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DeeTee · 23 December 2016, 07:14 AM

I've been meaning to stop by here for a while since it's by the office. Today I said **** it and came by. Boy was I in for a treat!

Porsche Experience Center (Los Angeles)

It's rainy over here in SoCal, so I decided to book the driving experience for another day. Just the front entrance loaded with the 911R, 918, and 959 Gruppe is enough to satisfy any metal head.

Part museum, part tuner shop, part restaurant, and part race track. There is something for everyone here.

The red 959 was in the garage getting tuned, I was dying to know what they were doing to it but the guys in the garage had their lips sealed

Oh yea the food was top notch upstairs. Even the butter is in the shape of a 991!
(Snapper was bomb too!)

Pix · 23 December 2016, 07:17 AM

Pictures or it didn't happen... :) and I just noticed it's my 959 th post!

DeeTee · 23 December 2016, 07:20 AM

Pics galore

DeeTee · 23 December 2016, 07:23 AM

Dr Tom

This new RSR is calling!

DeeTee · 23 December 2016, 07:26 AM

The infamous 911R in the flesh.... and cloth seats lol.

DeeTee · 23 December 2016, 07:27 AM

The track!

DeeTee · 23 December 2016, 07:29 AM

The snapper was amazing!

RW16610 · 23 December 2016, 08:19 AM

Wow, I would love to visit that place some day! Looks like an incredible experience!!

TheRolexKingofLV · 23 December 2016, 08:21 AM

That looks like a lot of fun, and good times!

Thanks for taking us along

derekstlmo · 23 December 2016, 08:27 AM

awsome

henrylee · 23 December 2016, 08:29 AM

amazing!

BNA/LION · 23 December 2016, 08:35 AM

Right On! 👊

Split · 23 December 2016, 11:34 AM

Jealous! I've been wanting to check out the place as well! Great pictures!

GB-man · 23 December 2016, 03:31 PM

I want to go so badly! Porsche is all you need.

T. Ferguson · 23 December 2016, 04:16 PM

Great shots! That 911R would be my grail of grails.

Looking forward to doing a track session there myself as soon as we get some dry weather again and I can work out a time with my buddy to meet me up there, but now you've motivated me to just get up there to dine and check out some of that Rennsport porn!

Danny83 · 23 December 2016, 04:21 PM

Wow!!!

zama · 23 December 2016, 09:01 PM

It looks awesome but with those conditions would have been more fun in the late 70's fat bellies big ego's and 930 over bite...... The RSR headlights look more like a tourbillon than a globe.

OmegaJJH · 23 December 2016, 10:29 PM

Forget the car stuff - I want some of that butter

Amazing pics and thanks for taking us along!

1st amg · 23 December 2016, 10:30 PM

Amazing, thanks for sharing! What do you have your eye on?

tvad · 23 December 2016, 10:55 PM

On the Porsche website, there are no Porsche driving school classes available at the Carson facility...only "Experiences". Did you enquire about driving school availability?

THC · 23 December 2016, 11:59 PM

Looks like Dr. Tom Kerr's garage

Headshrinker · 24 December 2016, 12:00 AM

I need to go; thanks for the pictures.

Psmith · 24 December 2016, 02:19 AM

Great photos

Did you make them an offer for the 911R?

T. Ferguson · 24 December 2016, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tvad

On the Porsche website, there are no Porsche driving school classes available at the Carson facility...only "Experiences". Did you enquire about driving school availability?

The way I read the various "experiences" they are indeed teaching sessions (at least to some extent), though certainly they exist to promote the brand by giving drivers hands on wheel time in various models. For example, under the "Mastering the Manual" experience it says:

"Personal driving coach for the duration of the appointment"

and

"Handling Circuit: A one-mile handling course designed to mimic winding country road with a number of corners and undulations. Here, a driver will learn the finer points on choosing the correct path when negotiating the curves and proper application of braking technique"

In any event, here's a link to the list of experiences available:

https://www.porschedriving.com/porsc...ng-experiences

tvad · 24 December 2016, 04:30 AM

^ I understand. If you navigate the Porsche site, you will see the driving instruction offered in Atlanta is more comprehensive...all day sessions, or two day sessions. Carson does not appear to offer these classes, instead focusing on the 1.5 hour experiences.

**Edit to above - I noticed the Porsche Sport Driving courses are offered only in Birmingham (not Atlanta). This type of instruction is what I would like to see offered in Carson...along with the Experiences, which I'm certain are fun.

DeeTee · 24 December 2016, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psmith

Great photos

Did you make them an offer for the 911R?

