Good luck.

 

Anyone care to comment on the lack of relevance in whatever they're going to teach you in a 997 v. the owner's 993?

I honestly don't understand the comment on not being afford to race a Porsche. I was broke and 21 in the early '80's and successfully autocrossed and time trialed mine. (Though I actually raced a Scirocco.)

All-in-all I always strongly recommend learning in your own car. You aren't going to be going fast enough for anything bad to happen the first few events, anyway.

 

FWIW to the OP- you can also look up doing a skip barber "high performance driving" one day course in their cayman or 911 at a track close to you would be a lot cheaper and really give you an indication of "car handling characteristics" without the pressure of driving on a track with some porsche legend guys.

 

I considered that, but then they are still of the same configuration; rear driver, rear engine.

Priorities! I intend to retire early. I saw my dad pass away recently and my recent experience with a lame brain driver had me change my ideas about life and what is important "to me". The latter was also the reason for finally buying my dream car of 42 years; my 911.

Furthermore, I would never buy a tracked car...unless I was buying it for the track, and then I wouldn't pay much for it. The same applies to motocross bikes and sport bikes...they lead a hard life, so I pay very little for them. I consider my 993 and the condition that it is in, a find. I'll have fun in it, but won't abuse it.

 

DE = Driver's Education, as in Porsche Club of America events ($195 a day here at Lime Rock). If you won't drive your car, then DE is out as an option.

 

Still cheap enough to rent a car... and go DE with most PCA regions... not all are Porsche-only...

 

Yes, but no. If a guy had an SC I wouldn't consider a 993 really similar at all if he wanted to learn the car. All about generations, and what they've done to "tame" the oversteer. (Then there's that pesky issue of any stock 911 understeering so much you'd think it was a front driver economy car.)

 

PSDS is the way to go.

 

I'm a PCA Innstructor and a big fan of the PCA Driver Education program, but my very first track experience was the Porsche Driving Experience at Sebring with Hurley Haywood. Just do it - if you're thinking this might be a once in a lifetime thing, you'll have way more fun at the PSDS than doing a DE - and you might end up a track junkie like the rest of us.