I just thought I would pile on to this thread and say what a great time I enjoyed at the Porschefest HPDE over the weekend. I also want to thank all of the organizers and volunteers for a job well done.
It was my first time on the track in 2 years and my first time ever in a 911. I purchased a 996 GT3 from Seth Thomas two months ago and boy am I ever glad I did. The car performed flawlessly and I moved from Green to Blue after day 1 with the support of my instructor Tony Kelley. I had a blast in Blue being chased - but never caught! - by the red Cobra (driven by "Paul" who turned out to be a great guy).
Becoming one with a machine of this caliber on track is a very addicting experience! Not that I would know since in my case it was more like one and a half, but let's just say the hook is set ...
I also took advantage of the skid pad 3 times over the weekend and learned at least as much there as on the track. Thanks also to the BMW folks for their time and expertise.
I snapped a few shots in the paddock and published them here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1080159...eat=directlink
no action shots though ... I have to figure out where to position myself for those next time.
FYI I was in the white 2005 GT3, car #8 ... green on day 1 and blue days 2/3.
edit - also meant to give a shout out to Justin Wine who took the time to show me how it's done properly in his own 996 GT3 and who also drive my car and gave his impressions (something like: 'twitchy steering, hard to drive, not setup well, and the tires suck'). Thanks Justin ... I have some work to do!
Cheers,
Josh