armbar

Rob,

First of all,

Jealous.

Second of all, what a great track!

Third, very smooth. Seeing this, I will do it.

rockitman

Since we are on the Porsche Driving School subject...my understanding that if you want to register for a masters class you need to take the intro 2 day course first...can you do that and then do a masters class back to back...in affect saving you two separate trips/flights down ?

paver

its not what you know its who you know, right ?
Actually a good friend just started working there. She asked one of the long-time guys for me.

mdrums

Love Barber too. I was just there end of September. I shaved off 3 seconds since my last time there...which was 2 years ago. My best in my Carrera GTS...The Offical Wanna Be.... Was 1:45 in September. 88-90 degree days.

This is right in line as my car seems to be around 5-8sec behind your 3.8RS at various tracks.

Anyway I'd say in stock form driven by a decent DE driver the 991GT3 is easy a 1:30-32 car. R comp tires under 29....

rubbaman

Yes you can! That's what I did this summer with Sandiegodavid. And you get a discount of 10% for doing 2 within 30 days.

rubbaman

That wouldn't be Hollie would it?

rubbaman

Thanks Todd! Just fly to big boy into Birmingham and lay over and do one of the courses! It's a beautiful place!

rockitman

Awesome !

paver

its Tiresa.
I know the class is no more but what were the minimum qualifications to do the cup experience?

rubbaman

Performance and Masters with approval from instructors. Or Performance, Masters and Masters Plus.

CAlexio

Basic 2 day, then masters, then cup. Pay your money and you're good. By the time you've gotten to cup experience you've dropped $20k.. Probably not a bad sum overall but that's a season in spec miata

twk63

Damn, I'm in the Masters class for March, planning to do the GT3 Cup class later next Summer...

rubbaman

Well, you will save $12k because there are no more Cup experiences anymore.
But they will come up with something for the people who want life after Masters Plus. I talked to Jeff a lot about this. He's working on something.
It just won't be in a GT3 Cup at this point.

paver

I did those two a few years ago...and had really never been in a sports car prior to that. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have been given approval
If you don't mind me asking, was your on-track experience only from the PSDS or do you have a DE background maybe? Just wondering what it takes to safely drive that beast.

rubbaman

Well, I had some limited DEs in the past 30 years. But nothing like the quality and conditions and level of instruction like Barber.
I had a couple of BMW club and PCA outings at Road Atlanta, and a couple at Mid-Ohio.
This summer I did a back to back Performance//Masters at Barber.
That gave me 4 days to learn the track. And also experience the GT3 street car.
That and the fact I'm almost 60, I think they figured I would not have too much testosterone ruling the brain. As a younger crazier man,
I might have acted more boneheaded. Like I said the Cup car is easier to drive than the GT3 street car if and only if you drive her below the threshold.
Getting out of the pits and back in is a different story. HA!