[rokemester]

Originally Posted by madcorgi

After a long history of both racing and doing track events, I'm starting to scale back (I did 30 days one year at 20 events, and lately do about 10 events a year). I have a long history of sliding down the slippery slope, climbing back to the top, then sliding down again, eventually turning wonderful street cars into track beasts that are horrible on the street or non-street legal. I once converted one of my milder Caymans back to stock parts, and was amazed at what a nice car it was!

But on to 911 content. When I bought my 1985 911, I determined at the outset that it was not to become a track car. I wanted a street friendly hot rod--a bit lighter, nicely finished, with a few personal touches. But it was not to be a track car--in my hands a track car leads a demanding life. I not only don't want to risk my nice old car, which is becoming more and more irreplaceable (it's 1 of 1 with this VIN!), I don't want to deal with the accelerated parts wear and damage to paint and glass that a track car unavoidably sees.

So . . . if not a track car, why go all the way back to stock suspension? Why not have the best of both worlds? Well, you just might already have that. The stock suspension, especially if upgraded with Bilstein or Koni dampers (which are stock-ish), is about perfect for any sane level of street activity. If you outdrive the stock suspension, you are going too fast for the street in nearly all situations and really should take it to the track.

When I started racing, you could still buy a 964 new! Yikes I'm old!

Your speaking my language! I want to drive it the way the car was initially designed. But it does make sense to modernize intelligently. You all are giving me and others some great ideas and direction!