Carpokes

VASC wrote: Sun Feb 23, 2025 11:50 am Hi, this is Pat, I’m retired and currently split my time between Northern VA and Charleston SC. I came rather late to the ranks of Porsche ownership when I bought my 2010 997.2 Turbo in 2018 and I became fully hooked on Porsches right away! In 2022 I decided I wanted to try the Cayman platform, so I added a 2016 981 Cayman GTS to my garage. Both cars have been set up for dual purpose street/track duty. The driving characteristics of the two cars couldn’t be more different but I enjoy driving and tracking both immensely. I traded in my Cayman GTS several weeks ago on a CPO 718 GT4, and am anxious to get track season started in a few weeks!
I’m also a Rennlist member and first came across Carpokes when it appeared in my daily Stuttgart Market Letter. Carpokes also surfaced in a rennlist forum search for 718 rear license plate mounts, so I’ll be ordering those soon!

VASC wrote: Sun Feb 23, 2025 11:50 am Hi, this is Pat, I’m retired and currently split my time between Northern VA and Charleston SC. I came rather late to the ranks of Porsche ownership when I bought my 2010 997.2 Turbo in 2018 and I became fully hooked on Porsches right away! In 2022 I decided I wanted to try the Cayman platform, so I added a 2016 981 Cayman GTS to my garage. Both cars have been set up for dual purpose street/track duty. The driving characteristics of the two cars couldn’t be more different but I enjoy driving and tracking both immensely. I traded in my Cayman GTS several weeks ago on a CPO 718 GT4, and am anxious to get track season started in a few weeks!
I’m also a Rennlist member and first came across Carpokes when it appeared in my daily Stuttgart Market Letter. Carpokes also surfaced in a rennlist forum search for 718 rear license plate mounts, so I’ll be ordering those soon!

blueline wrote: Sun Feb 23, 2025 12:08 pm

VASC wrote: Sun Feb 23, 2025 11:50 am Hi, this is Pat, I’m retired and currently split my time between Northern VA and Charleston SC. I came rather late to the ranks of Porsche ownership when I bought my 2010 997.2 Turbo in 2018 and I became fully hooked on Porsches right away! In 2022 I decided I wanted to try the Cayman platform, so I added a 2016 981 Cayman GTS to my garage. Both cars have been set up for dual purpose street/track duty. The driving characteristics of the two cars couldn’t be more different but I enjoy driving and tracking both immensely. I traded in my Cayman GTS several weeks ago on a CPO 718 GT4, and am anxious to get track season started in a few weeks!
I’m also a Rennlist member and first came across Carpokes when it appeared in my daily Stuttgart Market Letter. Carpokes also surfaced in a rennlist forum search for 718 rear license plate mounts, so I’ll be ordering those soon!

There are a number of us here who participate in various track day and racing events.

Since you're located in my half of the U.S., you may find my annual track day event compilations handy. Over 250 events , each from 1 to 3-days, covering 37 tracks and approx 30 different track day organizers.

You can find it all here:
https://www.carpokes.com/viewtopic.php?t=3792

WillyDaP wrote: Sun Feb 23, 2025 11:02 am Glad to have another RennRatte ( my German translation for Trackrat, ha ) on here and the GTS is a riot on a road course. Few mods to get better camber ( mainly up front ) and she will surprise plenty of folks. J-Dub ( fellow Carpokean ) clued me in on Ferodo 3.12s and they are great to nail on the binders. Raced in SCCA and NASA , also, and still run Time Trials so super aggressive, solid track pads are a must. Surprisingly quiet on the street also.

Welcome and love to see a few pics of the S2000 ( had one of them myself ) in race trim!

SapphireRacing wrote: Sun Feb 23, 2025 4:07 pm

WillyDaP wrote: Sun Feb 23, 2025 11:02 am Glad to have another RennRatte ( my German translation for Trackrat, ha ) on here and the GTS is a riot on a road course. Few mods to get better camber ( mainly up front ) and she will surprise plenty of folks. J-Dub ( fellow Carpokean ) clued me in on Ferodo 3.12s and they are great to nail on the binders. Raced in SCCA and NASA , also, and still run Time Trials so super aggressive, solid track pads are a must. Surprisingly quiet on the street also.

Welcome and love to see a few pics of the S2000 ( had one of them myself ) in race trim!

Thanks! Did install adjustable lower arms on the GTS to get -2deg camber up front. Brake pads for sure if it goes to the track.

S2k racecar pics below. STU class requires a factory dash be in place which is the only reason it's there.

WillyDaP wrote: Sun Feb 23, 2025 5:28 pm Ok, what has been done to the motor if you are running STU - enquiring minds want to know, ha!