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Track day at Castle Coombe in the Boxster

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Chuckie66

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Took the 987 out on the PorscheGB track day at Castle Coombe, fantatastic day, very well organised and would recommend it. Only been on corporate/red letter days previously so taking my own motor required much more disciplin.... I was amazed how well the 987 performed, ok struggled to keep up with GT3‘s and 911 turbo’s...

instructor had her work cut out... head was buzzing with all the things I should be doing...

Couple of little twitches at the rear end, more driver error I think, going from 5th to 4th at high speed whilst braking before a corner was a little hairy, more braking required to scrub speed before changing down helped a lot.

Thought the partly worn 19” contiSport 3’s N1 would need replacing, they stood up very well and got loads of life left, will definitely do another track day. Anyone else tracked their?

Some serious Porsche envy now, maybe a Carrera 2 997 gen 1 or 2... thoughts? And keep the Box dry for the summer days.

 
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed some track days in my 996.2 C2 Coupe but the last one I did on a slippery wet track cost me over £1k. On the exit to the chicane on an early run I put the nearside wheels over the kerb. No drama apart from the sound of flying gravel, only slowed me a little. About a month later on the drive to the Goodwood FoS to my surprise the offside exhaust started to blow. On investigation at the conclusion of my 550 mile trip I took it to the independent I use. The offside silencer was pancaked and there was a hairline crack in the engine sump. It was a bit of an oh dear moment. My piggy bank to a battering. Is anyone interested in buying a brand new nearside Dansk Sport silencer for a 3.6 996?

 
Will be doing my 15th trackday, (all PCGB) at Oulton Park this month, all in my 987.2 Boxster. I ‘be had great fun in it, worn the tyres a little faster than with road use and gone through brake pads a bit bit more quickly too.

Sure a bit more power would help to keep up with a 991 GT3 but I’m really the limiting factor rather than the car. But I’m trying to learn

 
Ouch! Trackdays with your own motor can be a bit costly, I did take the chicanes a lot easier than I used to on corporate days :)

I was defiantly the weaker component on my car - I did get faster as the day went on!

 
CC is one of the more challenging tracks (a number of track day insurers won't touch it due to one corner that shall remain unnamed...but youtube has loads of clips of shenanigans at said corner!), sounds like you had a great day and learn't lots. And if the tail doesn't occasionally twitch, you ain't trying! As for a 997, why not (but will be a different drive....don't underestimate what you already have...)

 
I've seen CC upside down in a Caterham when I hit a tyre wall at speed and flipped over. The car was smashed to pieces with the front of the chassis twisted. I wouldn't venture out on CC without some training. There are many other safer tracks with good runoffs.

 
Wow! Maybe I should've watched the youtube video's, a lot of action on the Quarry corner! I can see now why its classed as one of most challenge corners on the UK circuits, coming up to the brow of a hill with a right then left turn with little run-off. Luckily I had the foresight to book an instructor early in the day who showed me where to turn and brake, which was well worth it, although even then I did have quite a twitch from the rear coming into that infamous corner. My discipline is always try to brake in straight line, otherwise its get hairy...

BoxsterBox - was that Quary by any chance? not a very pleasant experience, probably quite scary? and costly.

FWIW Lockton insurance include trackday cover as part of the insurance policy so long as organised by PorscheGB (and you've requested it), excess I think was 10% of the value of the car, definitely worth considering Lockton next time you review insurance and cheaper than my original top 10 insurance provider.



 
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