Besides a couple of brief personal appearances in this video, I encourage everyone that loves to drive to give HPDE a try. You are not going to hurt your car, and you are going to learn more than you can imagine in the span of your very first day. Everyone is welcome, because everyone started out with their first day.
1. You are capable of mastering driving skills and with practice you will become a confident driver. 2. Remember, every experienced driver started where you are now. Your journey to becoming an experienced driver is just beginning. 3. Stay focused and alert on the road as this will make you a safer and more responsible driver. 4. Trust your abilities and the knowledge you gained from your driving lessons. You are well prepared for this new adventure. 5. Every time you drive, you learn and grow as a driver. Use these opportunities to improve your skills. 6. Remember to be patient with yourself and others on the road. Roads can be unpredictable and being patient can greatly improve your driving experience. 7. You have the ability to make good decisions while driving, keeping yourself and others safe on the road. 8. Celebrate your small victories, such as successfully navigating a difficult intersection or parallel parking without any problems. These achievements will boost your confidence as a new driver. 9. Surround yourself with positive influences, such as experienced drivers who can offer advice and support. 10. Driving is a skill that can be enjoyed if you remain calm, focused and confident. Experience the freedom and independence that comes with being a new driver.
Thanks for making the video. It was made with the First Settlers PCA club at VIR this spring where they promoted me to black run group. Even caught my car around 3:20. Great group and event! Will be back there with same club in 2 weeks.
I'd love to attend PCA HPDE track days. As a past flight instructor, there is nothing like improving your skills. Unfortunately our local PCA club requires that my Porsche be inspected by an "authorized inspector" from a list on their web site. I happen to know one of them and they would be the last person on earth to even get close to my car. Having done extensive work on everything from motorcycles, cars and to the aircraft that I flew, I am fully capable of doing my own inspections from their list of items to inspect. I even wrote an email to our president and DE chair asking them if I could perform my own inspections. I never got a response...what arrogance! Needless to say, I just dropped my PCA membership renewal. I'll be taking up track days with other organisations.
Become an instructor & you can tech your own car. In the PNWRegion they suggest an inspection by sponsors, but the checklist can be done by an ASE mechanic or a shop. It’s about liability & safety so everyone can have fun. Flight instructor & mechanic are not the same. I know plenty of professional pilots that don’t know how to service their aircraft, let alone their car.
As someone who ran 10 years worth of HPDE with PCA it’s easy to adopt this attitude and I’ve seen it many times before. Inspections are critical- cars have been smashed and lives have been lost due to incidents with leaks etc. You can always do your own inspection and have the other place look it over in addition. An extra set of eyes is always good - self inspection turns into hubris and missed items.
Thanks for the replies. And coming from the aviation world in my past, I know the value of inspections, if done right and I can relate horror stories. Unfortunately, just because a mechanic is licenced and on the PCA list of "authorized inspectors", it does not mean they know what they are doing. A classic example is the work they did on a friends RWD 993 who had a factory Porsche short shift kit installed. It would not fit so they cut out an 18 inch length from the metal tunnel cover simply because they did not know what the eff they were doing. All they needed to do is flip the factory bushings 180 degrees. And you want me to take my Porsche there? In almost 50 years of car ownership, I have never taken my car to an independent or dealer (except for ultra rare warranty work). And I have read enough on Rennlist about owners having to take their cars back repeatedly to solve the same issue. Strange, when I work on a car it is done right the first time. So thanks but no thanks.
I know that I when buying a sports car, many buyers want to know if a vehicle has been “tracked” or not. My car has never been on a track, partly because I want to be able to honestly tell a future buyer that it has never been “tracked”. But I would be very interested in taking a HPDE class. Would participation in an HPDE class be considered “tracking” a car?
