Known now as Porsche Track Experience, this new program expands the original Porsche Sport Driving School to coach individuals on how to drive their Porsche to their fullest level. Instead of just two levels - Warm-up and Precision - the renamed and expanded program includes the original two plus the addition of Performance and Master …
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Thrashing the Cayman S With Porsche Driving Experience
What better way to get a feel for the 718 Cayman S than by thrashing it at Leipzig under the tutelage of a Porsche instructor? Travel and fashion blogger Steve Booker is one fortunate soul who, in attending the Porsche Track Experience, gets to learn the Cayman S with the assistance of a sodden skidpad, some of the world's best corners, and a …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Wants To Train You To Race Professionally
Have you always dreamt of becoming a Porsche race car driver? Not sure how to start? Porsche can help! Their new "Porsche Racing Experience" offers a turn-key intro to professional racing and training for those who qualify. As a Porsche owner, you've long had the option of attending the Porsche Sports Driving School as part of the Porsche …
Continue to the full articleHow to Drive the Perfect Lap of Barber Motorsports Park in a GT3 RS
Cass Whitehead, the head instructor at Porsche's Sport Driving School, estimates that he has done 50,000 laps of Barber Motorsports Park. Just for perspective, if we take the total number of laps Derek Bell has completed at 26 appearances at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, you get a figure of 7,642 laps. To call Mr. Whitehead experienced with Barber is an …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Sports Driving School Comes to Canada
Porsche Cars Canada has been on a tear for the last five years in terms of sales. In fact, as of December 2016 they had shown more than 60 months of consecutive growth, selling nearly 1,000 911s and more than 7,000 Porsches in total. As the number of Porsches in Canada has increased, so have the opportunities for those Porsche owners. Earlier …
Continue to the full articleThis Is How The Frozen Tracks At Porsche’s Camp4 Canada Are Created
One of the coolest parts of going to Porsche's Camp4 Canada was learning all about how the circuits used for the driving experience are crafted. It's a delicate art, trying to balance how much snow and ice are underneath the cars. The people who run and maintain the tracks, Mécaglisse, are artists, and they take great pride in their art. Here are a …
Continue to the full articleA Letter Home From Porsche’s Camp4 Canada
Mother and Father, Camp is going really well. All of the other campers are really cool, and the counselors are very nice. I'm learning a lot at camp, including throttle control, ice driving maneuvers, and methods of using your brakes to initiate oversteer. Porsche's Camp4 at Mécaglisse is a whole lot of fun, and as much as I miss home, I sort …
Continue to the full articleIt’s No Coincidence That The 911 Turbo And the Porsche Sport Driving School Are Celebrating Their 40th Anniversary At The Same Time
A simple driving workshop 40 years ago laid the foundation for today’s Porsche Sport Driving School. It was prompted by the premiere of the high-powered 911 Turbo at the Paris Motor Show in 1974. Even before sales got underway, Porsche engineers and dealers realized that practice was needed to drive the new top model at high speeds safely. The …
Continue to the full articleHere’s What 40 Years Of Porsche Sports Driving School Looks Like
1974 was a very special year. The launch of the first 911 Turbo and another successful idea: the Porsche Sport Driving School. Take a look back at 40 years of improving driving performance and safety, lap by lap. Other Porsche Blog Posts You Will Enjoy 5 Things I Learned at the Porsche Sport Driving School The Porsche Human Performance …
Continue to the full articleThe Porsche Human Performance Center Is The Ultimate Driver’s Gym
The Porsche Human Performance (PHP) center is designed with the race car driver in mind. The facility includes a sports science laboratory, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, including a special developed heat chamber for specialist acclimation training prior to racing in hot climates. PHP offers a full range of physiological testing to …
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