3,2,1… Race! Today I spent 90 minutes at the exciting Porsche Experience Centre in Silverstone with Alex. We each drove for 45 minutes the Boxster and Boxster S. The experience consists of driving in 4 different scenarios. I started with 12-15 laps of the circuit, during which I learned how to tackle corners, when to speed and how late I can brake. Moreover, each lap I was given advice on how to stay on the perfect line during corners and how to prepare the next turn. After this thrilling experience, I took on the Kick Plate. You might wonder what that is. You enter a wet zone, with virtually no grip, and just before you reach the wet paint there is a metal zone which throws the care either to the right or the left randomly. You are left flying in one of the directions with the aim of controlling the car! Really scary at first! Following 5 attempts in which I could not focus on getting the right amount of gas and handling, I ultimately managed to keep the car on track. The next two challenges were the Drifting Circle and the Ice Plate. In the first instance, the aim is to keep the car spinning for the entire circumference of the circle. The Ice Plate is somewhat similar to the Kick Plate adding that instead of a flat surface one encounters a slope. In this section I learned how to control the car when going down an icy hill as well as up.

Below you can see a gallery of photos from Silverstone and the Porsche Centre which houses an impressive collection of cars. Also, it features several old models as well as car components such as wheels, steering wheels, types of seats, seat belts. Really impressive! Enjoy!