Well, I am driving the Italian 'GT' Rally Championship.
This is the first season, after more that 15 years, that GT cars have been re-admitted to professional road racing.
Stated this, the rules are new and quite strict:
- you can only use road-legal (dot tires)
- you con only bring minor modifications to the engine (management, exhaust, flywheel)
- also limited in the drivetrain (only the shorter final gear ratio and clutch)
To give you an idea, I just switched to this series and used a track-ready Cayman S, directly from the Italian Cayman Cup. Infact, at the Sanremo, I had factory final ratio, factory engine and management and Pirelli P-Zero Corsa tires.
You should have seen how pissed off the other guys where, already competing in this series from march, with full spec Caymans, 911-997 GT3RS's and Prodrive Aston Martins!!
Let's say that we took some risks, but managed not to commit mistakes and still won by a distance. For AutoOrlando's pleasure!!
All the same, what you want on that car is a PSS9 without
PASM setup with specific springs and shock settings. Bigger anti-sway bars will allow you to save 5 or 10kgs on the spring tension, in order to avoid bouncing off the road.
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PASM - Porsche Active Suspension Management
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This active damping system offers continuous adjustment of individual damping forces based on current road conditions and driving style.
The driver can choose from two setup modes, ‘Normal’ and ‘Sport’, using a separate ‘damper’ button on the center console. ‘Normal’ mode is designed for general road driving and circuits with uneven tarmac. ‘Sport’ mode is intended for smoother track surfaces, where the harder settings help eliminate pitch and roll.
In either mode, PASM continuously evaluates the current conditions while automatically selecting the corresponding damper rates from the respective set of mapped values.
A range of sensors are used to monitor the movement of the body under acceleration, braking and cornering maneuvers, as well as on poor road surfaces. The PASM control unit then evaluates this data and modifies the damping force on each individual wheel in accordance with the selected mode. The result is a significant reduction in body movement as well as a better grip on the road.
For example: if ‘Sport’ mode is selected, the suspension is automatically set to a harder damper rating. If the quality of the track surface falls below a certain threshold, the system immediately changes to a softer rating within the ‘Sport’ setup range. When the quality of the tarmac improves once more, PASM automatically returns to the original, harder rating.
Need more information about PASM? Click this link: FAQ for PASM |
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