Nickshu

He built the car I bought, pictured above. Chris is the master.

GPA951s

All I recieved was a verbal /E-mail last year saying I had my "Provisional" but no actual card.. the number is the same as your PCA ID.. I ran Mid Ohio and then recieved confirmation of full license afterwards. I Ran at Summit Point no issues.. 3 weeks before the end of the year I recieved the actual card in the mail for my 2020 PCA competition License... LOL... I Just Renewed it for 2021 and recieved confirmation Via E-mail from Susan.
As Long as you have the Cheifs A-OK, (RD) and can pass the physical, youre in... No Worries ... Buy the car you want. Maybe Ill have to come up to the LR race then...
I will also add that from running with you so much at WGI in BB... and being on track with the spec boxters, a really well setup SPB will be just a Tick faster that BB ... You will be smiling ear to ear ....

dgrobs

Waffling back and forth between SPB and GTB-1 Cayman.

Wife is not crazy about the racing thing, and between that and the IDP programs I'm in this season, I'm never gonna be home as it is....

Frank 993 C4S

SPB guys usually seem to have the most fun. How about SPC? GTB1 doesn’t always make for a fun class to start racing. You could also run a 981 Cayman in Stock I or Prepared J. That would be the closest to your experience base.

dgrobs

I just got a new 981S (new to me) to convert over to track use (DE stuff).

I can race that car once modified? Is that SPC?

PGas32

A 981 CS would fall into either GTB1 or GTB3, not sure which exactly. There would also be letter class you could run in - the PCA rule book would lay out where exactly it would fall in the 'stock' class hierarchy. SPC is for 987.1 Cayman S model, 2006-08.

My $.02 here (and you know I'm biased...) - try SPB for your first year of racing. The cars are cheap and easy to find, there's plenty of shops who know them well, and the competition is stiff. Skip all the development and setup work required in the open classes (and associated costs) for your first year. After you build up some experience, you may decide to stick with SPB, or you may decide to move on up...if it's the latter, your SPB will be easy to sell.

dgrobs

Agreed but still waffling. Thanks P.

GPA951s

981 CS 14-15 lands you in "I" class.. The Non S 981C 14-15 with the 2.7 lands you in G with me... Maybe Rent a boxster and see how you like it..

Just Substitute some race days instead of DE's... Racing is like DE x3 anyway... I have Video of me and a fellow competitor in a 911RSA going wheel to wheel at summit for about 10 to 14 laps before I finally made the pass... It was just Amazingly fun......So much so, that now I finally understand why there are racers out there that race every weekend, but live in a trailer...

Nickshu

Ok so I finally got the car together and took it out for the first time to a DE this weekend at Pueblo motorsports park here in Colorado. Ran both days, 7 sessions. The car ran great only one small issue is a noise when it's really hot which I think is the transmission cooler pump dying a slow death.

It was soooo fun. I am improving but feel like I have a ways to go. Working on increasing my time at full throttle, need to be getting on it earlier and harder after braking I feel like.

Here's some video. The video telemetry data does not show, I know...the previous owner did not have the Motec camera wired correctly, it's on my to do list (along with many other little things)


I am taking the car to High Plains Raceway next weekend for another DE. Then I need to figure out getting a PCA racing license. If the stars align my first race will be at HPR in September. If.