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Originally Posted by westopher
Just got back from the Proformance driving school at pacific raceways. What a day. Sunny weather followed by HEAVY rain in our last track session to really mix it up. The course is very hands on and very much about technique. It starts off a little slow for some with some crash avoidance exercises, but speeds up throughout the day.
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Good to hear that you had a fun day at PR. How did you like the newly paved T7 through T9? I have yet to try that out myself since the repaving, and I've been dying to do so since seeing all that nice fresh asphalt on their Facebook page. Prior to the repaving, T8 used to be quite slippery, but will at the same time scallop my tires...
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Met a few nice guys from Van but not sure if they are on here. They had a MINT r32 gtr, a black Mcoupe and an STi. As always a few porsches were there, someone crashed the schools lotus ass first into the trees at turn 5b(?) after the rain hit.
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As much as a lot of people absolutely rave about the Ridge, PR will always have a special place in my heart because the track just works so well with my car's gearing. That back stretch after T3b through T6 is my favourite section of the track. At the same time, it is also probably the trickiest section to get right, and the easiest to screw up, especially when there is even just a hint of dampness on the ground. As you already know, the really unfortunate thing with PR is, if you make a mistake on the track, it is not a forgiving track at all. I still wouldn't call it dangerous, but the terrain and the limited runoffs will just do some costly damages to your car if you screw up, much like what you saw today.
ProFormance is certainly not cheap, but Don and his crew do a spectacular job on both the organizing and instructing parts of their school. You really can't go wrong signing up with these guys.