Porsche Driving Experience Centre at Silverstone offers Winter Driving Course

Porsche Driving Experience Centre Silverstone

UK blizzard hasn't stopped class schedule

By Christopher Jackson
February 5, 2009 7:57 PM
Filed Under: German, Porsche

With the record snowfall in Britain still fresh in memory and more than a few egos probably bruised along with bent sheet metal, Porsche is taking the opportunity to remind driving enthusiasts that it offers a winter-driving course at its Silverstone Porsche Driving Experience Centre. Prices for the Winter Driving Course start at £275, and are offered year-round thanks to ice and snow simulation pads.

At the moment the snow at the Northamptonshire track, adjacent to the Silverstone Grand Prix course, is very real, and Porsche's "driving consultants" are on hand to teach drivers to adapt to suddenly changing road conditions, control over- and understeer and develop good winter-driving skills.

"The main objectives of these courses are to optimise driving safety without restricting driving enjoyment, and to ensure maximum levels of progress are made with minimum effect on other road users and the environment," says James Taylor, manager of the Porsche Driving Experience.

Non-seasonal classes include the Advanced Driving Course, which teaches basic principles of high-performance car control and hazard avoidance. The Porsche Driving Experience Centre also houses facilities for business meetings, a restaurant and cinema, and extensive classroom facilities, to make it more appealing to businesses looking for an interesting day retreat.

Source: Porsche UK

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Porsche provides business with traction

As the snow thaws, now is the perfect time for drivers to perhaps reflect on bruised egos - and at worst crashed cars - caused by losing control of their car in the treacherous road conditions of the past week.

Following the opening of the state-of-the-art Porsche Driving Experience Centre at Silverstone, Northamptonshire, there has never been a more appealing way for drivers to improve their skills; and new legislation means that companies are now responsible for ensuring the driving techniques of their employees are of a high standard.

The Porsche Advanced Driving Course (prices start from £275) provides participants with a unique opportunity to gain a sound knowledge of the principles of car control around the specially designed test tracks, plus tips on how to avoid potential road hazards in advance and thus deal with them more efficiently - or better still, avoid them completely. And the fact that this experience is achieved behind the wheel of a Porsche makes learning fun!

Built adjacent to the famous grand prix track, the Porsche Driving Experience Centre offers a variety of circuit configurations and surfaces providing instruction in wet and dry conditions, as well as simulating driving on ice and snow.

The Winter Driving Course exploits this ability to mimic wintry conditions at any time of the year, to create an environment where oversteer slides can be provoked, corrected, held or eliminated.
Under the expert guidance of a Porsche Driving Consultant, you can experience and adapt to difficult driving conditions, learning the techniques required to drive safely, efficiently and confidently on wet and icy road surfaces. The Winter Driving Course starts from £275.

"The main objectives of these courses are to optimise driving safety without restricting driving enjoyment, and to ensure maximum levels of progress are made with minimum effect on other road users and the environment," explained James Taylor, Manager, Porsche Driving Experience. "The Porsche Driving Experience Centre enables us to operate on a higher level and produce an unrivalled selection of courses that fulfil training needs for any requirement. Courses can be tailored to suit all requirements, but are always aimed to be both fun and educational, mixing business with pleasure."

Providing further business opportunities, the Porsche Driving Experience Centre houses reception and display areas, a restaurant, cinema, an innovative Human Performance facility plus first class office facilities. "It is possible for companies to hold business meetings in the morning coupled with a Porsche Advanced Driving Course in the afternoon," added Taylor.

For more information on the Porsche Driving Experience Centre visit www.porsche.co.uk/experience or call 08443 575 911 or e-mail drivingexperience@porsche.co.uk.