Yes, an HPDE would be considered tracking a car. However, you'd be surprised to learn that cars that have been tracked are highly cared for and sometimes better condition than a non-tracked car. Maintenance is important with a track car. Not always the case with a non-tracked car. But I understand your hesitancy. I bought a new Limited Edition Boxster S in 2008. I didn't want to track it due to the low serial # (5 of 250). I did some parade laps one day and thought HPDE would be fun, so I started saving for another Porsche. 3 yrs later I bought a Cayman S and used that as my DE car. Currently early Boxsters are around $10K and even base Caymans are around $20K. You can have a lot of fun with either of them for not a lot of $$$.
@@terrylessmann2274 Yes but all thing being equal with respect to maintenance, I would only buy a car that hasn't been tracked. In fact I added another used Porsche and it had zero over-revs in all six ranges. Replacing suspension components and brakes is easy and cheap. Overhauling an engine and transmission is expensive. A few PCA members that spent time on the track had to give their cars away for next to nothing due to bore scoring. They just weren't worth repairing.
@@HorizonsUnlimited Tracking a car doesn't cause bore scoring. PCA did a whole series on bore scoring, with 1 of the vids about what causes it. When your car is diagnosed with bore scoring, you're left with several options, none of which are good.
@@terrylessmann2274 Well taking it easy and driving a 911 normally doesn't cause it either based on my other friend with a 997.1 and ~110,000 miles. Kind of strange though of the Porsche owners I know of in my city, only 3 suffered from bore scoring and all three were driven hard and/or on the track. Coincidence? Track cars live a harder life no matter how they are taken care of.
@@terrylessmann2274 And yes I have seen quite a few of the PCA videos on many aspects of Porsche ownership. Having worked in a lab, I don't agree on some of the recommendations.
Besides a couple of brief personal appearances in this video, I encourage everyone that loves to drive to give HPDE a try. You are not going to hurt your car, and you are going to learn more than you can imagine in the span of your very first day. Everyone is welcome, because everyone started out with their first day.
You may hurt your car. HPDE has risks despite all the work to mitigate them. It's foolish to try and brush that aside.
They should require this in order to get your driver's license the USA!
1. You are capable of mastering driving skills and with practice you will become a confident driver.
2. Remember, every experienced driver started where you are now. Your journey to becoming an experienced driver is just beginning.
3. Stay focused and alert on the road as this will make you a safer and more responsible driver.
4. Trust your abilities and the knowledge you gained from your driving lessons. You are well prepared for this new adventure.
5. Every time you drive, you learn and grow as a driver. Use these opportunities to improve your skills.
6. Remember to be patient with yourself and others on the road. Roads can be unpredictable and being patient can greatly improve your driving experience.
7. You have the ability to make good decisions while driving, keeping yourself and others safe on the road.
8. Celebrate your small victories, such as successfully navigating a difficult intersection or parallel parking without any problems. These achievements will boost your confidence as a new driver.
9. Surround yourself with positive influences, such as experienced drivers who can offer advice and support.
10. Driving is a skill that can be enjoyed if you remain calm, focused and confident. Experience the freedom and independence that comes with being a new driver.
I am a great driver on the highway but still can't park straight 😂 I'll take it.
Jokes aside, I wish they made HPDE mandatory for all drivers.
Thanks for making the video. It was made with the First Settlers PCA club at VIR this spring where they promoted me to black run group. Even caught my car around 3:20. Great group and event! Will be back there with same club in 2 weeks.
Super cool!!!
That's what I want to do!!!!
You should! Thanks for watching and be sure to subscribe.
I'd love to attend PCA HPDE track days. As a past flight instructor, there is nothing like improving your skills. Unfortunately our local PCA club requires that my Porsche be inspected by an "authorized inspector" from a list on their web site. I happen to know one of them and they would be the last person on earth to even get close to my car. Having done extensive work on everything from motorcycles, cars and to the aircraft that I flew, I am fully capable of doing my own inspections from their list of items to inspect. I even wrote an email to our president and DE chair asking them if I could perform my own inspections. I never got a response...what arrogance! Needless to say, I just dropped my PCA membership renewal. I'll be taking up track days with other organisations.
