Autocross

Pylon Place – Sept 2019

Entering a corner way too fast? Perfect!

Lime Rock Park’s “Asphalt lake” …the perfect place to explore limits!

Have you every entered a corner way too fast? Fast enough that it REALLY caught your FULL attention? If so, then CVR AutoX #3 was the exact place you should have been on August 10th. Lime Rock Park’s massive asphalt lake (a.k.a. B-Paddock) was marked with a unique course of soft traffic cones and lots of open space, to provoke that scenario. The AutoX-University lesson that morning gave great tips on how to handle this scary situation, explaining how to practice the vital Trail Braking and Throttle Steering skills needed to maintain control of your car when others less experienced would be calling their insurance agent, or worse. We also gave tips on how to probe getting to that point since it is likely that you fall into the following category instead.

Plenty of room, and plenty of encouragement, to learn how Trail Braking and Throttle Steering skills can expand those limits.

Have you ever entered a corner really fast, but nothing at all happened? No drama from the car, just drama in your mind since you thought it was too fast. You caught your breath then marveled at how well your Porsche took that corner. It’s as if you were climbing t a mountain in the fog, knowing that the peak must be really high, but never knowing exactly how much more was left to go. In that case, you definitely missed the lofty opportunity to safely find out where that limit was. It’s such a joy to have pushed those limits the way they were designed to be pushed, and to know how you can affect those limits. That’s what AutoX is about, overcoming the unknown, pushing your skills, and having a knowledgeable basis to be impressed by the car you have.

No drama last run? Keep pushing…and go home a better driver!

That’s exactly what the group of CVR AutoXers did on August 10th, a fantastic mid-70 degree, mid-summer day in North West Connecticut…perfect indeed. Everyone went home a better, more skilled driver because of this. 

The next opportunity to learn Better Driving…Faster! will be on September 7th at the same beautiful location on “the lake”! Come join us to refine your Steering, Smoothness, and Car Placement driving skills on a course designed to safely accentuate those.  It will feature some fun slaloms and higher speed sweepers, just like the Zone 1 AutoX typically features. You will further marvel at how wonderful your Porsche really is! Check out the course map (with and without the driving line) and the virtual drive (below) for a sense of the pace and limits.

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