718 GT4 track car

[Andyoz]

Looks nice. No affiliation...

[braddo]

Converted from a road car?

If so, wouldn't a race car (981 Clubsport) make more sense?

[Twinfan]

It's a 718 GT4 Clubsport race car, one used in the GB Cayman GT4 Sprint Challenge this year.

[Andyoz]

Twinfan said:

It's a 718 GT4 Clubsport race car, one used in the GB Cayman GT4 Sprint Challenge this year.

OK, so it's an off the shelf job. Was wondering how they could build it so fast

https://www.porsche.com/international/motorsportan...

[ChrisW.]

And not road legal ...

Manthey racing are offering a version for E149,500 ... road legal ?

Or make your own with RPM Manthey mods ??

Or make your own without the Manthey label but all the Porsche bits ???

[TDT]

ChrisW. said:

And not road legal ...

Manthey racing are offering a version for E149,500 ... road legal ?

Or make your own with RPM Manthey mods ??

Or make your own without the Manthey label but all the Porsche bits ???

The MR car you mentioned isn’t road legal. It’s a supped up version of the the 718 Clubsport Trackday.

There are 2 main versions of the 718 Clubsport... Trackday and Competition.
Trackday is for Trackdays but can be upgraded to a Competition version for racing series. Comes with full cage, fixed dampers, standard race steering wheel
Competition version is Race ready. Full GT3 CUP spec carbon fibre steering wheel, more Safety equipment, 3 way adjustable suspension (some series require this to be locked out to 2-way, e.g Porsche Sprint Challenge

And then there is a Competition MR which is full SRO compliant. More carbon fibre,, even more safety equipment, different wheels

The car in the original post competed in the Porsche Sprint Challenge GB this year...

A proper race car is always going to be a better experience on track than a road car... but it’s much more expense and much more hassle, so you really have to be committed.

Edited by TDT on Thursday 24th December 18:34

Edited by TDT on Thursday 24th December 18:35

[hunter 66]

Too true TDT my friend .... have a great holiday season ..

[ChrisW.]

TDT said:

The MR car you mentioned isn’t road legal. It’s a supped up version of the the 718 Clubsport Trackday.

There are 2 main versions of the 718 Clubsport... Trackday and Competition.
Trackday is for Trackdays but can be upgraded to a Competition version for racing series. Comes with full cage, fixed dampers, standard race steering wheel
Competition version is Race ready. Full GT3 CUP spec carbon fibre steering wheel, more Safety equipment, 3 way adjustable suspension (some series require this to be locked out to 2-way, e.g Porsche Sprint Challenge

And then there is a Competition MR which is full SRO compliant. More carbon fibre,, even more safety equipment, different wheels

The car in the original post competed in the Porsche Sprint Challenge GB this year...

A proper race car is always going to be a better experience on track than a road car... but it’s much more expense and much more hassle, so you really have to be committed.

Edited by TDT on Thursday 24th December 18:34

Edited by TDT on Thursday 24th December 18:35

Thanks for the explanation Tyrone ...

So I am still in a sweet spot ... drive and ride ! I truly can't understand why anybody would fit three ways and then give-up fast bump ? Porsche are trying very hard to avoid the GT4 competing with the GT3 ...

[TDT]

ChrisW. said:

Thanks for the explanation Tyrone ...

So I am still in a sweet spot ... drive and ride ! I truly can't understand why anybody would fit three ways and then give-up fast bump ? Porsche are trying very hard to avoid the GT4 competing with the GT3 ...

They knock it back to 2-way for some series such as PSCC, basically to manage costs and also to take a variable away from set up that could be a key differentiator. By limiting the scope of adjustment, there is only so far you can go with set up, so too much time isn’t spent on it and it keeps the racing close and makes it more about the driver.
For Sprint Challenge GB they actually had spec dampers with the fast bump dial removed and blanked off. They only run on GP circuits so arguably should be off the kerbs anyway.

As you say, road car with fully adjustable chassis is the sweet point.
As for competing with GT3, as you’ll know... plenty of GT4 on trackdays that are easily on pace with many GT3s.... that’s down to driver, and knowledge/experience with your tools.

[TDT]

hunter 66 said:

Too true TDT my friend .... have a great holiday season ..

Merry Christmas to you also P, see you in the New Year, God willing.