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safe, structured and controlled teaching and learning environment. The PCA DE Program is designed so that participants can improve their driving abilities and acquire a better understanding of vehicle dynamics and driving safety. Participants will experience first-hand the capabilities of high performance automobiles in a controlled, closed-course environment and acquire skills that will enhance safer vehicle operation in all driving situations.
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One giant word of caution: this adventure can become very addictive. Our instructors will teach you to drive your Porsche the way Stuttgart designed it to be driven. PCA DE schools are run in a safe and controlled environment on a closed course. Like any new sport, your instructor will guide you into this exciting world of high performance driving. These
Driver’s Education And Racing
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Driver’s Education Minimum Standards
The DE Advisory Team, as the name implies, is advisory in nature. The team’s first task was to collaborate on a set of Minimum Standards to be used as a common set of safety based rules upon which to build and improve regional DE programs. These Standards were designed to be basic in nature, with an emphasis on proven safe practices, and are designed to be expanded upon as each region tailors their own programs to their entrants.
Definition: A Drivers Education (a.k.a. Drivers Ed or DE) is an instructional speed event that is characterized by continuous lap driving with passing to be permitted as allowed by these rules. A DRIVERS ED IS NOT RACING. There shall be no official timing as the event is intended as instructional only, with no competition. There are no award points assigned and no trophies associated with DE events. However, non-competitive safety equipment is still required as outlined in these rules.
he mission and purpose of the Porsche Club of America’s Driver’s Education Program is to provide a
weekends are great sources of stories for the Monday morning coffee break. You will have dreams about various turns and wake up with memories of your instructor yelling “BRAKE!” or “DON’T LIFT!”. These schools are truly the only safe way to learn the engineering dynamics that went into the development of this famous racing marque.
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