April 2013 - Porsche Club of America – Northeast Region

Ground School - A Report
Copy by Stan Corbit and photos by Adrianne Ross
With the long snowy winter we have had this year — so
rough that we had to postpone the Ground School
from February to March —it’s even more true this year
than usual that Porsche enthusiasts are dreaming about those
nice, sunny days to come when it is possible to enjoy all the capabilities
built into their favorite Porsche, no matter its age. This
year, 48 paid attendees, plus another 10–12 people from NER's
and NCR's boards and/or track committees, gathered for the
2013 version of the DE Ground School at HMS Motorsport’s location
in Danvers, MA, to put a little substance to those dreams.
This year's GS was the best attended in the nearly 10 years that
we have run the event. The PCA Driver Education (DE) program
is one of the few places one can enjoy his/her car to its potential,
and here was an opportunity to learn what DE is all about.
As people arrived, they signed in and enjoyed coffee and
breakfast goodies. After introductions, the proceedings began
with a presentation by Joe Marko of HMS who is a fountain of
knowledge about high-performance driving and the various
types of equipment that enhance the enjoyment and safety of
driving on a racetrack. Joe gave a short but extremely informative
discussion of things to consider, including safety issues,
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Listening closely.
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