Porsche 924 as a track day car?
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Hi everyone
I've been offered a 924 that needs recommissioning - it's a bog standard 924 (not a GT or anything!). Am thinking of creating a track day car out of it. What are people's opinions of this? I'm thinking that it could actually bat way above it's average without a great deal of tinkering.
Obviously you could go made etc etc but it's light on it's feet, simple to work on, tyres and brake pads etc etc wont cost the earth. Thinking it could be a car that does you proud but doesn't sit in the garage with the wife sulking because you're having to spend more on it than her.....
I've been offered a 924 that needs recommissioning - it's a bog standard 924 (not a GT or anything!). Am thinking of creating a track day car out of it. What are people's opinions of this? I'm thinking that it could actually bat way above it's average without a great deal of tinkering.
Obviously you could go made etc etc but it's light on it's feet, simple to work on, tyres and brake pads etc etc wont cost the earth. Thinking it could be a car that does you proud but doesn't sit in the garage with the wife sulking because you're having to spend more on it than her.....
I have exactly this - an old 924 as a track toy.
It's brilliant!
Mine is as light as I can get it (lexan windows, no creature comforts, heavily stripped etc.) without going REALLY silly and totally standard mechanically - its fast enough to be fun but isn't exactly 'quick'. It does handle though and is really progressive and entertaining towards the limit meaning you can push pretty hard and carry good speed through the corners. It allows for massively smile-inducing tom-foolery too, if that is your persuasion.
I am not a serious trackday devotee, just an occasional fun session user. I have done a few track days in mine now, all low end stuff and it has acquitted itself superbly - I am certainly not a rolling road block on the days I have been on and that is nothing to do with my driving prowess!
I find we have to be sympathetic with the brakes as they don't last long otherwise, but the engine has proven itself tough and will zing away all day flat out (I have a mechanical rev-limiting rotor arm fitted in the distributor to curb damaging enthusiasm). Its been a good and worthy steed and I can't help marvel at how spectacular it is when I wander around the pits during a cooling off break and appreciate that my whole car has cost me less than just perhaps the tyres on some of the other attendees cars who aren't necessarily going any quicker than I am..... I would wager that I may be having a good deal more fun too
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I also have the reassuring knowledge that if my car were to go 'bang' or hit the scenery spectacularly I can sweep up the pieces, unbolt what few pieces I wish to keep and simply throw away the rest, liberated by the piffling financial outlay.
I have no intention of swapping it for anything else at present and am idly thinking about upgrading the brakes with 944 Turbo rotors or similar so that I can stay out on track longer... but I probably won't as it just works so well and is so much fun as it is! I would vote do it, I have never regretted a single moment of having mine.
It's brilliant!
Mine is as light as I can get it (lexan windows, no creature comforts, heavily stripped etc.) without going REALLY silly and totally standard mechanically - its fast enough to be fun but isn't exactly 'quick'. It does handle though and is really progressive and entertaining towards the limit meaning you can push pretty hard and carry good speed through the corners. It allows for massively smile-inducing tom-foolery too, if that is your persuasion.
I am not a serious trackday devotee, just an occasional fun session user. I have done a few track days in mine now, all low end stuff and it has acquitted itself superbly - I am certainly not a rolling road block on the days I have been on and that is nothing to do with my driving prowess!
I find we have to be sympathetic with the brakes as they don't last long otherwise, but the engine has proven itself tough and will zing away all day flat out (I have a mechanical rev-limiting rotor arm fitted in the distributor to curb damaging enthusiasm). Its been a good and worthy steed and I can't help marvel at how spectacular it is when I wander around the pits during a cooling off break and appreciate that my whole car has cost me less than just perhaps the tyres on some of the other attendees cars who aren't necessarily going any quicker than I am..... I would wager that I may be having a good deal more fun too
.... I also have the reassuring knowledge that if my car were to go 'bang' or hit the scenery spectacularly I can sweep up the pieces, unbolt what few pieces I wish to keep and simply throw away the rest, liberated by the piffling financial outlay.
I have no intention of swapping it for anything else at present and am idly thinking about upgrading the brakes with 944 Turbo rotors or similar so that I can stay out on track longer... but I probably won't as it just works so well and is so much fun as it is! I would vote do it, I have never regretted a single moment of having mine.
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