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jb92563 · 08-20-2013, 07:43 AM

Your gonna love the Performance Driving School and learn some neat tricks in keeping your car in control on wet soapy pavement.

Ever since that course I drive the car with total confidence and can take it to the edge of traction and over while fully in control.

Learning all the race type turning tactics on the Friday is priceless and will go a long way towards making you faster on the track.

Saturday you'll be driving in soapy wet short courses to illustrate various techniques.

Sunday you will be doing mini Auto-X.

I would also bring the Boxster as they will group you according to car type and you will learn that cars specific handling tricks.

It was funny to see the 911's group losing their tails all day long (Rear weighted and power) while the Boxsters just kept going faster and faster around the soapy oval and took a bit of practice to actually make them loose their tails.

My instructor actually had to grab the parking brake to make the tail end slide out as I had new Hankook V12's and they are really good in the wet.

Its better if you just use your regular worn tires for this course.

You are also going to hit a lot of cones during this course so bring some wide blue masking tape and do your front spoiler edges up to the back of the front tire well and that will keep things pristine. You will hit cones dead center as well so do the whole front bumper/spoiler

Heres our motley crew after fun weekend of throwing the cars around all over the track.
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08-20-2013, 07:43 AM	#35
jb92563 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 1,665	Your gonna love the Performance Driving School and learn some neat tricks in keeping your car in control on wet soapy pavement. Ever since that course I drive the car with total confidence and can take it to the edge of traction and over while fully in control. Learning all the race type turning tactics on the Friday is priceless and will go a long way towards making you faster on the track. Saturday you'll be driving in soapy wet short courses to illustrate various techniques. Sunday you will be doing mini Auto-X. I would also bring the Boxster as they will group you according to car type and you will learn that cars specific handling tricks. It was funny to see the 911's group losing their tails all day long (Rear weighted and power) while the Boxsters just kept going faster and faster around the soapy oval and took a bit of practice to actually make them loose their tails. My instructor actually had to grab the parking brake to make the tail end slide out as I had new Hankook V12's and they are really good in the wet. Its better if you just use your regular worn tires for this course. You are also going to hit a lot of cones during this course so bring some wide blue masking tape and do your front spoiler edges up to the back of the front tire well and that will keep things pristine. You will hit cones dead center as well so do the whole front bumper/spoiler Heres our motley crew after fun weekend of throwing the cars around all over the track. https://plus.google.com/photos/118388745157890389551/albums/5802160089589339377?banner=pwa __________________ "It broke because it wants to be Upgraded " 2012 Porsche Performance Driving School - SanDiego region 2001 Boxster S, Top Speed muffler, (Fred's) Mini Morimotto Projectors, Tarret UDP, Short Shifter, Touch Screen Dual Din Radio, 03 4 Bow glass Top (DD & Auto-X since May 17,2012) Last edited by jb92563; 08-20-2013 at 08:00 AM.