Are Spyders Becoming Extinct At OPCs!
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Hey buddy, I only just spotted what you've done there with the pic! Top drawer Andy!! I'm saving that down and can put the racing driver's book of excuses away[ORIGINAL: Andy FaganFor CecilORIGINAL: rob.kellockEFA Racing drivers book of excuses chapter 2. [][
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Rob, he's racing on the Sunday which means a day of testing the day before i.e. Anglesey track day[]. I will for sure get out on track with your guys in 2014. Or if for some reason he doesn't do that race I will be there. Was a great weekend of Porsche clubbing, before, during and after the track day[]. Did his first open race today. Championship starts in Feb. Was very pleased with how he drove. He's done his bit - now that makes my job even harder to find more room for improvement in him and the kart set-up[:-]. He's 8 and is in Cadet class racing with up to 13 year olds, so these early years are crucial in order to develop for the later years in the class. Aiming to get a full season in - nothing beats seat time[]
]. I will for sure get out on track with your guys in 2014. Or if for some reason he doesn't do that race I will be there. Was a great weekend of Porsche clubbing, before, during and after the track day[]. Did his first open race today. Championship starts in Feb. Was very pleased with how he drove. He's done his bit - now that makes my job even harder to find more room for improvement in him and the kart set-up[:-]. He's 8 and is in Cadet class racing with up to 13 year olds, so these early years are crucial in order to develop for the later years in the class. Aiming to get a full season in - nothing beats seat time[]I guess because they're forged rather than cast and because its a classic design that has a lot from the past attached to it. Just had a read of casting vs forging here http://www.corwheels.com/forged-vs-cast-wheels-what%E2%80%99s-the-difference/ Question, so if forged wheels are generally lighter because they are stronger than cast and therefore can use less material, why is it that whilst the turbo and turbo II wheels are forged, the Spyder the lightest wheel Porsche makes on any 987 & 997?[8|] (Is it lighter than 981 & 991 wheels too?[8|][8|] )
Looking back to the days when the Fuch wheel came along. I recall a few cars that had these Fuch wheels factory colour coded to match the car - see 3.3 Turbo below. I have also seen these on other original 80's cars in white. They never looked quite right to me. What do you think?
Would you take a set of Fuch wheels and colour code on your Spyder? The only standard spyder wheel that works for me colour coded is on the Black cars and those that have the silver rim I have never seen a Red Spyder with colour coded wheels to match and come to think of it, don't wish to do so![]
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The seats in that red one look good with the back of them being painted body colour. They are non OEM I think (can I see the beginning of the word Recaro on the back of the headrest?) as surely nobody would paint over the lovely carbon fibre originals! flat6 - looks like Anglesey clashes with a couple of race meetings - Andy Fagan has a PCGB event that day which is a mighty shame [8|]
Hi John. What do I think. Well, for some reason I think these colour combinations look good on the old classic cars. Either the body colour like you've shown or a contrasting colour.ORIGINAL: jdpef356 Looking back to the days when the Fuch wheel came along. I recall a few cars that had these Fuch wheels factory colour coded to match the car - see 3.3 Turbo below. I have also seen these on other original 80's cars in white. They never looked quite right to me. What do you think?Would you take a set of Fuch wheels and colour code on your Spyder? The only standard spyder wheel that works for me colour coded is on the Black cars and those that have the silver rim I have never seen a Red Spyder with colour coded wheels to match and come to think of it, don't wish to do so
If some of the club's track enthusiasts are going to be elsewhere at Club motorsport events, it doesn't give the Angelsey track day a good chance of getting the numbers, does it? I presume all things considered they've decided it's still the best date, adjancent to Llandudno? But then again, many that go to Llandudno don't do track days because if we'd have had a quarter of the cars at Llandudno at the track it would have been oversubscribed... There was one more pic on the website for that red car and it was Recaro seats. The pic didn't show whether or not it had a radio though[
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I didn't realise the Spyder wheels were cast and the Turbo2 forged. It would be interesting to weigh one against the other as, just looking at them closely, there is very little "meat" in the Turbo 2 wheel spokes.
Spyder content on PH.. http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=1368327&mid=0&nmt=RE%3A+Walter+Rohrl%3A+PH+Meets Look under the section on "PDK in a GT3" Apparently, this was last week at the Autosport show.....Walter R has just ordered a manual Boxster Spyder ("PDK makes life easier for normal customers.") ...I wonder of that is 987 or maybe even 981?
A weight comparison between a Spyder wheel and a Turbo 2 wheel would be interesting as the Turbo 2 wheel aint a bad looking wheel. On certain models and colours.
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