getting ready for the weekend Driving Event!

Brad B

Brad B

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I am checking my Carrera C4S over for this weekends driving event at Gateway International Raceway in St. Louis. I am adjusting up the Bilsteins from street mode to track settings and checking everything for safety.



The photo illustrates how stiff the Porsche chassis is.



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Very nice...amazing aren't they? I'm getting ready for DE here at Road Atlanta, taking my 79' 930 Turbo and going to try and stay on the track..facing the right direction.....



Do you use any of the clear film protectors on your car for events?



Cheers!
 
Aurora40 said:
Hope you have fun, but doesn't that pict just illustrate where the car's center of gravity is relative to the jacking point?
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It's true, the Carrera is rear weight biased, but when the jack is put under the front jacking point ( a few inches behind the door seam) and the front wheel is raised off the ground the rear will follow as well! These cars are tight.
 
Opus said:
Very nice...amazing aren't they? I'm getting ready for DE here at Road Atlanta, taking my 79' 930 Turbo and going to try and stay on the track..facing the right direction.....



Do you use any of the clear film protectors on your car for events?



Cheers!
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I have the entire nose and arches behind the front and rear wheels covered in film to protect from chips. I still may cover the car with a padded bra which covers additional areas.



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Brad B. said:
It's true, the Carrera is rear weight biased, but when the jack is put under the front jacking point ( a few inches behind the door seam) and the front wheel is raised off the ground the rear will follow as well! These cars are tight.
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Well, not just front to back cg, but top to bottom too (and left to right, but that should be pretty much in the middle). All I mean is most cars don't do that, but not because the frame bends like a noodle or anything. Suspension travel/stiffness would likely play a part as well. I'm sure your car is tight, though.
 
Aurora40 said:
Well, not just front to back cg, but top to bottom too (and left to right, but that should be pretty much in the middle). All I mean is most cars don't do that, but not because the frame bends like a noodle or anything. Suspension travel/stiffness would likely play a part as well. I'm sure your car is tight, though.
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If you look closely, you can see that not only is the passenger side raised up, but the driver's side rear is also coming up. Considering the jack is under the frame rail which looks to be about 10" inside the rocker panel, that is an extremely stiff chassis. Of course, I would expect nothing less from a Porsche.
 
RemmoSi said:
It's so shiny too.:xyxthumbs
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It's not so shiny now! ;) But it was worth it!!!!! My weekend DE event at Gateway International Raceway in St. Louis was a blast. I ran through two tanks of Premium gas. I think I got about 5mpg. I guess hitting the rev limiter so often is bad for fuel economy? I took about 5000 miles off my Bridgestone SO2's. I cut about a year out of my brake pads. And I'm gonna sign up and do it again as soon as I can. Woohoo!



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Yep, pinging engines off the rev limiters are hard on gas mileage. When I took my Beemer (yes, a bike) to Laguna Seca last year. I burned off the brakes pads down to the backing almost, and got about 200 km out of the tank, when I normall get almost 400 km out of a tank.





Oh yeah, you're going to spend a lot of time cleaning off the rubber marks from the melted rubber too. Check your oil too, I bet you're down a bit there too.
 
IndigoGTI said:
If you look closely, you can see that not only is the passenger side raised up, but the driver's side rear is also coming up.
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That's two neat tricks: a) being able to lift the whole car up from one side and b) being able to tell the drivers side is coming up when you can't even see the wheels.



Anyway, those picts are great Brad! Looks like it was a lot of fun!
 
Brad B. said:
The photo illustrates how stiff the Porsche chassis is.



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Hey, I can do that too! :D :spot ;) The front is raised just enough that I could pull the wheel, and the back is only touching on the outside edge. I also have a lot more suspension travel than you do, especially in the rear. If I'd raised the front tire as far off the ground as in your picture, the back would have been way off as well (and the jack would have been way overextended and I'd have been awfully glad I chocked the other side)...
 

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Here's another shot where you can better see that the tire is lifted on the inside. But the picture just isn't as cool...
 

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Your Porsche looks incredible!



I'm sorry if this is off subject but what clear film protectors are you using an were do you get them? Do they work well?



Thanks for your time,

Jeff
 
2mock said:
Your Porsche looks incredible!



I'm sorry if this is off subject but what clear film protectors are you using an were do you get them? Do they work well?



Thanks for your time,

Jeff
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I use Xpel. It's great stuff and you can buy it in bulk and cut to fit easily if they don't have a pattern for you. It really saves my paint on and of the track.



All brands use 3M Scotchcal film. Xpel is more reasonably priced than many.
 
Aurora40 said:
Here's another shot where you can better see that the tire is lifted on the inside. But the picture just isn't as cool...
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I don't see any light under that tire but I think it passes the stiffness test! I'm impressed! :bow



What's more impressive is the fact that it's cleaner than my car.:(
 
Brad B. said:
It's not so shiny now! ;) But it was worth it!!!!! My weekend DE event at Gateway International Raceway in St. Louis was a blast. I ran through two tanks of Premium gas. I think I got about 5mpg. I guess hitting the rev limiter so often is bad for fuel economy? I took about 5000 miles off my Bridgestone SO2's. I cut about a year out of my brake pads. And I'm gonna sign up and do it again as soon as I can. Woohoo!
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You need S03s anyways and there is nothing easier than changing pads on a Porsche (or so I'm told) :D .



Once again great to see that you DRIVE your beautiful cars like they are supposed to be driven :xyxthumbs .



Was it Porsche club event? I heard they are the best although tend to be pricey.
 
F1Crazy said:
You need S03s anyways and there is nothing easier than changing pads on a Porsche (or so I'm told) :D .



Once again great to see that you DRIVE your beautiful cars like they are supposed to be driven :xyxthumbs .



Was it Porsche club event? I heard they are the best although tend to be pricey.
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Since the original post I have indeed gotten S03's and new pads. (Yep, it's an easy change!)



The Porsche club events are about $250-275 for a two day weekend with lots of track time. There is a factory Porsche Drivers Experience which supplies new cars for you. They charge about $1500-2000 a weekend! (out of my league:eek: )
 
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