October 2007 - Porsche Club of America – Northeast Region

• Green – Drivers relatively new to DE events; each driver
is assigned an instructor
• Yellow – Drivers with some DE experience, but not
ready to drive solo; an instructor is assigned to each
driver
• Blue – Drivers begin to drive solo at DE events; seeking
out additional instruction is strongly encouraged
• White – Solo drivers with an intermediate-level of skill
and speed; further instruction to either fine-tune or
develop new techniques is advised
• Black – Experienced DE participants have a high-level
of high-performance driving skills
• Red – Limited to NER-certified instructors only
Advancement through the run groups is self-paced based on
each driver’s abilities and comfort level. Moving to the next
higher run group is achieved by a driver successfully completing
a checkout ride in which he/she is evaluated against a
defined set of parameters that the NER Track Committee feels is
appropriate for each run group.
Any NER-approved instructor can administer a checkout
ride, but moving up to Blue, White and Black also requires a
2 nd checkout ride (i.e. a ’second opinion‘) with the NER Chief
Instructor or his/her designee. This 2 nd opinion ensures that
drivers are advanced only when there is a consensus agreement
that the driver can adequately and, most importantly,
safely drive in a higher run group.
To become an NER instructor, a very accomplished driver has
to have satisfied a number of perquisites to be eligible to enroll
in NER’s highly successful Instructor Development program.
This program is managed by Paul Avery, and information on the
program can be found at http://www.porschenet.com/DEInst-
DevProgram.html.
During the 2007 DE season, a large number of NER DE participants
advanced to a higher run group, including two drivers
who were able to advance two run groups during the season.
The drivers that successfully advanced this season are listed
below. All of them made great progress in furthering their driving
capabilities and each deserves to be recognized and given
a hearty congratulation for a job well done!
Run Group Info
Driver Name From To
Dick Anderson Yellow Blue
Sarah Anderson Yellow Blue
Gerry Avitable Yellow Blue
Rodger Ballou Yellow Blue
Peter Bassett Yellow Blue
John Bergen Green Yellow
Fedele Cacia Yellow Blue
Henry Cowles White Black
Bill Davison Green Yellow
Joseph Ferrucci Yellow Blue
Thomas Greer Green Yellow
Steve Johnson Yellow Blue
Pete LaRocca Yellow Blue
Jim Martindale Yellow Blue
Jill Maserian Green Yellow
David Moffitt Green Yellow
Chris Outzen Blue White
Chris Outzen White Black
Dan Patrisso Green Yellow
Dan Patrisso Yellow Blue
Luke Perry Green Yellow
Jeff Talling Green Yellow
Deborah Williams Green Yellow
Richard Wilson Green Yellow
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