CLR is now a thing!

[CarreraLightweightRacing]

I can't believe it!
CLR has been approved by the Rheinland Federal TUV Approval board. I have just been contacted with this news that my CLR prototype 996 has been accepted and certified. I really can't get over what this means. Right now I can only say it feels like I have just had a car accident that I should have died in and I have walked away without a scratch. I'm physically shaking!

To get your own technical designs approved in Germany is not something I ever thought would happen, especially so with no formal background in vehicle design. The last few years have been battles everyday; not just the technical side but family, financial, time and all the other things associated with a project of this nature. To think that the design drawings I've been doing on the dining room table at 02:00hrs in the morning for system designs that had perhaps failed 4 times previously or lying on the garage floor in -10.C battling ideas that seemed impossible... It just seems surreal that the moment has come. I'm off for a stiff one or six!*



1086kg 911, purity at it's core!

• My apologies if you have read this elsewhere. In my defence, I am a little excited

Edited by CarreraLightweightRacing on Friday 2nd March 20:59

[ditchvisitor]

Congratulations, awesome work! It’s been a long slog, I’ve been following the journey on 911UK with interest.

[throt]

Congrats, buddy.

Enjoy your evening..

[Jim1556]

Congrats Richie, bloody well done!

I'm over at the back end of May, so might be able to meet for a catch up. It'd be nice if I've got the CR by then. Still looking though...

[JarmoL]

Well done indeed. You are a brave man!

[Slippydiff]

Congratulations Rich, you thoroughly deserve it after all the blood sweat and tears over the last 2-3 years. It’s a real feather in your cap.
Will hopefully get over to see you and the car at some point later on this year

Will PM you in the next few days.

[ReverendCounter]

Incidentally OP, would you mind dropping a line or two in this thread please?

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/processpost.as...

(I'm trying to amalgamate some good news).

[miles2018]

87kgs to go and you're there!

[SRT Hellcat]

Congratulations Rich. Well done my friend. An incredible achievement

[CarreraLightweightRacing]

Thank you gentlemen

Jim1556 said:

Congrats Richie, bloody well done!
I'm over at the back end of May, so might be able to meet for a catch up. It'd be nice if I've got the CR by then. Still looking though...

It would be great if you have the time mate, CR or not

Slippydiff said:

Congratulations Rich, you thoroughly deserve it after all the blood sweat and tears over the last 2-3 years. It’s a real feather in your cap. Will hopefully get over to see you and the car at some point later on this year
Will PM you in the next few days.

I do not accept 'hopefully' Henry; you have no choice in the matter By the time you get here, I may also have a 997CLR complete

miles2018 said:

87kgs to go and you're there!

I think it would just about be possible but my design brief would be blown out the window. Critical factors include it being a nice place to be. Taking out remaining trim, rear seats and dash would yield around another 45-50kg, custom made 299 & 318mm CC discs another 15kg or so (but seriously cost prohibitive). Pax seat another 11.3kg. Getting the last 15kg would be seriously difficult and I'm not even sure if possible and certainly not with TUV approval, as even the dash stripped out would be a non-starter. Many thought getting 100kg out would be some going when I first starting this project. I'm now over 250kg to the good, which I'm more than happy with. I'm sure I'll think of a few more ideas over the coming months years, but for now, getting the TUV Approval was a pinnacle moment.

SRT Hellcat said:

Congratulations Rich. Well done my friend. An incredible achievement

Thank you Graeme

[lemmingjames]

So does that mean you can start selling parts?

[Maxym]

CLR, I read about your car/venture in 911&PW a while back. Would you post a link with the detail of what it's all about?

Congrats BTW.

[Steve Rance]

A deserved reward for a huge amount of effort. I love your approach to modifying 911s Richard. Bloody well done.

[Jim1556]

Maxym said:

CLR, I read about your car/venture in 911&PW a while back. Would you post a link with the detail of what it's all about?

Congrats BTW.

Here you go...

http://www.911uk.com/viewtopic.php?t=106137&si...

[EGTE]

As Steve says: bloody well done, Rich!

Thanks for raising the already-high 996 bar!

[miles2018]

CarreraLightweightRacing said:

Thank you gentlemen

miles2018 said:

87kgs to go and you're there!

I think it would just about be possible but my design brief would be blown out the window. Critical factors include it being a nice place to be. Taking out remaining trim, rear seats and dash would yield around another 45-50kg, custom made 299 & 318mm CC discs another 15kg or so (but seriously cost prohibitive). Pax seat another 11.3kg. Getting the last 15kg would be seriously difficult and I'm not even sure if possible and certainly not with TUV approval, as even the dash stripped out would be a non-starter. Many thought getting 100kg out would be some going when I first starting this project. I'm now over 250kg to the good, which I'm more than happy with. I'm sure I'll think of a few more ideas over the coming months years, but for now, getting the TUV Approval was a pinnacle moment.

I was of course joking

To (safely) take 250kgs out of an already comparatively light car is a stunning achievement. That's the weight of a small skip!

Edited by miles2018 on Saturday 3rd March 18:33

[MrwReckless]

I've followed your thread on 911uk with great interest, also read the piece in the magazine that came out not too long ago (forgot the name of it).

I wish to extend many congratulations on your achievement. Well done! I forgot if it has been mentioned, but I gather you are meant to open up some sort of business with this, selling your redesigned lightweight parts and perhaps also offer fitting of some of the more complicated bits like the roof?

Regards

[Jim1556]

Just had a play with some figures - forgive me if I'm wrong Richie! Unmodified power figures used for yours as I'm not sure of your numbers after the minor engine mods.

Figures from google and rounded for simplicity.

Standard 996 C2 '98: 221bhp per ton

Standard 996 GT3: 261bhp per ton

996 CLR: 272bhp per ton

Seriously impressive stuff!!!

[chriscoates81]

Jim1556 said:

Just had a play with some figures - forgive me if I'm wrong Richie! Unmodified power figures used for yours as I'm not sure of your numbers after the minor engine mods.

Figures from google and rounded for simplicity.

Standard 996 C2 '98: 221bhp per ton

Standard 996 GT3: 261bhp per ton

996 CLR: 272bhp per ton

Seriously impressive stuff!!!

That's the equivalent of the 996 turbo

[CarreraLightweightRacing]

Jim1556 said:

Just had a play with some figures - forgive me if I'm wrong Richie! Unmodified power figures used for yours as I'm not sure of your numbers after the minor engine mods.

Figures from google and rounded for simplicity.

Standard 996 C2 '98: 221bhp per ton

Standard 996 GT3: 261bhp per ton

996 CLR: 272bhp per ton

Seriously impressive stuff!!!

Also bear in mind Jim mine will be around 335BHP now so it should be around 300bhp per ton