The Porsche Club’s Intermountain Region Driving Event
On the Sunday following the ALMS race one of our sister Regions, the Intermountain, held a DE (driver’s education event) at Miller Motorsports Park. The event was sponsored by Dave Strong Porsche and we had five fearless members (Jeff Kismet, Anne Fish, Sean Hailing, Jack Haling, and Ken Koop) who attended this fun track day. Everyone was required to attend a driver’s meeting for a briefing on driver protocol, safety concerns, passing areas and flags. Drivers were divided into four run groups with each session lasting around 30 minutes. At 8:30 am the first group promptly hit the track. Over the course of the day, everyone really improved their driving skills with their instructor’s help. Learning a new track, along with steering, shifting and braking takes a lot of concentration and it can be intimidating. Kudos to all of the new drivers! At noon, there was time for a quick lunch break before the workers and drivers were both back to work. I think everyone would agree that Anne Fish should get the “most improved” trophy if one were available (sorry Anne, one’s not). Most importantly, everyone had a wonderful time in a safe and controlled environment, learning what their cars can do on a track. If you could see the faces inside their helmet, I’m sure you would be seeing a lot of smiles! Photo credits go to Sean Haling, Zana Anderson and yours truly.
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