Now that England are through to the final sixteen, we can all breath a sigh of relief! I also can focus my thoughts back onto the 924 GT shell that is still residing in the storage unit (which actually started life as a humble 924 Lux from 1981!). There it remains; waiting patiently to be turned into a purpose built track car!
The original design brief was 1000kg total dry weight, 300 bhp, track use only with a passenger seat. The possibility of installing a 425bhp 6.0 L LS2 V8 is still hovering about the workshop (the concept having been proved by installing into a scrap 944 Turbo last year). Suspension would be KW Clubsport (or Variant 3) with 928GTS front brakes, 944 Turbo running gear and ultra light billet aluminium 3 piece wheels and slick tyres. Some nice carbon Kevlar doors & bonnet should help us reach the target weight of 1000kg. All the V8 integration components are ready; it’s just a matter of finding some time to put everything together.
Talking of track days, there is another of Goldtrack’s very well run (and good value for money) Silverstone track evenings on July 19th. This time it’s on the Historic GP circuit. A number of PCGB 944 Register / Forum members will be attending and there are always a predominant number of Porsche models in action on Goldtrack days! I’ll be there in another kind of V8 – the Monaro CV8 (that’s a sleek black Australian coupe for anyone that is not sure).
Lets hope England continue today's much improved form through the knockout stages. Andrew S