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May interest some. Cost effective way of entering the Boxster race series.
May interest some. Cost effective way of entering the Boxster race series.
wildman0609 said:
why do they all have to run hard tops? they are open cars so why not allow them to run open. a hard top is around £500 is it not? seems like unnecessary expence to me.
Maybe to help keep your arms inside the car if you roll? Though I wouldn't expect a hard top to stay in place if you did and you can use arm restraints in open top cars...I see there's two threads on this now, as I said on the other, I'm still confused as to why they only allow the S, if you're going to introduce another class, surely allowing the 2.5 would have made more sense?
I raced (for me, pootled might be more accurate!) the 924s last year - currently having a 'production class' Boxster prepared.
On the hard top front - a number of prospective racers (me included) expressed a strong preference for a hardtop - for a number of reasons - it makes the transition to the 'full' Boxster class easier - all the cars have roll cages so they are of course very safe, but a hard top gives an added feeling of safety (key to getting new racers interested), and of course a hard-top keeps the rain out. I think the rationale was that there are plenty of open racing formulas out there already.
The reasoning for sticking to the 'S' is that it makes the transition to 'full' Boxsters easier, keeping costs down for those who want to keep moving up the series. I personally think 2.5s in future might be a good idea, but I guess we'll see what the production class take-up is. Very positive so far - as I understand it there are a good few cars in build for next season.
Should be an exciting field next year!
On the hard top front - a number of prospective racers (me included) expressed a strong preference for a hardtop - for a number of reasons - it makes the transition to the 'full' Boxster class easier - all the cars have roll cages so they are of course very safe, but a hard top gives an added feeling of safety (key to getting new racers interested), and of course a hard-top keeps the rain out. I think the rationale was that there are plenty of open racing formulas out there already.
The reasoning for sticking to the 'S' is that it makes the transition to 'full' Boxsters easier, keeping costs down for those who want to keep moving up the series. I personally think 2.5s in future might be a good idea, but I guess we'll see what the production class take-up is. Very positive so far - as I understand it there are a good few cars in build for next season.
Should be an exciting field next year!
wildman0609 said:
why do they all have to run hard tops? they are open cars so why not allow them to run open. a hard top is around £500 is it not? seems like unnecessary expence to me.
I think its so that the drivers can hear the satnav voice clearly and so that the air conditioning works effectivelyGassing Station | Porsche General | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff