as far as my car... i LOVE it but as far as testing the limits on it, im actually very reserved... (Im a girl) not that it should mean anything but i dont wanna hurt the car... ive gotten into one accident bc it was a slick road and i downshifted and fishtailed into a ditch! but now i wanna learn to push my car to its full potential so that i know how to control it at higher speeds and higher RPMs... i know the rear-wheel makes it kinda scary in turns... but what advice can u give me to praactice on? any driving techniques? or should i just find an open lot and do some donuts til i get the hang of it? haha


Modified by xhopefully5x at 2:21 PM 8/22/2003

 

Sign up to participate in a High Performance Driving Education(HPDE) event or an auto-x event. I'm sure there's one in your area.

 

agreed on the Driver Education event. look for one in your area - sign up. same price as a cold air intake and well.. that doesn't do much for you anyways. autocrosses are cheaper.

if you want to practice doing donuts, that will do absolutely nothing but accellerate your need for tires and a new differential - both of which cost much more than driving lessons on the road course or a day at the local autocross.

 

is that you Diana?

it's Dustin if you're Diana

 

yeah take the classes. how long have u had yo car 4? u should be able to yake it to its full potential once u get use to it. anyways good luck with the s2000 jus be careful.

 

I suggest we discuss this over dinner

 

Texas World Speedway (TWS) in bryan/college station offers driving schools through the Porsche club occassionaly, you ought to check it out. Here's a link for their schedule...

http://www.texasworldspeedway.com/sched/index.htm

 

oos2kfan - I don't recommend the PCA events at all. Maybe motorsports club event, but definately not the PCA events. They'll 1) not acknowledge you because you don't have a P-car that works in their heirarchy, 2) teach you the wrong line and 3) just because they can pull a sub-2:20 lap at TWS in a new 996 certifies them as 'instructor'.

Sorry, I just really get ticked at the PCA guys, mainly due to their poor poor attitudes.

If you do TWS, go through the Motorsports Club or Drivers Edge (www.thedriversedge.net).

 

hahah wassup dustin!!!

 

go to http://www.pca.org This is Porsche Club. They let you take convertibles to the school, unlike BMW.
look for club in your area, and take the next drivers ed.
I think it is worth it ~$250 for the weekend, and another $250 for the helmet.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mr. Bagel &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oos2kfan - I don't recommend the PCA events at all. Maybe motorsports club event, but definately not the PCA events. They'll 1) not acknowledge you because you don't have a P-car that works in their heirarchy, 2) teach you the wrong line and 3) just because they can pull a sub-2:20 lap at TWS in a new 996 certifies them as 'instructor'.

Sorry, I just really get ticked at the PCA guys, mainly due to their poor poor attitudes.

If you do TWS, go through the Motorsports Club or Drivers Edge (www.thedriversedge.net).</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks for the info...some PCA guys are cool, but you are right, there are a lot of jerks out there too. Then again there are a lot of Honda owners I know that can be jerks...guess it's the maturity of the car owners.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Got Brown &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">go to http://www.pca.org This is Porsche Club. They let you take convertibles to the school, unlike BMW.
look for club in your area, and take the next drivers ed.
I think it is worth it ~$250 for the weekend, and another $250 for the helmet. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I just browsed the site quickly.....do they let you drive cars other than Porsches (i.e.: S2000's)? Just a quick look doesn't look promising.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by shamoo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do they let you drive cars other than Porsches (i.e.: S2000's)? Just a quick look doesn't look promising. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes, attending one myself Oct 25-26 at Mid-Ohio.

 

I'd first recommend that you buy a book about racing technique and learn the basics of car control, the physics involved in driving, fundamentals of racing, etc. Then, get out to the track and practice.

 

re: pca and s2000's out with the club
- yes and no. it depends on the group but primarily... no. first and foremost, porsche owners get first dibs, then if they have openings, which are usually for the advanced groups, they'll open it up. it is rare.. and I dosay it again, rare, that they will hold an event which is promoted for all cars.

re: books and driving on the track
- while some books provide an excellent building block, without an instructor or a clue, it is best to go out to the track or autocross without 1) bad habits and 2) too much information. you do not go out to practice what you learned in a book, or to go out to the track to practice heel-toe-downshifting. you practice that elsewhere and once you learn it, you know it, and then you don't think about it when you are on the track. the first few times out there you should be given only a few instructions at a time or else it will be information overload - and you just won't get it, and it will not stick.