to remove ballast.

chartersb

Totally agree, losing weight to move into a higher class is the better way.

Speeds5

i got a 200lbs ballast

dgmark

l like the idea of combining H/I J/K My H class 996 is alone in most races and most likely I will run it in another series and run my E car in 911 CUP.

good hands

X2 and a 60lb battery

M_Weining

Competent Motorsport, LLC
Porsche Air-Cooled Cup USA Series details have been posted:
(Note this is not the PCA series - its run by the group that manages the Porsche Trophy West USA series

main web page - http://www.competentmotorsport.com/
schedule - http://www.competentmotorsport.com/i...ir-cooled-cup/
regulation - http://www.competentmotorsport.com/i...ir-cooled-cup/ (then click on technical regulations)
or direct link: http://www.competentmotorsport.com/w....5-190114B.pdf


Class: Air-Cooled Cup – A - Description: 964 Cup (1990-1993)/ 993 Cup (1994-1997)

Class: Air-Cooled Cup – B - Description: PRC 911/911 GTL Cup

Class: Air-Cooled – C - Description: 911 2.0 L 1965-1969

Class: Air-Cooled Cup – X - Description: 911 Air Cooled Cup (Exhibition – 1965-1998 Non-Turbo)


SCHEDULE
April 11 - 14 / Portland International Raceway / Portland, OR
May 16 - 19 / WeatherTech Raceway / Salinas, CA
May 30 - June 2 / Circuit of the Americas / Austin, TX
July 18 - 21 / Utah Motorsports Campus / Grantsville, UT
August 8 - 11 / Road America / Plymouth, WI
September 5 - 8 / Virginia International Raceway / Alton, VA
October 10 - 13 / Sonoma Raceway / Petaluma, CA

944Cup

And this is what happened with the 944's when they jumped from the letter classes to the spec classes. Lower weights. And, when they jumped, the various model 944's had varying weights to balance their performance levels. The 944's jumped and with their existing letter classes still functional. So why leave? Lighter cars were more enjoyable to drive and the fields were large in the SP944 classes and the in class competition was better than their previous letter classes. Fairly simple.

M_Weining

Hot off the press - PCA just published the details for the PCA 911 Cup Klassische Meisterschaft (Classic Championship).


The 2019 Porsche Club of America 911 CUP Klassische Meisterschaft (Classic Championship) will include several changes to further distinguish the series from the “Stock E” 911 Class. The 911 CUP Classic Championship will embrace the age of these “Classic” 911’s in an effort to reduce wear and run costs.

The series invites all 911s currently eligible for “Stock E”.

To enter, you must declare 911 CUP as your class and display the 911 CUP windscreen banner and any contingency sponsor decals. You are allowed to remove 150 pounds of ballast. All entrants must run on the Hoosier TD tire.

Removing weight and a bit of grip while adding controlled slip angle will result in a fast, competitive and fun package that uses less resources while running lap times similar to the Hoosier R7.

The following events are confirmed for the 911 CUP Klassische Meisterschaft schedule:

April 12-14 Atlanta
April 26,27 Lime Rock
May 17-19 Mid Ohio
June 21-23 VIR
August 31 – September 02 Road America
October 25-27 Daytona

The new 911 CUP class spec is effective immediately and windscreen banners well be available at Sebring. Sebring is not a points race in the Championship, thus it is a great opportunity for those who may be interested in testing the new spec. Some of the racers who ran the Hoosier TD last year have offered to share setup data to help expedite the transition to the new tire.

For more information feel free to contact: Jeff Wiggins (214) 957 4385 or Mark White (608) 575-1000

Speeds5

What happened to having one 911 Cup class for all aircooled 911s and doing away with the letter classes? THis is just continuation of the existing format, just making the TD tire the requirement. Disappoint to be honest.

Jas0nn

WGI, NJMP and Summit are on my calendar - I don't want to switch back and forth between tires, so I guess that means I'll be staying in E the whole season. Shame because combining the air cooled 911s into one class would have been a lot of fun. But it sounds like the TD contingent won out ...

Gary R.

Glad i'm not the only confused one. Clark was pushing for the combo class and was totally against the Hoosier bis ply tire, is this yet another class? What is the point, E is, if not the highest, one of the most populated classes in PCA racing, who thinks that everyone will bail to run a lighter car with a slower tire? Makes no sense to me at all.

GT3DE

I was left out of the insider discussions at pca apparently.
This email announcement is a complete shock to me (as it was to the other E drivers that called me tonight).

So a special class for a few special cars from one special shop. Isn't that special. Even stole the 911 CUP name. Wow.

Gary R.

The idea of combining D/E/F/G 911's was attractive, especially if there was a low bottom limit for D's weight. I think it would have caused an influx of Boxsters in the classes they are not currently front runners in if nothing else, and just would be a great experiment.. Take the ballast out of a 911 E car, put Hoosier TD's on it, adds a class to an already bloated list.

Carrera51

I don't get it. I thought Clarke's idea was a good one that would provide a competitive place to race instead of spreading these cars out across several thinly populated classes (excluding E class of course).