Become an instructor & you can tech your own car.
In the PNWRegion they suggest an inspection by sponsors, but the checklist can be done by an ASE mechanic or a shop. It’s about liability & safety so everyone can have fun.
Flight instructor & mechanic are not the same. I know plenty of professional pilots that don’t know how to service their aircraft, let alone their car.
As someone who ran 10 years worth of HPDE with PCA it’s easy to adopt this attitude and I’ve seen it many times before. Inspections are critical- cars have been smashed and lives have been lost due to incidents with leaks etc. You can always do your own inspection and have the other place look it over in addition. An extra set of eyes is always good - self inspection turns into hubris and missed items.
Thanks for the replies. And coming from the aviation world in my past, I know the value of inspections, if done right and I can relate horror stories. Unfortunately, just because a mechanic is licenced and on the PCA list of "authorized inspectors", it does not mean they know what they are doing. A classic example is the work they did on a friends RWD 993 who had a factory Porsche short shift kit installed. It would not fit so they cut out an 18 inch length from the metal tunnel cover simply because they did not know what the eff they were doing. All they needed to do is flip the factory bushings 180 degrees. And you want me to take my Porsche there? In almost 50 years of car ownership, I have never taken my car to an independent or dealer (except for ultra rare warranty work). And I have read enough on Rennlist about owners having to take their cars back repeatedly to solve the same issue. Strange, when I work on a car it is done right the first time. So thanks but no thanks.
@@belikeh20 I don't know how a PCA HPDE instructor makes them a qualified mechanic.
Good infomercial about DEs.
I have an mr2 gts and im watching this video to learn how to drive a rear mid engine car.
Hope it comes in handy for you!
Yall should make videos of what you teach. make a killing on youtube.
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I know that I when buying a sports car, many buyers want to know if a vehicle has been “tracked” or not. My car has never been on a track, partly because I want to be able to honestly tell a future buyer that it has never been “tracked”. But I would be very interested in taking a HPDE class. Would participation in an HPDE class be considered “tracking” a car?
Yes, an HPDE would be considered tracking a car. However, you'd be surprised to learn that cars that have been tracked are highly cared for and sometimes better condition than a non-tracked car. Maintenance is important with a track car. Not always the case with a non-tracked car. But I understand your hesitancy. I bought a new Limited Edition Boxster S in 2008. I didn't want to track it due to the low serial # (5 of 250). I did some parade laps one day and thought HPDE would be fun, so I started saving for another Porsche. 3 yrs later I bought a Cayman S and used that as my DE car. Currently early Boxsters are around $10K and even base Caymans are around $20K. You can have a lot of fun with either of them for not a lot of $$$.
@@terrylessmann2274 Yes but all thing being equal with respect to maintenance, I would only buy a car that hasn't been tracked. In fact I added another used Porsche and it had zero over-revs in all six ranges. Replacing suspension components and brakes is easy and cheap. Overhauling an engine and transmission is expensive. A few PCA members that spent time on the track had to give their cars away for next to nothing due to bore scoring. They just weren't worth repairing.
@@HorizonsUnlimited Tracking a car doesn't cause bore scoring. PCA did a whole series on bore scoring, with 1 of the vids about what causes it. When your car is diagnosed with bore scoring, you're left with several options, none of which are good.
@@terrylessmann2274 Well taking it easy and driving a 911 normally doesn't cause it either based on my other friend with a 997.1 and ~110,000 miles. Kind of strange though of the Porsche owners I know of in my city, only 3 suffered from bore scoring and all three were driven hard and/or on the track. Coincidence? Track cars live a harder life no matter how they are taken care of.
@@terrylessmann2274 And yes I have seen quite a few of the PCA videos on many aspects of Porsche ownership. Having worked in a lab, I don't agree on some of the recommendations.
Love it the best fun!
fast and the furious