LOTS of Vids - VIR Full and Grand - 996 C2 Track Car (fun w/ 997 GT2)

Trackdaze event at VIR. Monday was full course and Tuesday was Grand Course. I finally got this car sorted out to the point where I can comfortably push the limits pretty hard. First I'll post a few short links of some action, then I'll spam you guys with the links for every single session. Update : Check post #3 for info on my best lap time(s) and a vid of one of my clean/clear laps. Update #2 : Extracted video of a clean lap from the Grand Course configuration, as well. Also in post #3. Don't forget to watch in 1080 at 60 fps! CLIPS Boxster spin in Rollercoaster: 996 C2 at VIR - Boxster Spins in Rollercoaster - YouTube Trying to keep up with GT2: Porsche 996 C2 vs Fast GT2 at VIR - YouTube Putting some pressure on the same GT2 from the climbing esses to oak tree: Porsche 996 C2 Pressuring a Fast 997 GT2 at VIR - YouTube FULL VIDS Monday (Full Course) : Session 1: Part 1: vir fc 11102014 d1s1p1 - YouTube Part 2: vir fc 11102014 d1s1p2 - YouTube Session 2: Part 1: vir fc 11102014 d1s2p1 - YouTube Part 2: vir fc 11102014 d1s2p2 - YouTube Session 3: Part 1: vir fc 11102014 d1s3p1 - YouTube Part 2: YouTube Session 4: Part 1: vir fc 11102014 d1s4p1 - YouTube Part 2: vir fc 11102014 d1s4p2 - YouTube Part 3: vir fc 11102014 d1s4p3 - YouTube Tuesday (Grand Course) : Session 1: Part 1: vir gc 11112014 d2s1p1 - YouTube Part 2: vir gc 11112014 d2s1p2 - YouTube Session 2: Part 1: vir gc 11112014 d2s2p1 - YouTube Part 2: vir gc 11112014 d2s2p2 - YouTube Session 3: Part 1: vir gc 11112014 d2s3p1 - YouTube Part 2: vir gc 11112014 d2s3p2 - YouTube Part 3: vir gc 11112014 d2s3p3 - YouTube

That GT2 in the straights got small in a hurry.

Yes, yes he did. That was quite frustrating, LOL! I have been stepping through my clear/clean laps and the fastest one that I have found, so far, is a 2:07.2. I may have run a lap in the high 2:06s... just gotta keep looking. In my 2:07.2 lap, I don't even track all the way out onto the green curbing after oak tree. That lap was also on Monday, not Tuesday, and it was only on Tuesday that i got the confidence to stay full throttle for the first 3/4 of the climbing esses. I was also braking deeper into oak tree and at the end of the front straight on Tuesday, so i bet i if i strung together my best sectors from Mon/Tues, it would be a mid to low 2:06 sec lap on the full course. Once i learn how to extract a bit more from a few turns that still catch me out, I totally think i can get this car into the high 2:05s. Here's the clean lap I just mentioned, extracted from deep within one of the vids. 996 C2 w/ Stock 3.4L - VIR Full Course - 2:07.2 - YouTube And a clean lap from the Grand Course, which I was still learning... 996 C2 w/ Stock 3.4L - VIR Grand Course - 2:58.6 - YouTube

Your a good driver! Is this just a original 996 C2 3,6L?? I see your passing M3 and S2000 in a hurry. EDIT: Looks like a stock 3,4L just like mine! That meens I could drive like that

Great vids! Were you at SP last Friday?

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Thanks Glen and DT! Hell yeah man. Get out there! My car has a stock 3.4L motor and stock trans, w/ Moton double adjustable susp, brembos, hoosiers, a cage, and a few other bits. I was, but all I was doing was screaming obscenities in the paddock, hahaha. I was having clutch issues that prevented me from shifting into gear; the entire day was wasted. I think I left around 2:00 and took the car straight to RRT. They fixed things for me on Saturday and got me up and running for VIR. Sorry I didnt come say hi, but anger clouds my thoughts somethin' fierce!!! Let me assure you that you would not have enjoyed my company, LOL.

I didn't think I saw your car. I was too busy filming sleep aid videos anyway.

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Sleep aid videos?

Good stuff! Thanks for sharing.

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Just a silly joke. People weren't too fond of my Miata track videos from that day and called them sleep inducing. Buncha snobs in their fancy Por-shas!

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Hahahah, well that must mean you were pretty consistent and nothing major happened, which is a good thing!

Great vids - i was there 2 weeks ago in my 2001 996 track car and had a blast. Couldn't manage a 2:07, only got to a 2:11 on my R888's with JRZ's..perhaps I need Motons...it was great watching your lines to compare. Nice driving! Do you have any detailed telemetry as would love to compare entry/apex and exit speeds - thanks

Aren't you the one that bought the 996 from Porsche of Bedford. If so, it looks like it runs pretty good. I looked at it but it just wasn't in the funds to get a second one just for the track. Your driving looks real good, plus looked like you were having fun chasing the gt2.

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Ogr8frogy, I got it from Porsche of Beachwood in Ohio. Thanks Matt. Hoosiers would benefit you more than a suspension change, in my opinion. I do not have any telemetry yet. That will definitely be coming next season.

NineElevenLover thanks for posting the vids. These are great. Love VIR! I am up in Charlottesville and in the process of starting a new 996 track/ autocross project. Looking for a vehicle and plan to start with a spec996 suspension package modification first and then work towards other improvements. Tires, wheels, brakes after the first mods. I saw your other vids on your channel. Seeing other cars ( corvettes, etc) pull away in the straights concerns my build. Any suggestions to do better in these areas? Thanks!

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No problem man. To be honest, I don't believe you'll ever be keeping up with the Vettes on the straightaways with a spec 996 build. You simply need lots more power to do that. If your goal is to race in that class, however, then it shouldn't really bother you, as you won't be racing against American muscle. If you just want to do DEs, however, then it really doesn't matter how much power you have. Being a bit down on power compared to the rest of the field will force you to learn how to carry more speed through the corners if you want to be competitive with the higher HP cars, and that experience will benefit you far more than horsepower will, in the long run. hollmatt , just FYI, I was seeing just under 130 mph on the front straight before turn one, just over 140 mph on the back straight before rollercoaster, just under 125 mph entering the climbing esses, and right around 125 mph before braking into oak tree with an average speed of just over 92 mph for the entire lap.