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Feature: Ultimate Driving Experience Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa
By Judith Fein The speedometer of the Porsche 911 Carrera S jumps from 0 to 60 in less than five seconds. The needle quickly passes 100. Your hands get clammy as you think about breathing while looking at the track ahead, focusing on the correct line for your turn. You feel the G forces pushing your body as you hit the apex of the corner, trying to achieve the threshold level of braking—just to the point before the antilock system intervenes. You judge it correctly and accelerate out, looking ahead to the next turn. If speed is your thing, head to the Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort, where motor enthusiasts can indulge their passion with the Porsche Driving Experience at Barber Motorsport Park, the only Porsche school in the country. After classroom coaching about safety, precision driving, strategy and maneuvers like heel-and-toe downshifting from the likes of chief driving instructor Hurley Haywood, three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, you grab a helmet and head out to the 16-turn, 2.38-mile track. Eighty percent of this turbocharged driver’s ed school is spent on the track, where you build skills in control, situational awareness and high-performance driving. With an instructor from the lead car talking you through each straightaway and corner, you test both your limits and that of the machine. Chances are, you’ll give out before the Porsche does. Next: Ultimate Spa Experience

Feature:
Ultimate Driving Experience
Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa

By Judith Fein

The speedometer of the Porsche 911 Carrera S jumps from 0 to 60 in less than five seconds. The needle quickly passes 100. Your hands get clammy as you think about breathing while looking at the track ahead, focusing on the correct line for your turn. You feel the G forces pushing your body as you hit the apex of the corner, trying to achieve the threshold level of braking—just to the point before the antilock system intervenes. You judge it correctly and accelerate out, looking ahead to the next turn.

If speed is your thing, head to the Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort, where motor enthusiasts can indulge their passion with the Porsche Driving Experience at Barber Motorsport Park, the only Porsche school in the country. After classroom coaching about safety, precision driving, strategy and maneuvers like heel-and-toe downshifting from the likes of chief driving instructor Hurley Haywood, three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, you grab a helmet and head out to the 16-turn, 2.38-mile track.

Eighty percent of this turbocharged driver’s ed school is spent on the track, where you build skills in control, situational awareness and high-performance driving. With an instructor from the lead car talking you through each straightaway and corner, you test both your limits and that of the machine. Chances are, you’ll give out before the Porsche does.

Next: Ultimate Spa Experience