Suspension Lifter for 488 Challenge EVO car??

I think you’ll need a crew to run the car, even for DE. I don’t believe the 488 Ch is street legal, so not sure why you’d end to leave the driveway.

Never seen a lift on any Ch car, on the 458 the entire front underpanel is fiberglass, pretty tough, and no holes for a lift

 

Do you know anything about what you are considering buying?

 

One front end lift, coming up:

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The 458ch and 488ch are worlds apart in terms of operation and maintenance let alone performance. Truth be told I think you’ve got a great deal of research to do before you buy anything. If you don’t understand these cars you could very easily be in over your head at best and at worst you could hurt or kill yourself.

 

488 Challenge is a whole different car. I’ve never seen one at a track without a crew.

Maybe someone here who has one can chime in.

But I’m highly skeptical it’s possible.

P.S. I’d back the trailer towards the gate and load it that way……

Race Ramps are a necessity and come in all different dimensions (I have two sets and use them both, in fact just loaded a few hours ago and am at Sebring now).

@JAM1 is going to join me (open invitation ) for hot laps at The Motor Enclave, or whenever I see him in my travels.

 

It is a race car, it is not street legal. You will not be driving it on the street or into your driveway. Your other cars are street cars, they dont compare.

 

Watkins Glen next spring. Race cars are hibernating in NY except one in CA so nothing is close right now. PM me your schedule for next year and your number so we can coordinate offline.

 

My favorite track.

 

Will do, Joe. I’m wrapping this year up down at Sebring, we had open track day with Chin (fantastic!), two more days (and tomorrow night driving !).

It has been an incredible year of learning, having fun and just simply enjoying this pursuit to the fullest. The 458 continues to impress, as mentioned I may add a 991.2 Cup to the mix just for grins.

I’ll PM you when next year’s schedule becomes clearer, I will certainly be at The Glen in the spring!

 

Come join us next year, and bring a Ferrari! I’m there in May and Sept, generally I do 5-7 track days each visit.

VIR, WGI and Road Atlanta are my top three thus far, but I’m going for Ozarks and FlatRock next year. (as well as COTA).

 

I'm considering challenge again this coming year and running my 488 evo. It would be nice to get some extra seat time though.

 

It’s great you are driving these cars as intended and enjoying on the track! I did the same thing tracking street cars before moving up to a race car. I still keep street cars at the track too. There are other owners on this thread giving you good advice. No don’t put a lift on a 488ch. If you are looking for a cheaper track car than a street car, the 488 challenge evo is not it. There are plenty of other track cars that are cheaper and easier to run. I have one. It requires a team to run. The car stays with the team.

 

I love my 458 Challenge Evo and the Ferrari brand. If the 488 version weren’t so complex, and didn’t require a crew, I’d have one tomorrow.

Instead, I’m looking at a 991.2 or 992 Cup to augment my tracking experience along with the 458.

A shame, I so love the Ferrari platform that I know the 488 would be an absolute winner in my hands.

I’d never put a lift in any of these cars.

 

Not much I can add to this other than to back up what others have said. I’m running two 488 Challenge Evos and one 458 Challenge Evo and would never ever consider messing with a suspension lift. Use ramps as others showed.

 

I have a 488 CE. I track it often. At least 25 days this year alone. But it stays with the race team and they move it to where I want to go and I wouldn't want to keep it in my garage.

Is it possible to track a 488 CE without a team? Probably, if you know what you're doing, you have the right equipment, a trailer big enough to carry spares and you have the car inspected regularly. If you break it at the track you're SOL though. I once broke my front suspension (in a way that is common for these cars) and was ready to go again later in the day. In your case, the day is over. So it's possible, but probably not advisable.

But here's my question - who cares if you scrape the car coming in and out of the driveway? It's a race car. You're going to scrape the **** out of it and probably crash at least a little if you're trying at all.

And it's not going to be cheaper to run compared to a street car. Tires, brakes, spares, parts (new fuel cell after five years for example), etc. are all gonna cost you. You want to track a race car because it's safer, faster and you don't care if you crash.