Announcing the Famous
Annual GGR Porboys Beginner
Autocross School !!!!!!!!!
It
is that time of year to start thinking about all of the great Porsche driving
opportunities in 2008. On Sunday, June
15, Howard Yao and John Seidell will again run this school. It is really for beginners or people who have
autocrossed only a few times. If you
have ever wondered what it is like to
experience driving your Porsche on the edge (but safely in control) then this is
for you. This is a good safe place for
drivers to learn about the handling of their Porsche.
The
school will be on the large parking lot of
Monster Park (Candlestick Park) in South San Francisco. The day begins at 7:30 AM with
registration, teching of cars, and then a driver’s meeting at 8:15. Students will then walk the course with
their morning instructors. After that,
students will be driving on skidpads in order to learn the feel of an
oversteering and an understeering
car. It is a lot of fun!! The day will proceed with students running
the Autocross course with their instructors, while half of the students learn
to work the course. As in the past, Mr.
Larry Sharp, who is a world famous course designer and our Zone 7 Rep., will
make up the course for this year’s event.
After
the lunch break we continue to run cars in hour sessions until 5 PM. It is truly a fun day with lots of
learning. One of the best parts is that
students get a few rides in their instructor’s car. We try as best we can to have instructors that have had
experience with cars similar to the students.
You will also have different instructors in the morning and afternoon.
The
school is sponsored by Joe and Annie Zeiph, the owners of Porboys German
Automotive Service. They are located at
3640 East 9th ST. in Oakland.
Joe and his technicians are experts in the repair of all German makes,
but they specialize in the maintenance, repair, and complete rebuilds of 911,
944, 914, 928, and Boxster cars. If you
have questions or need repairs, call Porboys at 510-437-9400. They do Smog Checks, excellent work on all
German makes, and are highly recommended.
If
you sign up and pay the $99 fee, you get:
1.
Instruction
from the best and most experienced instructors in the west!! (Really)
2.
A
lunch including Porboys sandwiches, chips, cookies, sodas and water.
3.
A
Porboys Autocross School T-shirt.
4.
A
knowledge of how an Autocross is run, and how to work different jobs.
5.
A
basic knowledge of car control and you will learn tips on how to handle your
car.
6.
You
will drive home with a big smile on your face!!!!
If
this sounds really good then sign up on www.Motorsportreg.com You will first need to create an account,
then go to the June 15 date (not Saturday the 14th) and select the GGR
Autocross. If you have questions email Howard Yao at howard@aberrance.com. Or John Seidell at johnseid@astound.net . We do limit the number of students to 55 so that there
is plenty of driving time. Advance signup and payment is
required. See you there!!