I do not think anyone will need to be raising their vehicles significantly for most tracks and expect that an appropriate solution will be developed by Penske.
Rich, thanks and with no disrespect. Why does your recorded data show all most every thing is hunky dory other than a slight deformation of your right rear shim? Your slight deformation shows there is an issue. Weren't there two or three iterations of the upper shock mounting before the Fat Cat solved the issue.
More data:
One very large issue is occurring since folks have had track time is, their keeping their mouths shut. Please don't forget we on the outside have no clue if THE TEAM has talked to many of the drivers who race Homestead and Sebring. There is information from one person who used O-rings to track shock body movement and the car wound up at 5 1/2 inches, Drago wound up at 5 inches in the process and he deformed a left rear shin, another driver slightly bent the left rear shim. This is at two different tracks. Numerous people from the TEST TEAM have said stay off the orange shock protectors. Do we overlook these peoples data and comments while saying, every things honkey dory. TEST TEAM/SMAC, LISTEN to these people who have had issues. With all the sincerity in the world, TEST TEAM/SMAC/CRB how many times will the shock body crash into the orange shock protector before the shock goes back to PENSKE for repair? How many Bilstein shocks have been broken from the shock body crashing into the OEM or Fat Cat bump stop?
How about we all open our minds and admit there's an issue using todays Penske shock/mounting distance. The words which should have been heard loud and clear as an indicator we have an issue is when the TEAM says, STAY OFF THE ORANGE SHOCK PROTECTOR. For a moment, forget the Penske upper shock mount as it is today. Ask yourselves, when were racing, is there a considerable amount of droop distance were not using. Using all the shock travel, raise the top shock mount to a distance where there will be bump clearance at the orange shock protector. Could the 1/2 inch thick rear orange shock protector be thinned to gain more travel? I could care less if the top shock mounting is by Penske or another manufacture. I care only that we have a functional, cost effective, LONG TERM solution.
This is parity for all.