I have a base 981 as well. Bought it in 2021 as a midlife crisis car, started tracking it last year, no previous track experience. I left it stock for 2022, this year the CPO expired so I’ve done wheels (Apex) and tires (PS4S), brakes (FCP Euro kit with Sebro rotors, SS lines, Ferodo DS2500 pads), and recently found a lightly used Ohlins R&T kit. So next year should be a lot of fun, I can already feel how much more stable the car feels at on-ramp speeds. And I’ll probably try 200TW tires and more aggressive pads once these are done.
My dilemma is where do I go from here. Logical next step would be cage and seats, I think. At that point it’s going to become kind of impractical for my office commute. Is there such a thing as comfortable bucket seats? I have to say, the Ohlins at the softest setting are quite OK for daily driving, even on bad downtown roads. I was afraid I would already turn it into a weekend car with that change, but that hasn’t happened.
But I keep thinking, should I get an S or GTS before going that far? I also keep thinking, should I get a $10k Miata that I won’t be afraid to push more?
Curious what drove you to build a racecar out of a base 981. Was this for some class? Do you have any power train upgrades?
You’re paying > $1k per track day for insurance? Or did I do the math completely wrong? I use OnTrack, I think I end up paying around $300 per weekend.