996 GT3 Cup Car - please someone persuade me not to

[Harris_I]

OK, I'll oblige.



And another:

[dank]

those pics are good, but only just just a small sip, not quenching the n]thirst for GT3 Cup pics!

more please!!!

[88racing]

Some from a Britcar 24 a few years back:

https://flic.kr/p/766tEt

The day I first met Calum Lockie:
https://flic.kr/p/5o5GDq

https://flic.kr/p/5nHMiY

https://flic.kr/p/76anSo

[Steve Rance]

Should never have sold it

[hunter 66]

Memories ..................

[Steve Rance]

Good fair racing Pete. Great fun

[smith94]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPkQBQNlzVs&t=...

A friend's car, owned in the family from new and never raced!

[Lemon yella RS]

Mine on track as it is now. Previous owner driving

Edited by Lemon yella RS on Friday 23 June 01:10

[Lemon yella RS]

In period

[legalknievel]

Thought I'd add some more tales of spannering and some driving here. So I took Lemon Yella RS's advice and went for the cargraphic presilencers which weren't mega cheap but are high quality and in the end fit ok. I have to say the sweating and wriggling exhausts around was done by Erik with me feeding him beer and looking on sympathetically. The exhaust now is much more road car and clearly legal for 105db static days, maybe even 102. For any demo runs days at cool tracks with the club Global Endurance Legends which I've joined I'll put it back to the full beans crazy cup exhaust arrangement.

We managed to get out for a full day to Oulton two weeks ago and it was great. Varying conditions, starting out pretty damp but just about good for slicks provided respect was shown near the limit and then it really dried out.

Getting used to the car now a bit more. Full concentration and respect, and don't even start getting close to pushing it until brakes and tyres have done a couple of laps. It is still the best thing I've ever driven by a margin.

Thanks to the guy who lent us a jack and also the guy who let us use his compressor at Oulton. Track day spirit at the days I've been to so far is really cool.

Photos below along with a photo of it in its original championship winning livery that I will put it back to soon.

[legalknievel]

[legalknievel]

[legalknievel]

[legalknievel]

[legalknievel]

As the winter hopefully nears its end (if this miserable weather ends), I’ve been getting some stuff done.

I’ve joined the guys at Global Endurance Legends, a new car club for modern classic prototype and GT car enthusiasts, I’m doing my ARDS test in March, and two demo runs at the Le Mans Classic with the club in the summer. I hope not to utterly embarrass myself.

I’ve had the car in paint over the winter and it’s as if today it’s back to stock Glacier White, ready to be put back to the original Carrera Cup 2004 livery.



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Edited by legalknievel on Tuesday 6th February 22:16

[legalknievel]

[legalknievel]

And how it looked when I picked it up today:

[MDL111]

Thanks for the update and pics - am sure you are looking forward to an exciting summer.
Car is looking awesome

[Digga]

I do love threads like this. Reminds me of why I have such an expensive (to me) toy lurking, unused in the garage - because the days when we get to play with these toys make all the waiting, fettling and big bills well worth it.

[legalknievel]

Thanks guys.

Next step is to get Jean-Luc dressed in his original french livery from his 2004 Carrera Cup season, then take the silencer off and off to the Le Mans Classic.

Well, next step is really to get the alignment sorted after i mounted a kerb I couldn't see at Oulton in September when filling at the petrol pump.

Very racing driver....