Steve,
Be good to see you at Oulton if you can make it. Bring the lid, and I'll give you a tour round in my 718.
Brian
Be good to see you at Oulton if you can make it. Bring the lid, and I'll give you a tour round in my 718.
Brian
Motorhead said:Hi Paul, and welcome to Cayman ownership and to the forum.
I’m afraid big rear tyres in particular equals tyre noise. There’s really very little you can do about it, even by changing tyre manufacturer. I think that Goodyears and maybe Pirelli are at the quieter end of the spectrum anyway.
Tyre noise when reversing on full lock is a very common complaint, especially when air temperatures head downwards. Ackermann steering geometry and wide front tyres are the culprits, with the tyres skipping across the road surface.
There are plenty of “polishers“ on the forum to advise you about polish and wax choices.
Can’t advise on stop-start as I don’t have it on my 987.2 Cayman.
Enjoy your new car and do try to get along to a local Club meeting some time.
Jeff
BJ Innes said:Thanks TS Captain.
Back on topic.......
Following a successful and most enjoyable PCGB Oulton Park track day last week, it has been very gratifying to receive extremely positive feedback from all who chose to sit in with me for a few hot laps in my 718 CS. Especially as a number of my passengers are well respected track day exponents, who are very accomplished wheel-smiths in their own right.
My 718 performed faultlessly, even allowing for the Pirelli P-Zero N1 tyres which were squealing and chirping in response to the demands of the chassis dynamics. Compared to my CR, this car is in an entirely different league. That's not taking anything away from my much lamented CR manual, but the R&D development of the 718 chassis, braking, and I would even include the quicker steering rack, have all moved the "mainstream" Cayman into a higher plane. The 718 as I have specced it, really is GT4 quick on undulating, technical circuits such as Knockhill and Oulton Park. I have the GoPro videos to back this statement up. When shod with Michelin PS4S N0 tyres I am expecting a further improvement in track day performance from the 2017 Oulton and Knockhill laps of 2.03 and 1.04 lap times already recorded from the videos.
I'm looking forward to resuming my track day exploits with the "proper" tyres in 2018.
Brian
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