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Porsche kindly invited me to drive at their new Silverstone facility. Went there yesterday as it seemed rude to refuse.
From the website:
The Porsche Driving Experience Centre is a world-class training facility, allowing Porsche drivers to receive expert tuition in their driving skills as well as the performance capabilities and safety systems of their cars.
Our half day introductory course offers one-to-one training on the facilities listed below. After a 30 minute technical briefing and a familiarisation session on the Porsche Handling Circuit you will experience driving the Kick Plate, Ice Hill and Low Friction Handling Circuit. You will then have the option to focus on advanced road, track or off-road driving.
* Kick Plate: a moveable metal plate set flush with the road surface designed to be triggered remotely as a car travels overhead, thereby generating the effect of a loss of rear wheel traction.
* Ice Hill: simulating sheet ice with computer controlled water jets, this area allows drivers to explore general car control as well as understanding the specific handling characteristics of a car.
* Low Friction Handling Circuit: specially formulated tarmac creating an ideal environment where oversteer slides can be provoked, corrected and held.
my video of an instructor showing us how to do it:
www.vimeo.com/1379662
From the website:
The Porsche Driving Experience Centre is a world-class training facility, allowing Porsche drivers to receive expert tuition in their driving skills as well as the performance capabilities and safety systems of their cars.
Our half day introductory course offers one-to-one training on the facilities listed below. After a 30 minute technical briefing and a familiarisation session on the Porsche Handling Circuit you will experience driving the Kick Plate, Ice Hill and Low Friction Handling Circuit. You will then have the option to focus on advanced road, track or off-road driving.
* Kick Plate: a moveable metal plate set flush with the road surface designed to be triggered remotely as a car travels overhead, thereby generating the effect of a loss of rear wheel traction.
* Ice Hill: simulating sheet ice with computer controlled water jets, this area allows drivers to explore general car control as well as understanding the specific handling characteristics of a car.
* Low Friction Handling Circuit: specially formulated tarmac creating an ideal environment where oversteer slides can be provoked, corrected and held.
my video of an instructor showing us how to do it:
www.vimeo.com/1379662
