We've got Jon prepping a GP car, the Stoddards and 'Bam914' both prepping DSP machines, Britain well on his way to nationals in FP, Jodi Fordahl already with FP nationals experience, and me prepping a DP machine. Is this wave an unusual thing, or is it more of a constant 914 stream? I'm new to SCCA, so I don't know if this is typical or not, but I sure don't see many teeners in my region. It would be bitchin if we could put up fights in all those classes simultaneously!
Mark D.
It takes TM&E to make a Porsche work in the SCCA. Most Porsche guys are all
ga ga over the 911 when it comes to time, money , & effort.....which is why it's so much fun to whupp them at AX A buddy is in the process of spending a lot on a 911....and he is one of the best AXers I know. I keep telling him that the 911 ain't gonna work cause the engine is in the wrong place & the pig is too heavy....but the cool factor seems to over ride that. Hay, he likes green more than yellow so what can you expect?
On a slightly different note, either one of those 2 EP 914 F/S in the cassifieds would make a hell of a good start for a hot dog AXer. You might not realise that till you had to duplicate them. Shit can (sell) all the track gear and go play.....& save a bundle along the way.
The one car that is starting to get some attention in my area is the Cayman. Seeing more of them showing up to SCCA events and kicking butt. AS, BSP and SSM seem to be good classes for those cars.
We have a SSM Turbo Cayman that with right driver could be very fast. 500 HP with nice suspension mods etc. Although its turbo is too big and takes forever to spool and he doesnt know how to left foot brake.
A Turbo Cayman may be fast but I don't want to be around to pick up the pieces when it blows up. 500hp out of m96 just doesn't sound like a good idea not to mention the transmission problems they have.
The SCCA in it's wisdom put the 2009/2010 Cayman S in SS....nowhere'sville.
The newer Caymans would be a natural for AS as would be the Boxters in STR but the SCCA will never make a Porsche an overdog in any "street car" class....supposedly because of the cost of doing biddness. The SCCA's "preferred cars" are pretty obivious. Most are owned by the SEB menbers, me thinks.
A friend bought a new Caymen S with all the good options.....the SEB has a point there.....it is a pretty sumbitch tho.
It's our own fault in some ways....Catch 22ish. Because the rules are not in Porsche's favor, Porsches are few & far between at SCCA events .....we get no representation on the SEB and no support. Porsches go play in their own backyards for AX. If Non-Porsches were allowed at Parade, Porsches would never win.
Drivers wallet is not thier concern.
Boxster S and Cayman S are in A-stock along with the Mac Daddy Carrera 4S Lotus Esprit Mazda 3rd Gen RX-7 (winner)
Should be a good fight.
All Registered A-stock drivers have National Champion Jackets except 3 and they are no slouches.
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