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Any lack of performance times during my runs was due to my driving errors, certainly not due to the transmission.
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Same with the pocket options to replace the (long since) useless tape tray.
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Realize that you can always manually shift (using the buttons), even in D mode.
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Had a 99 996 6 speed that did about 10 DE days a year. Wrote it off in June and am looking for the next car. Seen some really good 99-01's but they have been tips. Wondering how the tip owners have found the auto transmission on the track. Is there lag? Rev matching on downshifts etc.
Big differences in mk1 and mk2 996 tips. Former is a less sophisticated zf unit with like a dozen program maps. Latter is from Mercedes Benz built to handle their AMG cars, with 250 maps and much faster shifts - not PDK but faster than most novices on MT.
I use mine (mk2 996) on the track and it reads my mind.
I've been very happy with the tiptronic on my '04 986S on the track; the ability to seamlessly upshift and downshift without any time penalties is just so supremely useful. Very smooth, very intuitive, even in "D"; frees me up to concentrate more on other aspects, like line, weight transfer, and staying out of the gravel. It don't think it's the large disadvantage it appears to be on paper. The specific advantage may be track dependent, but it's lead to extremely fast times for me and several time trial trophies.
I'm new at this (tracking), but ran mine at a few track events, and very pleased. Like sjfehr says, allows me to focus more on learning lines, braking points, etc. And, like roadsession says, get an MK2, due to the greatly increased number of programs. Realize that you can always manually shift (using the buttons), even in D mode. The "automatic" shifting in D mode only resumes if there have been mo manual inputs for 8 seconds. Obviously, during a track event there are no 8 second periods with no shift inputs, so it doesn't much matter if you are in D or M mode.
Any lack of performance times during my runs was due to my driving errors, certainly not due to the transmission.
Mike ucr - here's someone with significant 996 mk1 tip experience on the track with an honest review
http://www.trackpedia.com/wiki/Drivi..._at_track_days
Thanks Derek,
I'm amazed at how much I miss the car and getting out to Mosport. Have come close on a few cars but something ugly turned up on inspection or they got sold just as I was about to pull the plug.
I even thought about broadening my search to La Belle Province! Hope you had a great season.
Mike
Yep! I absolutely LOVE being able to sip a Mocha Latte Frappe whilst on the track! Nothing beats the feeling of passing someone when you know they are wishing that they, too, had something to dip a biscotti in. Demoralizes them completely.
Later MK1 models had cup holders too so this isn't true. What you do get from a convenience perspective on MK2 is the glove box that wasn't available on mk1 models.
01 with no cup holder. I thought it was the early 99s that had them and then they disappeared?
While the MkII gained the glove box, didn't it lose the flip top door pockets? Those things have a ton more space than the glove box does.
No you got it backwards, most of the later ones had the cup holders unless the owner didn't want them or swapped them out for something else. My '01 had them when I bought it.
MK2 still has the flip top pockets on the doors.
Not an option I remember being in the book (otherwise we would have gotten it). Other than track days there are plenty of times through it's life where even a crappy cup holder would have been useful
While waiting on a build slot (C4s with the aerokit were apparently hard to get for our dealer) we looked at a used one that came into another dealer. While she was test driving it I looked up and saw coffee stains all over the roof liner (which was also when we realized there was no cup holder). When we got back I mentioned that to the dealer and I swear his response was "oh that's normal, don't worry about it"
Well you can always retrofit one if you have the space or even if you don't, there's a second option as well.
http://www.suncoastparts.com/product..._Code=996intup
http://www.suncoastparts.com/product...nteriorconsole
Yeah I know and I look into it every couple of years. We have the "entire herd of cattle" leather interior and the cost of the leather version has so far nixed it every time. Same with the pocket options to replace the (long since) useless tape tray.
That's a nifty option. We use the center console for stuff though. I'll drop them an email and see if it is a pop in/out thing. If so we can just leave it in one of the door pockets when it's not needed (most of the time). Thanks for the link.
