rickyboycz

What's the ole saying... 'a camel in the hand is better than 2 in the bush'? Or something like that?

I use Discount Tire and Auto Shop in Plano near Fry’s. 900 E Plano Pkwy A, Plano, TX 75074

I'm signed up as well. I'm loving Eagles Canyon...my new favorite track for sure.

Love it. That shit made me start truly laughing out loud at work.

Believe it or not...this is a thing. Not sure the sign is legit but we've had foreign contractors that required instruction on how to use toilets. I had caught a glance of someone squatting over the toilet in a stall with what appeared to be one foot on each side of the bowl. We would regularly get 'spackle' on the backside of the toilet...very gross.

I'll be there. Can't wait as the layout looks pretty awesome.

do you have a link with more detail on the car. What maintenance has been done along with info related to IMS?

I might have a friend interested. I believe they should fit a 986 as well. It looks like you have the shims for the forks.

It seems to be a common theme with any German car. They automatically assume that you have money to throw around because of what you drive. I had the same problem when having work done on my BMW as well. Fortunately my mechanic charges me more realistic rates without the German tax applied.

Probably not...I believe oiling issues on Cayman's were taken care of with the 2nd generation 987's and if you're not running during summer days then cooling probably isn't an issue. You should be fine out of the box for limited HPDE participation. You may want to consider adding some camber up front. I scrubbed the outside of my front tires within 2 events. I added the GT3 adjustable control arms and now wear is even. Went from -1 camber to -3...or you can just slap on some camber plates. I think that will get you to around -2 degrees iirc.

Why oh why did you list these? Now you're tempting me to keep my Cayman and buy these for it. 😀

I'm doing an early listing of my 2009 Porsche Cayman S for track junkies. My personal situation has changed recently and I am proactively trying to free up some cash. In the coming weeks I'll start listing it on other sites/forums for sale. Right now it has some track oriented bits on it, that are listed below, I think a track junkie would like. I'll likely be removing them and parting out for a more 'commercialized' sale. My hope is that some track junkie will pick this car up...it's a very special car and they are actually pretty rare to come across as production was low during the period of time it was manufactured. I'm asking $32k with all the bits listed below. 2009 Porsche Cayman S (VIN WP0AB29859U780831) No accidents and I have the carfax when I first purchased that shows all service intervals) PDK 57k Miles Carrara White with beige interior Heated and Powered Comfort Seats Bose high end sound package Hankook RS4 Tires Build sheet attached (includes all other standard bits that come with cars these days) Modifications (I do have all stock parts to be included) Porsche GT3 Control Arms (Front and Rear) Several sizes of shims for adjusting camber along with Litronic brackets Rennline Adjustable Rear Toe Arms Rennline Rear Support bar with Tie Downs Porsche OE Alcantara Sport Steering Wheel (muy importante!) I've only had the car on track for 4 different events since I purchased it in November last year. It performs extremely well and is a blast to drive on the street too. The PDK shifts are crisp and fast and very easy to manage on track. The additional camber really helps reduce uneven tire wear and is a very important mod if you want to track the car. I purchased it to have a solid car for a handful of track events each year, that is comfortable on the street, and is very capable on track out of the box. This car fits the bill. You may already be aware, but this is the Second Generation 987 Cayman when the IMS bearing went away with the newly introduced DFI engine. These engines are said to be bullet proof and ultra reliable. It comes stock with the 3rd radiator up front that helps cooling significantly. Probably only other mod might be a PDK transmission cooler if you track during the summer, which I don't. Most feedback folks receive when shopping for 987 Caymans, is to spend the extra money and get the second generation. The inherent issues in the first generation 987 series are not present in the second generation. I recently did a paint correction and applied several coats of ceramic coating. It's very easy to keep clean now and always looks like it was freshly cleaned even after several weeks of no wash. No dents and only some minor rock chips on the front bumper. I have more pictures I can send if folks are interested. I'm just including a small sampling of them in this post along with build sheet and Blackstone Oil Analysis report. WP0AB29859U780831.pdf

Pad knock back is definitely a thing. I had it with the stock brakes in both my E36 and E46 M3's. I think a light 'left foot' brush of brake before a turn is the ticket. Or just upgrade the fronts to a BBK and not have to worry about it. 😉

I think the instructor had his decision ready prior to getting in the car. He is probably thinking about how he should have the conversation with him during the ride along. I guarantee you they have drivers in that run group that are about as smooth or 'unsmooth' as this driver, but they're okay with them being out there because they feel they're safe. He should have just told him that since he missed 3 red flags he's out for the rest of the event. That it is a very very very serious issue. Mistakes happen but that's one of the biggest you can make. If he wants to come back they will need to arrange an instructor to ride with him to ensure he's observing the flags and is safe on the track... better than 'hem hawing' about how the car outperforms his abilities...blah blah blah. Don't state things like 'not trying to be a d**k...' constantly..then try to buddy up about participating in social events etc. As soon as he stated he had been in the sport since 2009 he comes back with 'why did you miss 3 red flags then'. It was all about safety, and should have been the core of the discussion.

Shoot yeah....just signed up. See ya at the track for some wacky 2 way action.