The North Country Region (NCR) covers all of New Hampshire, and is one of the 18 regions which together form Zone 1of the Porsche Club of America (PCA). NCR has over 500 members and hosts many events including Drivers Education,Autocross, Rallies, and Technical Sessions, as well as several different social events.
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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Sponsored by European Performance Engineering, Natick, MA
In
our ongoing quest to bring our track drivers the best experience
possible, the Northeast (NER) and the North Country (NCR) regions will
jointly host an Instructor Development Seminar "Train the Trainer -
being a better instructor" presented by Ross Bentley from Speed Secrets.
This event is generously sponsored by European Performance Engineering.
EPE is a long-time sponsor of many NER and NCR events and EPE’s
continued support is greatly appreciated. Please be sure to visit their
brand new shop location at 165 West Central St. (Rt.135), Natick MA.
The
seminar will be held on Saturday, January 31, 2009 at the Silverstone
Club, 15 Sharpners Pond Road, North Andover MA 01845. Directions and
information can be found on the The Silverstone Club web site. Lunch is included in the full-day program which will start at 9:00am.
In
addition to his highly-regarded seminar, the Speed Secrets website
notes that Ross does a lot of actual driving and racing coaching also.
His on-track expertise, successful coaching and the experience he has
gained from conducting numerous seminars is a great combination that
will ensure an educational and interesting day.
"Train the Trainer - being a better instructor" topics to be discussed include:
How to be an effective instructor
Teaching vs. instructing vs. coaching
How the driver's mind works
Working with the driver's mind
How drivers learn
Instructing techniques
The most common errors drivers make - and what to do about them
Vehicle dynamics - an advanced look at the basics
Q&A
Who can attend?
All
instructors who are members of NER or NCR are urged to attend this
important seminar. In addition, Black Group drivers who are members of
NER or NCR are also invited. Those with any thoughts on becoming an
instructor should make a special effort to attend this event.
The seminar is free to NER and NCR eligible drivers outlined above if you register by January 15th.
NER and NCR drivers eligible to attend who register after January 15th must pay a $25 registration fee.
Instructors
and Black run group drivers who are members of other PCA regions are
also invited to attend and are required to pay the $25 registration
fee.
How can I register for "Train the Trainer - being a better instructor"
Eligible NER and NCR drivers can register via email or USPS before January 15th by completing the registration form below.
Eligible
NER and NCR drivers registering after January 15th and eligible drivers
from other PCA regions can only register via USPS and the $25 fee must
accompany the registration form.
Pre-event registration is required. There will be no onsite registration for this seminar.
Everyone is aware that
there are vital differences in the way Porsches are set up and maintained for
normal daily street/highway driving vs. performance driving @ track and
AX. Expert mechanic and driver, Blair Talbot, will highlight the
differences, pointing out the locations of key points, like where brakes
and clutches are bled on a car on a lift in his modern garage. In addition
Blair will do a detailed review of the D/E Tech Inspection Check List so you can
check as many points as possible yourself before you arrive at the event, to
assure you don't cause track delays or avoidable mishaps.
911's through 1989 have had a variety of auxilliary coolers, in addition to the engine-mounted cooler. The first auxilliary cooler was on the 1969 911S, and there were basically 3 variants after 1974: the loop cooler, the brass-tube cooler, and the radiator-type cooler. In most cases, for street driving these coolers work just fine. However, the demands placed on the engine while on the track can overtax the stock oil cooling capabilities.
Blair Talbot Motors