The Intelligent Money Racing 718 Cayman build thread!
Discussion
So I guess I should start with a bit of back story here............
I’ve been playing on race tracks for a while now; I started with bike racing back in the 80s, I was trackdaying in cars from the mid-90s, began instructing in the mid 00s and I finally got round to start competing on four wheels about seven years ago.
The maths clearly makes me well past my sell-by date as an aspiring racer but with a miracle of experience overcoming decrepitude it turned out that all that practice had beaten down a lack of natural talent and I now have a few shelves full of plastic trophies including one championship win; and an empty bank account
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I did a few bits of racing last year but my last full season was 2018 and while I did want to do more and I knew what I wanted to build next, I also knew I would need a bit of help and there isn’t always a lot of support available in the glamorous world of UK club racing
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What I needed was a sponsor
, someone with a business to promote, a sense of enthusiasm and a love for motorsport...........
In steps Julian PH, boss at Intelligent Money, sponsor of the PH finance forum and main Championship sponsor of British GT, a mad enthusiast if I ever did see one!
In a chance conversation I suggested that it shouldn’t be all about champagne and six figure GT cars and there was plenty of fun to be had supporting club racing as well. By the time we had finished talking the bare bones of a plan were in place............
The car had to be suitably attractive to an audience and while I’ve had plenty of success in the 106 that I’ve owned for almost 20 years, it wasn’t quite the look or image we were aiming for
So instead we decided on something a little more aesthetically pleasing
A 2.0 turbo 718 Cayman.
Unfortunately however, this is still racing on a budget so our starting point is not quite as pretty as it first seems
Yep, she’s a write-off, but not for too long!!
We are underway with the project so I’ll keep updating if it’s of interest?
I’ve been playing on race tracks for a while now; I started with bike racing back in the 80s, I was trackdaying in cars from the mid-90s, began instructing in the mid 00s and I finally got round to start competing on four wheels about seven years ago.
The maths clearly makes me well past my sell-by date as an aspiring racer but with a miracle of experience overcoming decrepitude it turned out that all that practice had beaten down a lack of natural talent and I now have a few shelves full of plastic trophies including one championship win; and an empty bank account
.I did a few bits of racing last year but my last full season was 2018 and while I did want to do more and I knew what I wanted to build next, I also knew I would need a bit of help and there isn’t always a lot of support available in the glamorous world of UK club racing
.What I needed was a sponsor
, someone with a business to promote, a sense of enthusiasm and a love for motorsport...........In steps Julian PH, boss at Intelligent Money, sponsor of the PH finance forum and main Championship sponsor of British GT, a mad enthusiast if I ever did see one!
In a chance conversation I suggested that it shouldn’t be all about champagne and six figure GT cars and there was plenty of fun to be had supporting club racing as well. By the time we had finished talking the bare bones of a plan were in place............
The car had to be suitably attractive to an audience and while I’ve had plenty of success in the 106 that I’ve owned for almost 20 years, it wasn’t quite the look or image we were aiming for
So instead we decided on something a little more aesthetically pleasing
A 2.0 turbo 718 Cayman.
Unfortunately however, this is still racing on a budget so our starting point is not quite as pretty as it first seems
Yep, she’s a write-off, but not for too long!!
We are underway with the project so I’ll keep updating if it’s of interest?
Thanks for the comments fellas, the damage doesn’t look so bad but the hero in question had somehow managed to stick it in on three out of four corners, bumper, wing, bonnet, headlamp are all done and it clipped a few bits of paintwork along the way. The wheels are trashed, front radiator with AC rad, housing and fan are smashed, rear toe arm and some steering parts are no longer the original shape. Put this together with the price of Porsche parts and it’s an insurance write off.
Fortunately a lot of this stuff was getting replaced or can be repaired to a good race standard anyway so not such an issue for us.
Sam, yep it’s awesome on right handers but won’t turn left
, we have a plan to sort this 
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Paul, it could well have been me, I used to work for the circuit and still instruct there for Circuit Days.
Caddy, the plan is that the car has been pre-disastered so shouldn’t need any more T-Cut
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I should also say that we are running pics and info about the car on Facebook and Instagram so if you are on either please look for Intelligent Money Racing and give us a like to help spread the word
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Fortunately a lot of this stuff was getting replaced or can be repaired to a good race standard anyway so not such an issue for us.
Sam, yep it’s awesome on right handers but won’t turn left
, we have a plan to sort this .Paul, it could well have been me, I used to work for the circuit and still instruct there for Circuit Days.
Caddy, the plan is that the car has been pre-disastered so shouldn’t need any more T-Cut
.I should also say that we are running pics and info about the car on Facebook and Instagram so if you are on either please look for Intelligent Money Racing and give us a like to help spread the word
.
So next stage of the build was to check it was worth building and that there was no hidden issues following its crash.
I started by taking the car over to Chris at CenterGravity for a checkover and to start the shopping list of what I would need to get the suspension right.
Aside from the bent rear arm causing massive toe out, the front left steering arm was also bent giving a load of toe in so it was a bit entertaining getting the car on my trailer as it was crabbing on severely and there was only a couple inches either side to play with.
Fortunately Chris was able to put a spare rear arm on and cut/weld the steering arm as temporary fixes so we could check the rest of the car was straight.
Fortunately it was all good so we could move forward................
I started by taking the car over to Chris at CenterGravity for a checkover and to start the shopping list of what I would need to get the suspension right.
Aside from the bent rear arm causing massive toe out, the front left steering arm was also bent giving a load of toe in so it was a bit entertaining getting the car on my trailer as it was crabbing on severely and there was only a couple inches either side to play with.
Fortunately Chris was able to put a spare rear arm on and cut/weld the steering arm as temporary fixes so we could check the rest of the car was straight.
Fortunately it was all good so we could move forward................
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