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      02-09-2012, 04:54 PM   #1
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Come bring your M3 out to the track!

The P.O.C (Porsche Owners Club) may sound like its only Porsches allowed, but that is NOT the case. At our last event we even had an M3 win the GT4 class.

With the declining economy we need more people out there with us!

ANY driver, can bring ANY car out to any of our PDS (Performance Driving Series) events. But we are trying to keep the image up, so BMW's were our natural second choice besides Porsche due to the Racing heritage and lifestyle image. You will be given an instructor, and you will have four sessions in a day to show us your stuff. The session's laps will be timed and you will still compete against each other in a safe environment.
If you attend a Drivers Clinic, we will have a full day of exercises, followed by the second day of instruction on the track.

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After one drivers clinic and two PDS weekends you can come out to any of our Time Trial events which feature 3 practice sessions and then a 3 lap, race against the clock to see who is the fastest.
These Time trial weekends include the best tracks in and around California.

So check out the schedule, if you're interested or have any questions, feel free to reply or PM me.

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I've run with POC and PRC = great events = great crowd = highly recommend
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I've run with POC and PRC = great events = great crowd = highly recommend
Great to hear! Get more people involved! =)
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So no PDS at Spring Mountain, Mazda or Infineon? Are the PDS the only events where you'll get an instructor?

Wasn't the Charity event at Mazda later in the year last year and open to most?

And do we have to do the Driver's Clinic if we've done a few HPDE with the BMWCCA? Like a C/B student?
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With the declining economy we need more people out there with us!
ANY driver, can bring ANY car out to any of our PDS (Performance Driving Series) events. But we are trying to keep the image up, so BMW's were our natural second choice besides Porsche due to the Racing heritage and lifestyle image.
Thanks for the info.

Please clarify the quoted: When economy was good POC->only Porsche. Now POC->Porsche+approved brands.
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So no PDS at Spring Mountain, Mazda or Infineon? Are the PDS the only events where you'll get an instructor?

Wasn't the Charity event at Mazda later in the year last year and open to most?

And do we have to do the Driver's Clinic if we've done a few HPDE with the BMWCCA? Like a C/B student?
You'll have to contact the Chief Driving Instructor about being signed off early.

No, if you have a PDS license, you can then do time trials (your first two time trial weekends you'll have an instructor)

There is a Driver's Clinic in 2 weeks, I strongly suggest everyone comes out to the event, I'll be instructing, and I might bring my M3 out too.
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Thanks for the info.

Please clarify the quoted: When economy was good POC->only Porsche. Now POC->Porsche+approved brands.
No, the P.O.C has always allowed other brands to run with us, we have many great members that don't have Porsches.
But now with the economy, we realize that all of our Porsche resources are cashed in and we need to look towards others. BMW was our second choice.
The event this weekend was completely full, 131 cars, 127 of them were porsches lol. It'd be fun to get some M3 racecars or old 330 conti challenge cars out there to run with us.
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Is the Driver's clinic like a car control class?

So the PDS are the events where you get an instructor?

Thanks, and it's great to see another option beside the CCA where you can get instruction.
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Is the Driver's clinic like a car control class?

So the PDS are the events where you get an instructor?

Thanks, and it's great to see another option beside the CCA where you can get instruction.
On the first day, after the driver's meeting, you go through a skid pad lesson, a threshold breaking chicane lesson, and an apex/double apex lesson.
(THESE LESSONS ARE ON TRACK IN YOUR CAR!)

On the second day, you'll be assigned an instructor and you'll be in a timed run session (4-5 30 minute sessions per group in a day), it will be passing with a point-by only.

Once you have done one driver's clinic and two PDS weekends, you will get signed off and receive a PDS license. You can now drive in PDS events with no instructor (you can still request one if you'd like though), and then you can also come out to the Time Trial events.

I strongly urge you to sign up online as this is a great opportunity you won't want to miss. There is also free catered lunch both days.
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Drake,

Are the classes different on Saturday versus Sunday? I couldn't readily tell on the POC site what the differences were. It says Saturday is a clinic. It that just skid pad and braking technique? Or, is it lapping too?

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No, the P.O.C has always allowed other brands to run with us, we have many great members that don't have Porsches.
But now with the economy, we realize that all of our Porsche resources are cashed in and we need to look towards others. BMW was our second choice.
The event this weekend was completely full, 131 cars, 127 of them were porsches lol. It'd be fun to get some M3 racecars or old 330 conti challenge cars out there to run with us.
Sounds like you guys run some great events!

But wow, 131 cars! Which track was it on?
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Drake,

Are the classes different on Saturday versus Sunday? I couldn't readily tell on the POC site what the differences were. It says Saturday is a clinic. It that just skid pad and braking technique? Or, is it lapping too?

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Saturday is a clinic, an hour of well taught lessons in the classroom. And then actual lessons in your car all day. If everyone gets it, then we will open the track up. Sunday is just timed lapping.
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Sounds like you guys run some great events!

But wow, 131 cars! Which track was it on?
Big Willow, 4 run sessions. 2 of which are race license only, open passing. 2 of which are passing by point by on the straights only.
We had about 30 cars in each run group.
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Big Willow, 4 run sessions. 2 of which are race license only, open passing. 2 of which are passing by point by on the straights only.
We had about 30 cars in each run group.
Damn

And here I find 80-100 cars, even 60 cars, too much traffic for Big Willow..

how much do these events run?
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And here I find 80-100 cars, even 60 cars, too much traffic for Big Willow..

how much do these events run?
If they are running fast, you don't even notice. When its split up from GT3Cup Cars, to Boxsters, you don't notice because everyone is spread out.

And its max of 30 on track at once. Usually about 16 on track.

They all depend, usually about $250 - $450 for a weekend.
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If they are running fast, you don't even notice. When its split up from GT3Cup Cars, to Boxsters, you don't notice because everyone is spread out.

And its max of 30 on track at once. Usually about 16 on track.

They all depend, usually about $250 - $450 for a weekend.
I see I see

Good info, thanks.

Not my type of event though.
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Saturday is a clinic, an hour of well taught lessons in the classroom. And then actual lessons in your car all day. If everyone gets it, then we will open the track up. Sunday is just timed lapping.
I have attended a prior POC clinic.

But, doesn't the Sunday session still have instructors in the car with you most of the time?
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I have attended a prior POC clinic.

But, doesn't the Sunday session still have instructors in the car with you most of the time?
If this is your 1st, 2nd, or 3rd weekend you need an instructor in your car.

After one clinic, and 2 weekends, you receive your PDS license, and you no longer need an instructor.
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Big Willow is an awesome track. Going there tomorrow, can't wait! 13 hours to go ~
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I just signed up for Sunday.

Do we need to have numbers on our cars?
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I just signed up for Sunday.

Do we need to have numbers on our cars?
IF you are doing the driver's clinic you have to follow some instructions with contacting Dave Gardner (chief driving instructor of the PDS series), please make sure you follow them to ensure you're fully signed up.

Please read this, it will have everything you need to know
http://porscheclub.com/events/EventC...E154-Info.html

See you out there! Thanks for signing up!

But YES, if you're just coming on Sunday, they will assign you a number starting with 7 (temporary numbers start with 7), blue tape is perfectly acceptable.

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