Porsche: The first step to becoming a racing driver 🎥

AutoSprintCH editor Peter Wyss took part in the Porsche Experience in Misano and had a conversation with Adriano Rossi, Managing Director of AMAG First Rennsport, about the self-experienced Introduction to Racetrack.

Want to drive a Porsche quickly and safely, preferably on a closed race track? That's exactly what the "Introduction to Racetrack" is for under the umbrella of the Porsche Experience. And it's even specially tailored to Swiss customers who want to experience the Porsche Sports Cup Suisse live. This introductory course for Porsche owners - and those who would like to be or become Porsche owners - is offered in this context.

Porsche rental cars for the race track
Some Porsche centers in Switzerland offer their sports cars for rent for this purpose. For example, AMAG First Rennsport, whose managing director Adriano Rossi explains in an interview what is offered and at what prices.

Driving ability and performance class are taken into account in order to make appropriate group divisions on site. Customers who participate several times thus have the opportunity to successively increase their skills.

Springboard for the Porsche Drivers Competition
Those who fancy more and want to compete without the pressure of performance can drive in the Porsche Drivers Competition. The primary focus here is not on speed, but on evenness. Readers of AutoSprintCH print and online will be familiar with this special competition from regular reporting.

Porsche drivers have found their way into the Porsche Sports Cup Suisse via both the Introduction to Racetrack and the Drivers Competition. One example, as Adriano Rossi reveals in the interview, is Renzo Kressig, who captured the title in Class 11 of the Cayman GT4 Cup last year.

Ideal terrain for newcomers
Before I get started, instructor Lenny explains the basic rules of driving dynamics and vehicle control. First and foremost, this includes the correct seating position, which he illustrates in a funny way, and familiarity with the technology of the sports bike.

On the slope, the ideal line is worked out and the speed increased in three time slots over the course of the day in several laps with changing positions behind the instructor. Those who don't know how and where to brake properly will find out in the last round at the latest, when the instructor really lets the cow fly.

During the breaks there is food and always a briefing. Lenny knows the answer to every question.

Discussions often revolve around driving behavior at higher cornering speeds and the sensible use of electronic driving aids. Lenny emphasizes that a racetrack is ideal for experiencing and testing these features, and hence this entry-level program of the Porsche Experience.

That's what makes it fun!
I have to admit: Even with racing experience, a course like this is more fun than expected. Especially when you can build on it the next day and then go one step further.

The potential of the new 911 turbo S with 650 hp and all-wheel drive could really be explored during free driving in the Drivers Competition field. It is simply impossible to do this more safely and faster than on a circuit.

From the racetrack to everyday traffic
After a brief service check by the Porsche mechanics, I set off on the 600-kilometer journey home in the same sports car-the standard tires used on the circuit stay on, only the air pressure needs to be adjusted.

Quite comfortably and yet confidently - after all, the Autostrada is not a race track. After all, you left it knowing that everything goes much faster when the right opportunity presents itself. Like the Porsche Introduction to Racetrack.

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