I don't understand the hype of this car. Give me a GT3 or GT3RS any day over the 911R.

I'm building a monster right now as we speak, updates around mid Jan when it's completed.

T. Ferguson · 24 December 2016, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tvad

^ I understand. If you navigate the Porsche site, you will see the driving instruction offered in Atlanta is more comprehensive...all day sessions, or two day sessions. Carson does not appear to offer these classes, instead focusing on the 1.5 hour experiences.

**Edit to above - I noticed the Porsche Sport Driving courses are offered only in Birmingham (not Atlanta). This type of instruction is what I would like to see offered in Carson...along with the Experiences, which I'm certain are fun.

Yeah, the Porsche driving school is not at the experience center but at Barber (great track and facility, btw). Maybe Porsche will do something like that out here. We don't have a road course as nice as that but we do have the infield course at the Auto Club Speedway, and Willow Springs a bit north of Los Angeles. When it comes to driving schools there are a lot of offerings. Not sure how the Porsche school rates against some of the others.

sparky · 24 December 2016, 05:54 AM

I'm thinking about going there this summer or fall. Looks like a blast!

DeeTee · 24 December 2016, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T. Ferguson

Yeah, the Porsche driving school is not at the experience center but at Barber (great track and facility, btw). Maybe Porsche will do something like that out here. We don't have a road course as nice as that but we do have the infield course at the Auto Club Speedway, and Willow Springs a bit north of Los Angeles. When it comes to driving schools there are a lot of offerings. Not sure how the Porsche school rates against some of the others.

BMW driving school in Thermal,CA could be my favorite. Must recommend to ANY car fanatic!

Soly20 · 24 December 2016, 10:33 AM

I want to try that RSR!

23 December 2016, 07:14 AM	#1
DeeTee "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Los Angeles Watch: Netflix Posts: 3,978	Guess where I went today? Porsche fans please stand up! I've been meaning to stop by here for a while since it's by the office. Today I said **** it and came by. Boy was I in for a treat! Porsche Experience Center (Los Angeles) It's rainy over here in SoCal, so I decided to book the driving experience for another day. Just the front entrance loaded with the 911R, 918, and 959 Gruppe is enough to satisfy any metal head. Part museum, part tuner shop, part restaurant, and part race track. There is something for everyone here. The red 959 was in the garage getting tuned, I was dying to know what they were doing to it but the guys in the garage had their lips sealed Oh yea the food was top notch upstairs. Even the butter is in the shape of a 991! (Snapper was bomb too!)

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23 December 2016, 04:16 PM	#15
T. Ferguson "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Left Coast Posts: 7,025	Great shots! That 911R would be my grail of grails. Looking forward to doing a track session there myself as soon as we get some dry weather again and I can work out a time with my buddy to meet me up there, but now you've motivated me to just get up there to dine and check out some of that Rennsport porn! __________________ *Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.*

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RW16610 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Rommel Location: Toronto Canada Watch: 116710LN Posts: 9,203	Wow, I would love to visit that place some day! Looks like an incredible experience!!

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23 December 2016, 11:34 AM	#13
Split "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Real Name: Bryce Location: SoCal Posts: 127	Jealous! I've been wanting to check out the place as well! Great pictures!

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OmegaJJH "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2013 Real Name: James Location: UK Watch: Rolex & Omega Posts: 6,668	Forget the car stuff - I want some of that butter Amazing pics and thanks for taking us along!

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23 December 2016, 10:55 PM	#20
tvad "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 575	On the Porsche website, there are no Porsche driving school classes available at the Carson facility...only "Experiences". Did you enquire about driving school availability?

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Headshrinker "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NJ Watch: Day-Date Posts: 4,056	I need to go; thanks for the pictures.

24 December 2016, 02:19 AM	#23
Psmith "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Real Name: Clive Location: Exoplanet Watch: spring-driven Posts: 38,856	Great photos Did you make them an offer for the 911R? __________________

24 December 2016, 04:30 AM	#25
tvad "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 575	^ I understand. If you navigate the Porsche site, you will see the driving instruction offered in Atlanta is more comprehensive...all day sessions, or two day sessions. Carson does not appear to offer these classes, instead focusing on the 1.5 hour experiences. **Edit to above - I noticed the Porsche Sport Driving courses are offered only in Birmingham (not Atlanta). This type of instruction is what I would like to see offered in Carson...along with the Experiences, which I'm certain are fun.

24 December 2016, 05:54 AM	#28
sparky "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Real Name: Cal Location: Seattle, WA. Watch: explorer Posts: 658	I'm thinking about going there this summer or fall. Looks like a blast!

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