Recently I joined the Northern Ohio Region PCA for their HPDE weekend at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex, or more commonly known as, PittRace. Located in Wampum, PA just north of Pittsburgh, Pitt Race was recently expanded and completely repaved. Its original 1.6-mile course, previously known as Beaverun, has now[…]
Read More »View of the Porsche Track from the Carrerra Cafe Patio “Punch it. PUNCH IT. “ “Ok. We are. We are. We’re moving. “ We got to the curves in a second. Maybe two. “Tap the brakes before you get into the turn. Never brake when you’re turning,” said the coach in[…]
Read More »One of the more fun aspects of a driver’s education event at a race track is that you get to use all of the road. Most corners are negotiated by starting at the outer edge of the road, cutting across to the inside edge at the apex of the corner[…]
Read More »Our DE-Team held a “One-On-One Classroom Session” for the DE novice on Saturday February 7th 2015. The attendance was great and everybody that never participated in a HPDE (High Performance Drivers Education) got prepared for their first day on the track from start to finish. They learned what they need[…]
Read More »By Tom Fielitz We in the South East Michigan Region are very fortunate to hold our driver’s schools at one of the most classic race tracks in the country, Waterford Hills, which was formed and first paved in 1958. In the early days of racing, the corners at tracks had[…]
Read More »By Leon Lewis I finished my last article for the P4, writing about how I was disfigured permanently from my experience driving in the HPDE at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, —I now look like the Joker from Batman—can’t wipe the smile off of my face. I learned a lot[…]
Read More »STORY BY FRED YOUNG PHOTOS BY CRAIG KELLOGG We arranged to have a Porsche Corral at this event What started out as a cold rainy, dreary day turned into one flled with sun shine and warm breezes. No doubt a few people decided to stay home Their mistake! Of course one would have thought we were at a water ballet[…]
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Photo Credits to Mark Windecker Photo Waterford Wet-Down is a decades-old tradition in which corner workers red-flag a first-time winner at every corner station and soak him or her with whatever water they have handy. As required upon seeing a red flag, a driver brings the car to a safe,[…]
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