Hey fellow 996ers,

Yesterday I had the immense pleasure of experiencing my first DE at Buttonwillow (1 CCW) with the PCA chapter 8.

What a fantastic car, what a great experience, what lovely folks I've met and drove around the track with.

The instructors were skilled (and volunteers), the car is capable of so much more than one would think just driving it on regular roads and the occasional twisties, it performed without a single hiccup.

Thanks to the organizers (John, Randy and the rest) and the other drivers for being courteous, fast and willing to drive hard.

And man, are some of the turns there tricky to do right (Off-Ramp, Cotton Corners)..

Here's me and my instructor at Off-Ramp (I think):

 

Awesome!! Going to BW tomorrow for some testing.

 

Awesome action shot! I've heard Buttonwillow is super fun

 

Congrats! Buttonwillow is a great track! Hope to get my 996 out there sometime soon.

Mike

 

So awesome you had a great time. I just signed up for my first DE at lime rock park next month.

 

Another nice localish track for you is Chuckwalla

 

my favorite track in socal. but i don't like the CCW direction.

welcome to the addiction

 

Addiction is right..

Since most videos I saw are CW, it confused me at first. But it's fun CCW around. The Esses at 90mph, kissing each curb..

 

I like CCW. I've run it more than CW and it feels like home.

Just don't go off - the dirt is toxic!!

 

Who runs ccw other than poc? I've only seen it a few times. By far the most common are 13 and the. 1 both clockwise.

Having run both many times CW feels like it flows better.

 

Sounds like you had a great time... and what a fantastic shot.

I'm definitely looking forward to taking the car out to the track this season (likely Laguna Seca first). Just a couple more maintenance items to take care of and she'll be ready to go.