The Cayman Club

Ridin' with the Man . . .

Posted 06-26-2008 at 04:05 PM by KS-CS
Updated 07-10-2008 at 04:50 PM by KS-CS

K-Man S, that is!

So . . . when I registered for the "Heat in the Heartland" DE sponsored by the KCPCA, I was a little miffed that they placed me in group 1 - presumably because I had done only 1 previous DE track day at Heartland Park Topeka (HPT) before. Since that first DE last October I've done 8-9 more track days, including 2 DE weekends, at Hallett, so I really thought I belonged at least in Group 2, but if they wanted me to start in 1 again, so be it.
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KS-CS

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Wash Day Conundrum

Posted 06-09-2008 at 03:41 AM by KS-CS
Updated 06-09-2008 at 04:42 PM by KS-CS

It seems that every day when I click on New Posts, about half of them deal with some aspect of car care - washing, waxing, polishing, sealing, shining, yada, yada, yada. It finally got to the point where I was feeling guilty about the $8-10 per week I spend on the automatic car wash that I have been using for the last 10 months since I acquired my P car - though to be fair, I usually do buy the most expensive wash.

And, now that the weather has warmed (in fact it is downright...

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Never lift in the corner . . .

Posted 05-06-2008 at 05:54 PM by KS-CS
Updated 05-07-2008 at 03:29 AM by KS-CS

Well, I attended my 2nd PCA DE event this past week-end at the Cimarron PCA Mayfast DE, at Hallett. It was a bit more informal than the KC region PCA I attended in October - more like the regular monthly High Speed Touring event at Hallett - no ride-along instructors except for the Novices (I was placed in an Intermediate group).

It was my first time riding on R-compounds (Nitto NT01s) and I have to say they were pretty impressive, except when the hot pressure gets much above 40...

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Softronic Race Plenum Install

Posted 05-01-2008 at 04:18 AM by KS-CS
Updated 05-01-2008 at 08:03 PM by KS-CS

Whew.
My first major Cayman mod accomplished: installation of the Softronic Race Plenum/Throttle body (SRP).

Originally, I had planned to have it installed at a local dyno shop by the owner/tuner there, but he had too much going on this week, and I was too impatient to wait another week or 2 for him to be available. Oh well, so no before-and-after Dyno results to share - but I did save about $500 doing it myself!

I had read the Softronic and segue007's...

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Alignment Day

Posted 04-17-2008 at 09:31 PM by KS-CS
Updated 04-19-2008 at 02:52 AM by KS-CS (pdf file added for easier viewing)

Well, after a few weeks of searching, I finally found a shop to do my wheel alignment. It's a bit surprising to me how many alignment places either don't want to work on a Porsche, or (more likely) don't want to do an alignment to the owner's specs - which is what I was requesting when I called around.

Anyway, I found a shop which, while a bit more out of my way, was willing to do a "performance alignment" on my car. I gave them beez's recommended specs for a street/track...

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