19VFB19

Last drive of the season for me today.
Will be storing the car this weekend.
One of the pitfalls of living in The Great White North I guess.

So, what to do to unbleaken (?) my sombre mood?

Get a kitten?
4 hands massage?
Go to Disney World?
Take the cover off, grab a case of beer, sit in a lawnchair in the garage and wait for Spring?

Im leaning towards #4.

Sysgen

#5 You join us here https://rennlist.com/forums/racing-a...ng-thread.html

First race was yesterday at the Glen, great turn out !! Video should be out soon.

moab

It is a sad day for me too, but only because I have to put on my smaller, less grippy snow tires.

scorcherjf

How would I get in on this? I have an iRacing account that I've mainly done MX5 cup with. The thread is years old and 300+ pages, not sure what the current instructions are, thanks!

Imo000

Get a snowmobile!

Sysgen

Just post in this thread asking to join the league, that's it. We drive only the RUF Track.

Practice every wednesday and race every sunday.

Here's the schedule

"Championship of North East USA and Canada"

October 29 - Watkins Glen Boot
November 5 - Mosport
November 12 - NJMP
November 19 - Mid Ohio
November 26 - VIR
December 3 - Montreal

vern1

#6 - put on snows and drive the damn thing!! Too much fun to be had to leave in the garage for 4 months....

Retrofishy

I second option #6. The Germans and other north Europeans drive their Porsche in the winter, why are so many people being so "American" with a car that is meant to be driven?!?!

Adamant1971

Same here. Took my 5 year old out for lunch and a final drive.

wc11

The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Scandinavia and Great Britain primarily use calcium chloride and magnesium chloride on their roads which is less harmful to cars.
We use primarily salt.
And most European drivers are actually capable of driving in bad weather.

Christien

Two excellent points.

I recently had to replace the front wheel bearings on our 2001 Odyssey. I can't believe the damage salt does to cars. Nuts on the 911 that haven't been removed in 40 years, all the while being heat cycled countless times, are easier to get off that some of the nuts I encountered on the van, which is only 13 years old.

vern1

And you honestly think that if we used those products that the winter-phobic here would drive their cars in the winter....

There are 2 types of Pcar people in the colder climes. Those that store their cars because "my car will rust/my car will get destroyed by some other driver" etc etc

And those that drive and enjoy the experience for all 12 months and take the devastating loss in value that comes from a car that has been driven in the winter ()

I can see putting an older car away but a +996, just don't see the point as I just like driving it too much

To each their own but just not they way I would (do) go

scorcherjf

Thanks!

As for winter driving - just mounted my winter tires and threw in the weathertech mats, 997 is all ready for the great white north =)

I'll just try and give it a good underbody wash often to wash off the salt.

fejjj

Buy a few sleds and a snowboard.

As much as I love Summer and driving my 951, Winter is even more fun!

ronnie993tt

What's all this chat about putting cars away now? Both of my "keepers" are used until the day before it snows and taken out on warm, snow and salt free winter days to keep fluids circulating and for the fun of it. Been doing this for 37 years with the Z, a real rust candidate, with no negative consequences.