Lap Times at VIR, Full Course Options

[roundboy914]

I was at VIR a week or so ago, with the zone 2 PCA DE, and i had a blast. Never run there before, drove the 914 both ways (over 2000 miles round trip - NO HEAT), and only added 3 qts. of good old dino juice. I did have fun, but was frustrated. My car is a 76 2.0l 4, with moderate suspension, tires, and some engine stuff. I was running away from the newer cars in the corners (especially the climbing s's), but was getting hammered on the straights. I was running 2:37's towards the end, but was one of the slower overall cars. I am just getting frustrated with the lack of power. I was sitting on the grid before my last run group, and the next lowest horsepower car was a euro 911 Carrera. My shit just can run with 996's and 997's.
So, my first question, what kind of times dot he local 914 guys run there?
Second, i don't even want to say it, but i am thinking that it is time to retire the 914 from track events.

[mudfoot76]

Don't retire your 914 from DE! Remember, you aren't out competing for TToD, it is driver education. So what if a 997 can blast down a straight at 130+, one of the many enjoyable aspects of 914 driving to me is being able to stick to the bumper of that 997 (or 996, etc) through the twisties. I don't go to DE to be the fastest, it is just fun to be able to drive the car at limits that one cannot get to on the street.

One time, I got a point-by from someone in a GT3 (996) at Putnam Park. That guy was obviously way over his head, but I can imagine his expression at getting passed by a 30+ yr old "NARP" while sitting in that street legal race car with him being unable to make it go(he pretty much was scared of what he had bought and slightly dismayed that the car wouldn't just make him Bergmeister).