Porsche Experience under Covid
Discussion
Afternoon all,
The better half has just bought herself a 991.2 C2S which she’s loving. I have been banging on about getting some training as this is a massive jump in power, plus RWD. She wasn’t very interested until having a big sideways moment in the wet the other day, now is somewhat more amenable to the idea!
We’re just down the road from Porsche Experience Silverstone so are looking at the Warm Up course. I’d like to hear from anyone who’s completed a course there recently with ‘remote’ tuition, i.e. without instructor in the car. Would you still recommend or might we be better waiting for normality to resume?
The better half has just bought herself a 991.2 C2S which she’s loving. I have been banging on about getting some training as this is a massive jump in power, plus RWD. She wasn’t very interested until having a big sideways moment in the wet the other day, now is somewhat more amenable to the idea!
We’re just down the road from Porsche Experience Silverstone so are looking at the Warm Up course. I’d like to hear from anyone who’s completed a course there recently with ‘remote’ tuition, i.e. without instructor in the car. Would you still recommend or might we be better waiting for normality to resume?
If she'd like some proper training, as opposed to an 'experience' then I'd recommend CAT Training at Millbrook. A very worthwhile day and they are experts on the 911 and bring real one to one coaching. She'll come away with a lot of understanding of her car and how to use it safely on the road.
https://catdrivertraining.co.uk/road-driving-acade...
https://catdrivertraining.co.uk/road-driving-acade...
We did an experience day on Friday with all the remote COVID precautions in place. I’ve been several times before and actually think this was best experience. The centre was very quiet with lots of sensible social distancing in place.
The instructors are now in their own car which you follow. They communicate with you via radio when on the move but give you face to face instructions at the kick plate, ice hill, etc.
They had had a near miss with someone not hearing the ‘BRAKE!’ instruction on the radio while doing the launch control demo so we were given very definite directions on where to brake!
I found the whole day actually more relaxed and the instructors were excellent as always. If anyone hasn’t tried a Taycan yet I really recommend it..
The instructors are now in their own car which you follow. They communicate with you via radio when on the move but give you face to face instructions at the kick plate, ice hill, etc.
They had had a near miss with someone not hearing the ‘BRAKE!’ instruction on the radio while doing the launch control demo so we were given very definite directions on where to brake!
I found the whole day actually more relaxed and the instructors were excellent as always. If anyone hasn’t tried a Taycan yet I really recommend it..
I've been to the PEC under Covid and it's excellent. I've also done the CAT driver training. They're both good and I've actually been to Milbrook recently with one of the PEC instructors which is obviously what CAT uses.
CAT is very good but I actually think the seat time is a bit limited with the instructors....there's a lot of waiting around. For the same price as a day at CAT sharing an instructor with six other people I had a full day with an instructor half of which was on some nearby roads that the journalists use and half at Milbrook. Much better value and you use the trickier bits of Milbrook that CAT don't take you on.
CAT is very good but I actually think the seat time is a bit limited with the instructors....there's a lot of waiting around. For the same price as a day at CAT sharing an instructor with six other people I had a full day with an instructor half of which was on some nearby roads that the journalists use and half at Milbrook. Much better value and you use the trickier bits of Milbrook that CAT don't take you on.
Worth checking Carlimits also; instructor Mark also works at PEC so very familiar with Porsche. You have plenty of seat time even in the 4 to 1 session.
I did CAT also (3 to 1), but the seat time wasn’t great and I didn’t find it good value for money. Not really the fault of CAT but the nature of Millbrook, as you’re not allowed to go drive / practice by yourself there.
All pre-Covid of course; don’t know what the deal is now.
I did CAT also (3 to 1), but the seat time wasn’t great and I didn’t find it good value for money. Not really the fault of CAT but the nature of Millbrook, as you’re not allowed to go drive / practice by yourself there.
All pre-Covid of course; don’t know what the deal is now.
Can't comment on the PEC experience with remote instruction, but I have had similar experiences to your wife in my 991.2 C2S in the wet.
I went to my PEC day 2 years ago with the request not to spend time on the track, but to use the little handling course and the ice road to understand the car's behaviour in low-grip situations. It was really useful and i understood the car's handling quirks much better after the day. This is my first 911 and the breakaway of the rear end in wet conditions was alarming the first couple of times it happened.
I've subsequently bought a second set of wheels and winter tyres for use over autumn/winter & really recommend it if this is a daily driver.
I went to my PEC day 2 years ago with the request not to spend time on the track, but to use the little handling course and the ice road to understand the car's behaviour in low-grip situations. It was really useful and i understood the car's handling quirks much better after the day. This is my first 911 and the breakaway of the rear end in wet conditions was alarming the first couple of times it happened.
I've subsequently bought a second set of wheels and winter tyres for use over autumn/winter & really recommend it if this is a daily driver.
I agree, the PDE under covid guidelines is probably the best of the ones I've been on. 42 miles on the Cayenne Coupe S I jumped into. No holding back and the instructor just talked to you via a handheld radio clipped to the passenger door so you can't talk back.
I spent more time on the tracks and kickplate than before as there was fewer other customers whizzing about.
I spent more time on the tracks and kickplate than before as there was fewer other customers whizzing about.
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