1st very powerful car
Discussion
After nearly 30years of graft and mostly good decisions! , I pick up my new boxster spyder next week.
I have had several hot hatches over the last 25 years , and have been driving my 60hp station car for the last 2 months.
After ferrying around my kids for the last few years , I think any crazy testosterone led driving has disappeared but I would like some general tuition with the new car.
I am 15 minutes from brands and have had tuition there on fwd in the past , but something which touches on mid-engined rear drive might be nice.
Any suggestions would be great.thanks.
I have had several hot hatches over the last 25 years , and have been driving my 60hp station car for the last 2 months.
After ferrying around my kids for the last few years , I think any crazy testosterone led driving has disappeared but I would like some general tuition with the new car.
I am 15 minutes from brands and have had tuition there on fwd in the past , but something which touches on mid-engined rear drive might be nice.
Any suggestions would be great.thanks.
Don't get tuition yet at a racing circuit - go to the IAM or RoSPA and do some advanced driving with them. It will help you make progress with the power you have but keep safe.
Learning at this stage on a track will teach you how to get close to the limits, which has no real place on the road.
Learning at this stage on a track will teach you how to get close to the limits, which has no real place on the road.
I found that IAM made me a better driver on the road and actually helped me increase my speed over the ground without having to push any harder.
Tuition to improve speed around a racetrack is entirely different and involves balancing the car on the limits of grip and traction - you should be nowhere near this on the road
Almost nothing you learn on track will transfer comfortably to any road situation
Personally - I'd do both (in fact I have - passed IAM some years ago and have taken tuition on trackdays)
Tuition to improve speed around a racetrack is entirely different and involves balancing the car on the limits of grip and traction - you should be nowhere near this on the road
Almost nothing you learn on track will transfer comfortably to any road situation
Personally - I'd do both (in fact I have - passed IAM some years ago and have taken tuition on trackdays)
I wouldn't worry from a safety point of view. One of the benefit of a creamy NA engine is that you'd really have to be a twit with throttle in a low gear for it to really get out of shape.
If you'd just like to learn more about the car's dynamics then I imagine the Porsche experience (with your own car) would be a good one.
Great choice of car by the way.
If you'd just like to learn more about the car's dynamics then I imagine the Porsche experience (with your own car) would be a good one.
Great choice of car by the way.
Thanks for all the replies and guidance and kind words.
A car like this has been many years in the planning and it feels a bit unreal that i am getting my dream car.i am fortunate.
I need tuition on the road , so will look into this now.
I have the Porsche Silverstone day booked for the end of may so that will be a good learning experience too.
A car like this has been many years in the planning and it feels a bit unreal that i am getting my dream car.i am fortunate.
I need tuition on the road , so will look into this now.
I have the Porsche Silverstone day booked for the end of may so that will be a good learning experience too.
Edited by davidc1 on Wednesday 2nd March 19:15
The Boxster Spider will be fab - but not frightening.
If you have a few pounds to spend (very little compared to your investment in a great car) I suggest you choose a professional coach in performance road driving. There are many suitable suggestions in the Advanced Driving Links thread which is stickied above. An IAM or Rospa course is amazing value and can be excellent (I am an IAM Observer myself) but the standard of so-called Observers/Tutors is variable and at best will not be as good as the top professionals.
If you have a few pounds to spend (very little compared to your investment in a great car) I suggest you choose a professional coach in performance road driving. There are many suitable suggestions in the Advanced Driving Links thread which is stickied above. An IAM or Rospa course is amazing value and can be excellent (I am an IAM Observer myself) but the standard of so-called Observers/Tutors is variable and at best will not be as good as the top professionals.
planetsurfer said:
Colin at CAT driver training does a one day Performance Driver Training Course.
Did the course when I got my 350 Z. It will transform your driving skills.
The Drifting & Over Grip Limit Handling is well worth doing as well.
I have done two Performance Driver Courses and the Drift and Over Grip Course with Colin. Also been out to the 'Ring twice with him. Always wonderful training.Did the course when I got my 350 Z. It will transform your driving skills.
The Drifting & Over Grip Limit Handling is well worth doing as well.
As usual I agree with Waremark: the Boxster will be a beautiful thing to drive, but they have bags of poise, balance and traction (ME/RWD) and not too much power, so you should be absolutely fine. What power they do have is very progressively deliverered and Porsche stability control is superb.
Edited by RobM77 on Thursday 3rd March 20:54
Congratulations on your choice, any Boxster is a truly wonderful car which is enormously enjoyable at any speeds. As other have said it is a very biddable obedient car and you would really have to be extremely silly to get yourself into trouble with it.
Yes, get training, read some books like R U Local's new book, and to scratch that itch which says I wonder how fast it really is take to to track under instruction so that you are not tempted to try to find out on the road.
Enjoy the car!
Yes, get training, read some books like R U Local's new book, and to scratch that itch which says I wonder how fast it really is take to to track under instruction so that you are not tempted to try to find out on the road.
Enjoy the car!
james_gt3rs said:
A Boxster has loads of grip and traction control, you'd have to drive like an utter loon to make it slide on the road surely?
It's a mid-engined rear drive car. It can get twitchy / sideways if you provoke it enough - especially on a wet road. My 987s 3.2 will certainly get playful when I want it to 
Firstly - Congratulations on the new car, I'm sure you'll love it. As it also happens I'm not far from Brands either, small world!
I can highly recommend doing IAM. The East Surrey lot are your nearest group (about 20 or so miles away in Bletchingley). This can then open up other advanced driving circles that may interest you
I can highly recommend doing IAM. The East Surrey lot are your nearest group (about 20 or so miles away in Bletchingley). This can then open up other advanced driving circles that may interest you
DavidJG said:
It's a mid-engined rear drive car. It can get twitchy / sideways if you provoke it enough - especially on a wet road. My 987s 3.2 will certainly get playful when I want it to
Fair enough but if it's anything like my car it's a case of turning in with no power and then mashing the throttle to get a big slide..james_gt3rs said:
DavidJG said:
It's a mid-engined rear drive car. It can get twitchy / sideways if you provoke it enough - especially on a wet road. My 987s 3.2 will certainly get playful when I want it to
Fair enough but if it's anything like my car it's a case of turning in with no power and then mashing the throttle to get a big slide..
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