New owner introduction.

[MrMoots]

Hi all

I have been a member of the Porsche club since 2006 and have owned a 964 C2 coupe since then. Having started to really get into track days this year with a Peugeot 205 GTI (now sold) I wanted something a bit more grownup and less risky/expensive to run than the 964 on track. I have always liked the 944, in fact I almost brought a 1989 2.7 fifteen years ago or so, but struggled to get a decent insurance quote at the time.

I saw this 944 on the RPM technik website and didn't really think much of it. On the off chance I asked to have a look at it and drive when I was collecting my 964 from service. I was really impressed with its condition and handling so decided to give it a go and replace the 205.

I have not really had a chance to drive it that much, however I did the Track and Tour trackday at Bedford Autodrome last Saturday, and ended up racking up over 180 track miles. It proved to be a very nice handling car, very well balanced and relatively comfortable there and back.

I have quite a few plans for it over the winter months, making it a bit lighter being the main aim so no doubt I will be asking lots of questions over the coming weeks.

Brief spec is as follows:

KW v3's
3.5deg neg camber
M030 anti roll bars
Rear cage
Partially stripped interior
Couple seats and harnesses.
Promax chip, uprated air filter and exhaust.
993 16" wheels

Oh and some "club sport" stickers that I had them put on to jazz it up a bit, probably not too everyone's taste at all, but they look quite good with the black wheels.

Couple of pictures from Bedford last weekend.


LMP_2474_Red & Orange Cars (Large) by Mrmoots, on Flickr


LMP_0436_Red & Orange Cars (Large) by Mrmoots, on Flickr

Thanks

Ross

 

[Hairyarse]

Welcome to the front-runners Ross [8D]

I like the photos, looks like you're having fun with it!

 

[Frenchy]

Enjoy, is it an S2 or Turbo model ?

Thoughts so far ?

 

[MrMoots]

Thanks for thr welcome.

It's an S2. Certainly not as fast as the 964 in a straight line, but handling wise I am really impressed.

It's taken me ages to work out how to zero the trip, had to resort to the handbook, who'd have thought it was there!

 

[andrew_churcher]

nice car mate. I have just done a similar thing myself.

I hope you dont mind but I was actually looking to buy this exact car circa Nov 2011. I ended up pulling out as I didnt see myself using it much until April so didnt think it was the right time to pull the trigger. Lovely looking car though and negotiated a price of circa £4k for it.......should have bought it haha......but here are some great pics I got of it at the time [].......stunning looking imo

 

[Diver944]

Look a really nice car Ross and the RPM boys have a good reputation when it comes to track cars so you should have lots of fun []

Welcome to the fold

 

[MrMoots]

Thanks for all the comments guys.

Really looking forward to getting to know the car.

Great to see some pictures from its passed, glad the bonnet stickers have gone.

Ross

 

[edh]

Looks a great car - quite similar to mine (only yours works..)

If you're running on standard KWv3 springs, it might be worth going stiffer at some point. I found it was much better.

Good luck with the weight loss....I doubt you'll find much more that's cheap (or easy). Is all the soundproofing gone?

 

[MrMoots]

I had a good look at your post about your own car, lots of ideas.

I am not sure about the springs, they felt ok, but time will tell. There still is quite a bit of soundproofing left, so that can all go along with sunroof motor. Thinking of a set of gts lights to save a bit more.