[azasadny]

I spent last Saturday at the MidOhio School, learning how to drive on the track, thanks to Porsches2Oxford (I won the grand prize drawing)and I just wanted to let you folks know how it went. We spent time on the autocross, slalom, skid car, then drove on the “big track” for 45 minutes at the end of the day and I really enjoyed it! To top it off, there was a Porsche club racing at the track that day, so we got to see/hear our favorite cars all day long.

The instructors were knowledgeable, gracious, helpful and attentive. There were 24 students and 6 instructors, and they provided a lot of good coaching throughout the day. The emphasis was on safety and good technique and we all learned a lot and were exhausted at the end of the day. We will be sending our 17 year old son to the Teen Driving Day at MidOhio very soon so he can learn good techniques before he develops bad habits.

I’m sure I’ll be visiting the track again soon and the techniques I learned and practiced are also going to make me a better driver on the streets in my daily driver (Mazdaspeed 3) and my ’74 Porsche 911 (“Helga”). What a fantastic day at the track, it was definitely one of the items on my “bucket list” and something that I’ll always remember! My wife and I are looking forward to seeing everyone at Oxford this July and we’ll be parking in Marilyn’s Row. I need more track time!!

Now I understand the "addiction"...