2001 Porsche Boxster S (986) Race Car

Highlights

• Professionally built by EMC Motorsport in 2021

• Desirable S model with 3.2-litre flat-six

• 6-speed manual with uprated flywheel and clutch

• GAZ Gold suspension and KAAZ LSD kit

• Ready to race with scrutineer’s stamps and tickets

Overview

If you’re going to get wet, you may as well go swimming. It’s a principle we’ve always adhered to, and may explain an overabundance of “it’ll be finished next year, we swear” projects lurking in our garage (there is a point coming in the near future, we promise). You see, when it comes to racing, it’s a principle that really does make sense. If you’re going to make a track car, you should probably make it from something that was already pretty damn good in the first place, and go all in.

As any good petrolhead knows, if you’re after something small and punchy, with razor-sharp handling, and plenty of high-quality motorsport components available, you can’t do much better than the Porsche Boxster 986S.

This being the ‘S’ model, it benefits from the more powerful 3.2-litre flat-six, which not only pumps out a meaty 248bhp, but sounds absolutely incredible while it does so. Combined with the Boxster’s legendarily fine chassis, it makes for an intoxicating blend even before you start stripping it and installing go-faster bits.

Which, as you can see, is precisely what the vendor has done. They took a stock, straight and tidy 986S off the road in 2021 and packaged it off to EMC Motorsport for them to work their magic. And magic certainly ensued. Out came the engine and transmission, ready for multiple upgrades and checks, in went all manner of race-bred bits and pieces, from a competition clutch to a custom roll cage and extinguisher system. A hardtop was also acquired, along with an extra set of competition wheels and tyres, and what was once a slightly tired little sports car was now a rip-snorting, chest-thumping track monster.

Much more work has been done than we can possibly go into here, but just check out the pictures and specification list below to see more details of the incredible amount of work that’s gone into this little Porsche. If you’re looking to get a jump-start on the competition for the 2025 track season, this would be a fantastic choice.

History and documentation

• First registered on 4th July 2001

• Owned by the vendor since September 2021

• The car experienced damage which resulted in the insurance company declaring it a Cat D in Dec 2001

• Collection of invoices detailing the car’s conversion to track specification

• No current MOT, last test was in June 2021

• Rebuilt over 6 months in 2021 by EMC Motorsport, fully documented

• Showing 123,684 miles on the clock

• Scrutineer’s stamps and tickets in place

• Fire extinguisher requires final checks before being fully ready to race

• V5 present in owner’s name

• HPI clear

• London ULEZ compliant (but only if you put it back on the road, obviously)

Interior

• Single black Sparco bucket seat, in excellent condition

• Set of red Turn One harnesses, in date to 2026 with FIA labels in place

• Fire extinguisher system installed in the passenger side

• Cut-off and extinguisher activation switch installed in the centre console

• Racing steering wheel and boss installed

• During the strip-down, the interior was painted out

• Polycarb door panels installed, with fabric pull straps for the latches

• Custom Cages roll cage installed by EMC Motorsport

• Overall the interior is in good condition, with the usual wear and scuffs you’d expect from a track car

• The boot space and ‘frunk’ have been stripped of their lining to save weight and present in good order, giving easy access to the fuelling system and the motorsport grade battery

Exterior

• Black paintwork, silver hardtop roof, large central stripes running from front to back

• Not that it matters (because race car), but the paintwork is in reasonably good order, with a few scuffs and marks and some stone chips from track use

• We’re told that the body panels are all original, and everything looks to be straight and in good order with no damage (other than a small dent to the OSF wing) and no corrosion we could discern

• During the track car conversion, a new windscreen was fitted by EMC Motorsport

• Quick release bonnet and boot pins have been fitted

• The appropriate cut-offs have been installed to the near side front scuttle panel

• Red fabric towing straps have been installed front and rear

• A set of black Team Dynamics 18” alloy wheels are fitted, and are shod with a set of Nanking race tyres, which the vendor notes will soon require replacement

• A full set of ‘Turbo Twist’ 18” alloys is also included, which present in excellent overall condition, and are shod with a matched set of Nexen road tyres (225/40 front and 265/35 rear) which appear to be in fine fettle with plenty of tread depth

Mechanical

• 3.2-litre ‘S’ naturally-aspirated flat-six

• Rated from the factory at 248bhp

• Mid-mounted engine, driving the rear wheels only

• 6-speed manual transmission

• A large number of mechanical and electrical modifications were made by EMC Motorsport in 2021 to prepare the car for track use

• Race approved battery fitted

• TTV single mass flywheel

• Competition specification Helix paddle clutch

• GAZ Gold suspension, with full geometry set-up by EMC

• KAAZ limited slip differential kit

• New brake discs and pads all round, with racing brake fluid

• New competition grade flexi-hoses

• New wheel studs, nuts and spacers

• Competition grade oil catch can kit fitted

• New anti-roll bar drop links

• New front lower suspension arms

• New front strut top mounts

• New exhaust system

• New Lambda sensor

• New rear toe link

• We’re assured by the vendor that the car runs beautifully, with no mechanical issues to note

• It has to be said again, it sounds absolutely fantastic

Summary

We all love a race car. And we like to think that, should we ever get the chance to get behind the wheel of one, we might actually be able to hold our own in a pack of similar racers. If the thought of tearing through Maggots flat out and indulging in the odd moment of Plato-style bumper-nudging appeals to you, then this is the perfect opportunity to find out if you really can pedal.

Alternatively, maybe you’re a seasoned racer who had a little “moment” and now requires a new race car. Well, here it is – all sorted and ready to go.

This cracking little Porsche has been converted for track work by professionals, using high-grade parts. We’re not talking about something that Darren has banged together in his Garage over a few wet weekends with the help of the Demon-Tweeks catalogue and YouTube. This is the real deal.

So why not find out just how good you really are? Who knows, this could be just the thing to unlock your potential…

To arrange a viewing, click the 'Book Viewing' button located under the 'Place Bid' button. Viewings can be booked up until the day before the auction ends, after which the option will change to 'Contact Seller' for further enquiries. The car is located near Peterborough.