996tnz

Matching RE 002 Adrenalins on the rear would look to be one obvious answer David, so you can keep your fronts and the matched set will likely wear out at the same time.

Otherwise in that price range, Dunlop Direzza II's or if after something almost as fast in the dry, but harder wearing and probably faster in the wet, Sumitomo HTRZIIIs. The Sumis are best kept to roads or wet tracks though - at race pace on a dry track doing more than 5 or 6 laps at a time with PSM defeated sees them chunk up after a session or two. The exchange rate probably favours locally sourced tyres anyway just now.

John McM

Is Playday continuing i.e. will membership be the only choice for non race access?

kiwi 911

Who knows?

Need to understand the Cromwell track model better as it will be applied here.

Might need to learn to love Puke??

PHG

It would have been better in the 1050 probably.. hard mouthed bitches those 38's
I used to do it every year too. until the liver gave out..!!

PHG

I cant believe we (Jason really) has found something which has dumbfounded the sage..
Come on Macca..surely you sailed a P as a Lad

PHG

so..when a car looses weight, do the wheels shrink..?

John McM

I suspect that 2k cup is going to become even more popular as I doubt the Quinns will sell premium weekend days to the great unwashed and it makes no sense to have a product competing with a membership so racing will be the best way to get track time. Mind you thats $300 a meet.

Obsessed

Interesting... those would fit my car, and much cheaper than the 888's ($1500/set).

Only two and a half weeks until the big reveal, right Dave?

Pel

Obviously not ideal, Not sure what a membership costs at high end golf clubs but I'm guessing the joining fee is along the same dollars? Once joined it's $200 per session, running 20x track days to get your moneys worth will blow running costs outta the water.

Taupo roadies then, perhaps the RSG guys group buy a Taupo commercial premises, 750 sqm car storage, open plan living, pool table, couple of hoists....

996tnz

$300 provided you don't then actually run the car of course, though I'm pretty confident that the Honda vs Porsche savings in fuel, consumables, maintenance and repair costs more than offset that entry fee anyway. Pretty unbeatable in terms of buzz for bucks, though nothing quite beats a Turbo/GT2/GT3 when you plant foot.

Macca

Sure did Phil. P + Laser + Oct at Titirangi yacht club. It was a bit tongue in cheek. I understood all the vernacular other than "a slab in the main"...??

I have to confess Im not a real sailor (Im sure you guessed). I prefer when we are under motor so my G&T doesn't get spilled, I dont have to walk sideways to the galley for a "slab" and I hate cooking using a gimble stove holding onto the bench top to stay upright....:-)

Macca

Hey Jake. You did ok I just paid $3300 last week for my MPSC2 for the GT3 for SITT! Simply no other choice for 20" 991 GT3 rims (other than Trofeo R which wear quicker at the same price!).

What a joke when Dave can buy a full set of tyres for 1/5th of the cost! That said even the 993 costs $2000 for any decent track day rubber on 18s.

The faster you want to go the more it costs!

Pel - car looks great in teh pictures. Stance is spot on I reckon. The Amazon green 964 & Nats slate grey car look lovely too on their 18 rims.

Paul. I have forecast this outcome a while back as you know. Personally, if I lived in NZ I would consider paying $4K for 20 track days pa for a year or two. I could do with some more laps like that at HD to catch up with you! That said I dont think I could pay the $10K membership - mostly because after a year or two doing 20 days at HD a year Id be a bit bored with it all I reckon...

The writing is definitely on the wall. I believe by Nov 2016 things will have changed radically. I think Playdays will struggle to survive at HD with the new demands and pricing structure. I really hope Im wrong.

Pels idea about Taupo is a good one. We may have to make it our new track home!

Macca

Im not sure Quinn will want 2K cup cars at HD once the track is completed?

In reality I think it will be cheaper to go racing moving forward than being an HD member running a GT3 20 days a year?

Pel

You won't be running a GT3 past 2016 though Mark

Macca

Good point Pel ;-)

And like Murphy & his law 2-3 new and cheaper "eastern manufactured" track day tyre options for the GT3 will become available the month after I sell her LOL!