Day at Silverstone PEC in GTS
- SmallWheels
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Glad you enjoyed the day. When I did mine back in February in an S under the old regime the biggest eye opener to me was the astonishing capability of the brakes.
2020 Macan S: http://www.porsche-code.com/PLWMC5M3
2019 BMW i3S (for local trips and Mrs Smallwheels)
2019 BMW i3S (for local trips and Mrs Smallwheels)
I received my e-mail invitation yesterday (although I haven't taken delivery of my GTS yet - the OPC called me on Tuesday to confirm that the car was built but still in Leipzig awaiting shipment). My invitation to the PEC stated that I could be accompanied by a spectating guest and my wife is keen. My question is whether she'll be able to sit in the passenger seat whilst I'm driving (given that the instructor will be in another vehicle), or does spectating mean watching from afar?
Current: MY21 Carmine Red Macan GTS
Sold: 2017 BMW 540i Touring
Sold: 2017 BMW 540i Touring
- SmallWheels
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If the setup is the same is when I visited the spectating guest has the lunch but is restricted to watching the activities of the driver from the restaurant and viewing area.
2020 Macan S: http://www.porsche-code.com/PLWMC5M3
2019 BMW i3S (for local trips and Mrs Smallwheels)
2019 BMW i3S (for local trips and Mrs Smallwheels)
Or, you can drop £500 (ish) and she can gave her own session all to herself
1st Sapphire SD
2nd Sapphire GTS
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2nd Sapphire GTS
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Current 992 S Cab
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Drop them an email or phone them to check....but spectating guest says it all.JLR wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2020 11:00 am I received my e-mail invitation yesterday (although I haven't taken delivery of my GTS yet - the OPC called me on Tuesday to confirm that the car was built but still in Leipzig awaiting shipment). My invitation to the PEC stated that I could be accompanied by a spectating guest and my wife is keen. My question is whether she'll be able to sit in the passenger seat whilst I'm driving (given that the instructor will be in another vehicle), or does spectating mean watching from afar?
I very much doubt that she will be allowed to sit in the car with you. All the accompanying people stayed in the building when I went this week. The cars are fully sanitised and you personally break the applied paper door seal before entering your assigned car for the duration.
Steve
2020 GTS in Sapphire Blue
(sold) 2017 SD in Rhodium Silver
2020 GTS in Sapphire Blue
(sold) 2017 SD in Rhodium Silver
It looks as if things have changed since my invitation. That started off by saying a spectating guest would be welcome but then went on to say that because of Covid 19 no spectating guests were allowed. When I queried this the PEC confirmed no spectating guests. If things are going back to normal (apart from the lack of a cooked meal) then I might take up the invitation (it's valid for two years).SAC1 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2020 6:08 pmDrop them an email or phone them to check....but spectating guest says it all.JLR wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2020 11:00 am I received my e-mail invitation yesterday (although I haven't taken delivery of my GTS yet - the OPC called me on Tuesday to confirm that the car was built but still in Leipzig awaiting shipment). My invitation to the PEC stated that I could be accompanied by a spectating guest and my wife is keen. My question is whether she'll be able to sit in the passenger seat whilst I'm driving (given that the instructor will be in another vehicle), or does spectating mean watching from afar?
I very much doubt that she will be allowed to sit in the car with you. All the accompanying people stayed in the building when I went this week. The cars are fully sanitised and you personally break the applied paper door seal before entering your assigned car for the duration.
Peter
Current: 2020 Carmine Red GTS http://www.porsche-code.com/PMST9ZI9
Gone- 2015 Sapphire Blue Diesel
Gone -2013 Cayenne Diesel
Current: 2020 Carmine Red GTS http://www.porsche-code.com/PMST9ZI9
Gone- 2015 Sapphire Blue Diesel
Gone -2013 Cayenne Diesel
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Had an interesting conversation with my instructor after about what speed the Macan would do around the original handling track.
I asked him what the car was capable of speed wise around the track at various points and he gave the example below...
If you imagine when you come out of the ‘pits’ then you’ve got an almost continuous or treble right hand bend before braking downhill for the left turn he said it would do around 75mph.
Out of interest we got up to about 66mph. He obviously said we can’t have cars following each other that close (25ft or so in my case) at the ‘top capable speed’. Especially given the lack of run off area at the left hand corner.
On the drive home I was thinking from various points over the morning about what speeds to do where and when it seems they have a speed limit of around 60mph.
I don’t know how this ties in with other peoples experiences?
I asked him what the car was capable of speed wise around the track at various points and he gave the example below...
If you imagine when you come out of the ‘pits’ then you’ve got an almost continuous or treble right hand bend before braking downhill for the left turn he said it would do around 75mph.
Out of interest we got up to about 66mph. He obviously said we can’t have cars following each other that close (25ft or so in my case) at the ‘top capable speed’. Especially given the lack of run off area at the left hand corner.
On the drive home I was thinking from various points over the morning about what speeds to do where and when it seems they have a speed limit of around 60mph.
I don’t know how this ties in with other peoples experiences?