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Posted by: peridotian Jul 26 2004, 05:06 PM

I signed my wife up for the two day Porsche Driving Experience in October at a track in Alabama. Has anyone here ever taken this course? She is VERY excited but also nervous as the cars used are 6 speed manual 911's. I am going to get her some seat time in my teener between now and then if it's roadworthy. She wants to AX her Boxer but wants to get some training first.

Posted by: ppickerell Jul 26 2004, 07:28 PM

We just got the paperwork in the mail today and there is fine print that advises of the distinct possibility of death or disfigurement associated with this activity and Debra was duly impressed . I am saving my driving school time/money for something more track oriented and local .

Posted by: Scott Carlberg Jul 26 2004, 09:08 PM

Woo Hoo, that should be ALOT of fun for you two, Barber Motorsports Park looks like a Great track, very Challenging.

Shoot lots & lots of Video.

Posted by: Scott Carlberg Jul 26 2004, 09:11 PM

Hey Patrick,
to get some feedback on what the PDE is about, in case no one here responds, go over to
www.6speedonline.com

and look for the *Scheduled Events* forum.

There are some threads over there about the PDE's and Driver Eduction days.

Good luck.

Posted by: peridotian Jul 27 2004, 09:14 AM

Scott,
Thanks for the re-direct. I'll look there.

Posted by: don9146 Jul 27 2004, 09:26 AM

Barber Motorsports Park is one of, if not "the," nicest race tracks around. Very challenging with rolling hills, tricky corners, and paved wide (with plenty of run-off room ). It looks more like a golf course with an extra-wide cart path through it than a race track. Pleanty for the "significatn other" to do around the facilities during race tim as well.

Don

Posted by: partsman Jul 27 2004, 06:28 PM

I was sent there when the Cayenne first came out...we did laps in 911, Cayenne's and a Eurovan (korijo where are you..) with Hurley Haywood driving. It was a VERY impressive track, and really fast and smooth as well. Keep an eye out for all the metal sculptures in the infields

Posted by: PatW Jul 27 2004, 06:47 PM

Patrick.

Look up Skip Barber Driving School. There is one at Laguna Seca. Somewhat cheeper than PDE.

Posted by: ppickerell Jul 27 2004, 08:27 PM

Pat,
I probably have 5 sets of Skip Barber school paperwork, one for every time I walked by the Viper they hang their sign off of during the Historics. We should try to get half a dozen of us to do this on the same weekend. I can do it in October of this year while Debra is in Alabama! Anybody else in?

Posted by: Mueller Jul 27 2004, 08:30 PM

Patrick,

I think you are crazy not to do the PDE with your wife....she's going to come home with plenty of cool stories and you'll be kicking yourself in the @ss for not going !!!!!!

Posted by: vortrex Jul 27 2004, 08:37 PM

I had a friend in the bay area who did this in atlanta. hurley haywood was the instructor. yes they had stock 996's for the students. he said it was the greatest time ever. on the last day they sent the students out in the 996's, giving them a nice head start. hurley got in a stock boxster and was soon passing all them.

Posted by: propricer Jul 27 2004, 09:28 PM

If it would make your wife more comfortable to talk to another female Porsche driver, I could have my daughter call her ... she was an Indy Pace Car driver, drove the Womens Global GT Series in a Panoz, ran a Formula Mazda, competed in a Porsche in ALMS, etc., etc.
Her website is www.jennifertumminelli.com
Let me know ... Ed

Posted by: ppickerell Jul 27 2004, 09:38 PM

Sigh, I love my wife, but can I be in your daughter's pit crew ? Thanks for the link, Debra is emailing her tomorrow.

Posted by: ppickerell Jul 27 2004, 09:46 PM

Mike,
I'm kicking myself already. But the die has been cast. Debra's brother is a Chicago teener owner, and I am trying to convince him to go with her. For an extra $100 per day you can limit liability to Max to $2K per day, so she can wreck one car each day! SKidpad HO!

Posted by: PatW Jul 27 2004, 10:40 PM

Patrick,

Hmmm, October?. Well since I've already done the Barber Two-Day and the Car Control Clinc last year. I'm trying to save a few $$ this year to fix up my 914.

Then again Mike is right about doing the PDE. If you have the $$ to spend: Getting track time with someone like Hurley Haywood would be extra-special. Hell, getting time with any of the instructors there would be a treat.

Also you can check out Racingschools.com as well. Plenty of more options there.

Pat