[Porsche Wolfe]

A friend asks me if I would race my Porsche 718 S against his 2021 Corvette at the track I said no because I know his vehicle is much faster. He kept insisting and not give up I finally said yes to get him off my back. It took the Corvette less than 3 seconds from 0-60 mph and 11.4 quarter mile. My Porsche ran 3.8 seconds and 12.4 seconds quarter mile I was about a second off on each one. To be honest I was complete surprised how close I was against his Corvette. Not bad at all for a 718 Porsche S. Afterwards I Told him I was glad I made the decision to purchase a Porsche and not a Corvette even though the Corvette is a great poor man’s super copy Porsche mid-engine car for the low price. He said if the Corvette had a Porsche label it would be price over $100,000. I could not argue with that statement.

 

[carlb]

Add corners in the mix next time for even more fun.

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[Z06jerry]

... My Porsche ran 3.8 seconds and 12.4 seconds quarter mile I was about a second off on each one. To be honest I was complete surprised how close I was against his Corvette. Not bad at all for a 718 Porsche S.

6 spd manual or PDK? Trap speed?

 

[Porsche Wolfe]

6 spd manual or PDK? Trap speed?

PDK the manual is slow. If it was faster I would have kept the manual and not upgrade to PDK.

 

[Z06jerry]

PDK the manual is slow. If it was faster I would have kept the manual and not upgrade to PDK.

Nice time! Are you totally stock? What was your trap speed? Do you go through the finish in 3rd or 4th?

 

[gatorfast]

Was the corvette running nitrogen in his tires?



sorry couldn’t resist...

 

[MLJJ]

Just today a dude in a highly modified mustang pulled beside me at a red light with a long way to the next one. He looked over and rolled his window down and asked if I wanted to go. Told him no thanks, only got 2.0L here. He thumbed up and moved on gracefully. Gotta know which battles to pick sometimes. But, it was good for you to get some comparison in track conditions it sounds like..

 

[Porsche Wolfe]

Nice time! Are you totally stock? What was your trap speed? Do you go through the finish in 3rd or 4th?

My trap speed 117.8 used PDK transmission

 

[Porsche Wolfe]

Was the corvette running nitrogen in his tires?



sorry couldn’t resist...

Helium 😄

 

[kirkb]

When you said “race at the track” I assumed you meant a track, with turns - vs a drag strip. Both can be fun, but the Cayman is never going to be a drag strip monster, it is however very agile and quick around the corners - the contest with a C8 would be much closer (and unless the driver of the C8 is highly skilled, you would likely win)

 

[it_manager]

Do ECU tune of your 718 S and try to race again. I think it would help a lot.

 

[HooosierDaddy]

My trap speed 117.8 used PDK transmission

Did you use launch control? Trap speed doesn't jive with the 12.4 time.

 

[dkmajm]

Do ECU tune of your 718 S and try to race again. I think it would help a lot.

My 718S is tuned 0-100(60mph) is 3.7 secs haven’t done the 0-400m dash yet


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[HooosierDaddy]

Do ECU tune of your 718 S and try to race again. I think it would help a lot.

Agreed... I can muster 11.7 on a non prepped surface with APR Stage 1 tune and getting about the same trap speed.

 

[msacks]

Did you use launch control? Trap speed doesn't jive with the 12.4 time.

I was going to ask the same thing.

 

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A ECU turn would have given you around 50 more horsepower I think it would have been a lot closer

 

[Letspik]

My trap speed 117.8 used PDK transmission

What is TRAP Speed and what is ECU Tune? BTW-- when I had an Alpha in the early 70's I would leave the interstate ":even " with another car- and would always go into a 4 wheel drift-- ending up over the bridge crossing the Interstate- before the car next to me had reached the bridge-- just fun- and not likely to get a ticket... well- one day a corvette was right on my butt- and I waved him to come on-- I did my normal- and he ran into the guard rail...trying to keep up. That was forever ago- but still handling means a lot.... I had much less horsepower than the corvette.- I have no idea if handling is so much improved in them as to actually beat a Boxster S- on a course - now. LOL