PEC Driving Experience in bad weather?
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Recently got my invitation for half day at Porsche Experience Centre.
Just wondering since we are now in the winter months and probably a high % chance to get bad weather if it's better to wait until spring time to book up rather than now.
My question is for those who have been to PEC when it's either been tanking down or at least certainly wet whether the instructors allow you to drive at maximum attack mode or whether they ask you to just take it easy round the handling curcuit... I appreciate the low friction surfaces it should not make any difference but I really would like to find out where my own limits are on a dry day..
I have been on a half day experience previously when I purchased my Cayman R and did that in April time and loved it, especially pushing around the handling curcuit at cornering speeds, I just wouldn't do on the road!
Just wondering since we are now in the winter months and probably a high % chance to get bad weather if it's better to wait until spring time to book up rather than now.
My question is for those who have been to PEC when it's either been tanking down or at least certainly wet whether the instructors allow you to drive at maximum attack mode or whether they ask you to just take it easy round the handling curcuit... I appreciate the low friction surfaces it should not make any difference but I really would like to find out where my own limits are on a dry day..
I have been on a half day experience previously when I purchased my Cayman R and did that in April time and loved it, especially pushing around the handling curcuit at cornering speeds, I just wouldn't do on the road!
The only time I've known them cancel things was when more than one of the features has failed - usually down to water jets freezing. If you're after dry condition grip limit training, you're going to be out of luck this time of year! But TBH with the Armco so close to the edge of the circuit, you might be better off on air airfield anyway.
I was there the other week when it was chucking it down with rain.
In all honesty I would go when the weather is a bit rubbish - I had much more fun in the wet than I did earlier in the year in the dry. The instructors will still allow you to push on, assuming you are comfortable with the conditions.
In all honesty I would go when the weather is a bit rubbish - I had much more fun in the wet than I did earlier in the year in the dry. The instructors will still allow you to push on, assuming you are comfortable with the conditions.
Im doing my 991 GT3 one in a couple of weeks and my mrs is doing her Macan Turbo one the same day. Im not really too fussed if its wet or dry. Im going for the day out plus a bit of learning of the GT3 limits. Ive been there in the wet and dry and it doesn't really make much difference to the driving although its a bit gloomy if it pi$$es down all day
sootyvrs said:
Recently got my invitation for half day at Porsche Experience Centre.
Just wondering since we are now in the winter months and probably a high % chance to get bad weather if it's better to wait until spring time to book up rather than now.
My question is for those who have been to PEC when it's either been tanking down or at least certainly wet whether the instructors allow you to drive at maximum attack mode or whether they ask you to just take it easy round the handling curcuit... I appreciate the low friction surfaces it should not make any difference but I really would like to find out where my own limits are on a dry day..
I have been on a half day experience previously when I purchased my Cayman R and did that in April time and loved it, especially pushing around the handling curcuit at cornering speeds, I just wouldn't do on the road!
Its more fun at the PEC when its wet..! I drove the 918 there in torrential rain a month ago, and the Turbo S and GT3 last week when it was greasy, and on both occasions, I was glad the grip level was lower as it allows you to more easily explore the car's limits of adhesion. Just wondering since we are now in the winter months and probably a high % chance to get bad weather if it's better to wait until spring time to book up rather than now.
My question is for those who have been to PEC when it's either been tanking down or at least certainly wet whether the instructors allow you to drive at maximum attack mode or whether they ask you to just take it easy round the handling curcuit... I appreciate the low friction surfaces it should not make any difference but I really would like to find out where my own limits are on a dry day..
I have been on a half day experience previously when I purchased my Cayman R and did that in April time and loved it, especially pushing around the handling curcuit at cornering speeds, I just wouldn't do on the road!
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