Barry A. Waters

Folks,

Did a search and found nothing, so either nothing's been posted (it is a relatively new offering) or I flubbed the search!

Has anyone on the board been through this course? Here's a link:

http://www.porschedriving.com/Race-License-Course.aspx

I'm a 2006/2007 Grad and 'skill polisher' via the Panoz folks with only one Panoz race; the final one at the 2007 Petit. I'm also familiar with the Porsche Sport Driving School (PSDS) - formerly the Porsche Driving Experience - now based at Barber Motorsports Park and have seen most of the Panoz folks there instructor wise.

I VERY much enjoyed the Panoz 3-Day School, their Advanced Courses and Lapping Days at both Road Atlanta and Sebring. The instruction was absolutely TOPS! Now it seems that PCNA has filled the void Panoz left (Instruction/Licensing wise? It appears so! Porsche Race Series? No, at least not yet… but we can HOPE!) and has upped the ante by giving you a new Porsche to drive as opposed to a pretty well-worn (by the time I got involved) Panoz WS-GT car.

Barber is indeed a very cool, technically demanding track! My wife and I are scheduled for the March ’09 PSDS Masters Course and I'm very interested in input from anyone who has been through this new 3-Day Racing Course.

Is there anyone out there who has experienced this course? If so, how would you rate it and who were your instructors?

Best Regards,

Barry

C.J. Ichiban

barry I think it's a brand new gig

rabjohns

Haven't been through it but I am signed up for March. See you there.

David

Barry A. Waters

C.J. Ichiban,

Yeah, it seems to be pretty freshly minted.

rabjohns,

I'm sure I don't have to reinforce the fact that you're going to have LOADS of fun...!!! Mindy and I look forward to meeting you.

Barry

ltc

Sounds a lot like 3 day Skippy School but in a 997.

MJones

Inaugural class is next month, I'll be there and post comments after.
Have done the Masters a few times, PSDS runs a GREAT program,
Barber is such a fun place to drive...not that fast but highly technical!

chrisp

How much is it?

If there's right seat instruction that's cool. You'll get a lot more out of that than people watching from corners.

Depending on what "passing exercises" are that may be something that the other schools don't do. Skippy doesn't do any on track passing exercises.

My hunch is this is the first phase of them advancing their schools with the culmination being a GT3 Cup program

Potomac-Greg

Web site says its $5,300, but you first need to take a "Masters" course that'll run you another $3,500. Cool as it sounds, I would probably go to the local SCCA race school.