True. After Troy can get everything out if that street legal Boxster on R comps he should go to the next step. Too many with more money than skill race, while many with superior skill stick to driver education events and race against the stopwatch for bragging rights. Cost a lot less, and cars are less likely to get balled up.   Want to bet Troy doesnt know driver education events exist? ... View more

Replying to PCA as crashers, aagreed. I was too lazy to respond to an article in Panorama a few years ago where they spotlighted in a positive way someone with more money than talent who needed a faster car. Then took his car and another car out in the first laps of a race. If I was king, the article would have spotlighted his foolish actions  ... View more

Jack, I think you went to step 4 by skipping steps 2 and 3. Step 1 get a good road and track car Step 2 learn its limits.  That's autocross, also where troy will meet many like minded people. Owning a Porsche gets him access to PCA and the people in his region. SCCA and BMWCCA also have autocrosses and great people to guide him. Become active with what you have. Step 3- Driver education days presented by PCA (BMWCCA wont allow with his rollbar I think). First learn what a lousy driver you are, then improve your skills with what you have. When Troy is ready for R compound tires and a track dedicated car go to step 4.   Oh, by the time he is ready for step 4 he may need a car with a baby seat so the Boxster may be worth its weight in gold since it will be his only toy. BTDT with a 944, now a Cayman.       ... View more

Bet those "Americans" were first generation immigrants! ... View more