No these are on Porsche’s own circuit in the Silverstone complex.
I've just phoned the SEC- apparently they're fully booked for this year for the 1-day Precision course, and also they still don't have any Taycans to offer for hire yet (I'm not brave enough to use my own).Amazing Graham, I might have to look to follow suit! Great picture too!
Considering a 911 was £1750 for a day's hire from Silverstone PEC, a Taycan is going to be as much or more. And this is in addition to the £750 course fee. These are last year's prices.
Thanks for the info. I was guessing around £1000 to use their Taycan but even double that might be worth my peace of mind (especially if I'm allowed to take home what's left of the set of tyres
). But, having already been advised that I can't purchase a second go at the Experience that is "inclusive" on ordering a new vehicle, and that the standard retail Experience can't yet offer Taycans, I think my only option for some time will be to use my own vehicle....which terrifies me, despite your words of encouragement
I started off very slowly and worked my way up to driving aids being off. The slippery stuff for me was more understanding how the car dealt with them with aids on and off because that’s how I’ll be driving on the actual road 90% of the time, but the track really showed how capable it was. I found the amount of pure mechanical grip was immense and almost stepping through and letting the car find the angles and then accelerating out was stunning, by the end. Anyway, glad you ended up positiveJust got back from my free day at the SEC in a GTS ST.
Initial impressions on the car were mixed, stonking straight line performance and wickedly sharp helm, but on the low traction surfaces with the traction control in what i was told was 'off' it was a world of grabbing brakes slapping down every input. Was left doubting my purchase, as sure you're not going to be driving on the lock stops on the road but you want a capable chassis under you rather than a so-so one covered in electronics (Tesla?).
I think the instructor picked up on that i was disappointed, and we headed back to the low friction area but this time with the systems properly off (long press to get 'psm off' rather than sport) and dial round to sports+. Wow, completely different car, mixture of the instant torque and fast steering meant you could hold it at big angles and transition from one side to the other at will. Much happier, it's clearly an exceptional chassis. Yeah there's loads of weight, but if you go slow in and fast out and V the corner off it's quite the thing.
I appreciate my comments are irrelevant for how 99% of owners drive and want a car.
Oh he are some other spec GTS i spotted in my stock area...
Due to a mix up my wife was booked on a spectating slot rather than a driving slot but we managed to split the time between us on the day so I drove half the time and she drove the other half.
I took my Son, who drove in the US since he was 15 but has never got his UK license (27 now). I asked our brilliant instructor Steve whether he could go out and he gave up most of his break to take my Son out for 20+ mins. Fantastic experience.
I did mine a couple of weeks ago. It was absolutely amazing. Similar experience - just focussed on gentle tuition and improvement.
They are charging a lot for using their car but I would be quite fearful of taking mine on a track as I’ve not done track driving before. Are there temporary insurance policies which cover track use for my own car and are they cheaper than the £940 Porsche rental charge?
