[Mark Hubley]

I haven't done a track day since my 996 motor failure at Road America in 2020. I now own a 2015 Cayman GTS, and I'm itching to get it on a track. My big concern with taking the car on a track is that I don't see myself installing the safety gear I would like to have in the car. My last two track cars were a 924S and the 996, and in each case I installed proper seats, roll/harness bar, and harnesses. I do not plan to do that with the Cayman. While I don't want to go cheap on safety, I don't want to turn this car into a track car. I just want to get in an occasional track day or weekend. Maybe I should just stop there, and limit my performance driving to autocross???

On the other hand, plenty of people track their Porsches without seats/harnesses/etc. And it is a risk I think I am willing to take. But I think I should at least take the step of wearing a head and neck restraint. Before I spend $1,200 on something that I am not sure I will use more than once, does anyone have one that I can borrow for an event? I'm tall, but slim, with about a 42"/43" chest. That would likely put me in a medium for the Simpson Hybrid S.

For now, the expense of multiple track weekends per year is just not in the budget. But who knows what the future will bring.

Any other advice???

[Dr K]

I use the same in my Cayman S (at least until I break down and get seat and harnesses…). It does NOT feels as secure to me as harnesses and a standard HANS.

[racer]

Rental?

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