Brumos Driving Experience 2/8/14
02-09-2014, 10:06 PM
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Brumos Driving Experience 2/8/14
Had a wonderful time at the Brumos Driving Experience yesterday! I was lucky enough to have the legendary Porsche racer Hurley Haywood instructing my group. To have such a storied racing champion drive my Porsche and teach me a few things was incredible. The weather was cold and wet so we didn't get to run the quarter mile but the damp track and cold tires really helped me learn a lot about this amazing vehicle. I have very little track experience other than some strip time in my Viper and this is my first time using the GoPro on my car. I have attached a couple of pictures and videos from the event along with some comments.
Me with Hurley Haywood in front of my 2011 911 Turbo S
Me getting ready for a few hot laps in the 1991 IMSA championship supercar driven by Hurley Haywood. Others in the pictures are Don Leatherwood who is the director of the Brumos Museum and Nathan Nelson who is one of Brumos top Porsche techs.
Hurley Haywood driving my car around the figure 8. The weather was around 50 degrees and the track was wet with a light mist and occasional rain. For this exercise we turned off the PSM.
Me driving the figure 8 course with PSM off. I had a little to much throttle but that was the point of the lesson. When I lifted I got the classic Porsche oversteer but I was able to save it each time and not lose too much speed on this my final run. It was really cool to get out of the car and have Hurley give me a big thumbs up and say nice save.
Hurley Haywood driving my car on the short track. It's amazing how smooth his lines and throttle modulation are.
Me driving the short track. I was really excited after my 1st run when he told me that I had a really good run. Unfortunately on my last run I laid down a second place time to another driver with quite a bit of experience but I got a 5 second penalty for just falling outside of the braking box and got pushed down to 4th place.
Hot lap in the supercar. This iPhone video does not do the experience justice. I have been in some fast cars but I have never been in anything like this with a professional driver behind the wheel. The sheer violence of the acceleration along with the constant braking, heal-toe shifting, and steering/throttle modulation while strapped into such a spartan environment gives me a new found respect for endurance drivers. This man is truly an athlete. I love the flames coming out of the exhaust on the 2nd lap.
Me with Hurley Haywood in front of my 2011 911 Turbo S
Me getting ready for a few hot laps in the 1991 IMSA championship supercar driven by Hurley Haywood. Others in the pictures are Don Leatherwood who is the director of the Brumos Museum and Nathan Nelson who is one of Brumos top Porsche techs.
Hurley Haywood driving my car around the figure 8. The weather was around 50 degrees and the track was wet with a light mist and occasional rain. For this exercise we turned off the PSM.
Me driving the figure 8 course with PSM off. I had a little to much throttle but that was the point of the lesson. When I lifted I got the classic Porsche oversteer but I was able to save it each time and not lose too much speed on this my final run. It was really cool to get out of the car and have Hurley give me a big thumbs up and say nice save.
Hurley Haywood driving my car on the short track. It's amazing how smooth his lines and throttle modulation are.
Me driving the short track. I was really excited after my 1st run when he told me that I had a really good run. Unfortunately on my last run I laid down a second place time to another driver with quite a bit of experience but I got a 5 second penalty for just falling outside of the braking box and got pushed down to 4th place.
Hot lap in the supercar. This iPhone video does not do the experience justice. I have been in some fast cars but I have never been in anything like this with a professional driver behind the wheel. The sheer violence of the acceleration along with the constant braking, heal-toe shifting, and steering/throttle modulation while strapped into such a spartan environment gives me a new found respect for endurance drivers. This man is truly an athlete. I love the flames coming out of the exhaust on the 2nd lap.
02-09-2014, 11:25 PM
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Very cool! We rented that place out probably 10 years ago now for an event with a bunch of porks. I only learned of its existence at that time even though I had had been in school in Gainesville for like 5 years at that point. Glad you had fun, sad you seem to live in enemy territory!
