High Performance Driving Magazine

[Damn True]

Saw it on the shelf at Barnes & Noble book store......some great reading about car control advanced driving and club level racing. The publishers website does not list it as a title so either it's a one-shot or an exploratory trial effort. So everyone buy a copy and hope lots of advertisers sign up if you want to see it again.

An orange 997 GT3 RS on the cover, and it comes with a DVD featuring Randy Pobst. Pretty good discussion of basic car prep, driving techniques, etc for track newbies. It's about $10, but worth picking it up.

[WS6]

nice. I'll look into it when I get done with the dumbasses guide to dreamweaver 8

[69Nova]

I'm gonna go see if my Barns and Noble has a copy today.

[Yelcamino]

Can you scan and post a pic of the cover?

[Damn True]

No scanner, sorry.

Pretty tough to miss an Orange 997 GT3 on the cover though.

[DarkBuddha]

Funny, I saw it at B&N yesterday and bought a copy too... if we bought it at the same time I'm calling jinx!

[trapin]

No scanner, sorry.

Pretty tough to miss an Orange 997 GT3 on the cover though.
I don't think I even know what a 997 GT3 is. :dunno:

[Steve Chryssos]

I don't think I even know what a 997 GT3 is. :dunno:

Shut up?

[Steve Chryssos]

There, that's better.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2007/08/porsche997gt3rs-1.jpg

[Damn True]

I don't think I even know what a 997 GT3 is. :dunno:

BLASPHEMER!
APOSTATE!
:pat: :getout:

[DJW32]

jpXuFV9ksDA

Here is a little info about the 997 gt3
How do you embed the youtube stuff?

edit
I can do it now! Here is a different vid.

[Damn True]

Like this:

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[trapin]

Sorry. :geek:

[JEFFTATE]

Cool man !
I gotta' get that !

[Yelcamino]

No scanner, sorry.

Pretty tough to miss an Orange 997 GT3 on the cover though.

Yeah, I suppose an orange foreign car would be hard to miss! :hammer:

[69Nova]

Just started look at the magazine. What a cool magazine it is. I like everything about it so far.

[MrQuick]

79,540 lbs...crap thats pretty fast fr something that weights so much. bitchen car.

I saw that chicka behind the wheel of an AME...that chick can drive.

[Damn True]

jpXuFV9ksDA

Here is a little info about the 997 gt3
How do you embed the youtube stuff?

edit
I can do it now! Here is a different vid.

Very attractive Blonde. - Check
Lovely accent. - Check
Uses phrases like "...and a Naughty sounding exhaust". - Check
And, she can drive! - Check

Thanks, I need to go get a smoke.

[WS6]

haha I'm in love. You guys can take the car, I want the girl.

[PhillipM]

I had to go and pick up this mag after reading about it here.. Man this thing is awesome. I for once am interested in what this guy has to say. It's not backed by a billion sponsers throwing parts at stuff to make it go faster. Just down to the basics of driving. Love It!!

[nbecker]

I pick it up yesterday great mag thanks for the heads up

[dhardison]

Looks like the guy posting in the following Elise thread is the writer/editor. I need to find a copy of this mag and check it out.

http://elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42309

[JonPhillips]

Hi guys: Thanks for supporting the magazine! And thanks for all the words of support. If anyone is having trouble finding the magazine, please email me at [email protected], and I will try to steer you to the right locations. Or, in dire emergencies, send out a few mags myself. ;-) ... More about the magazine can be found here: www.high-performance-driving.com

(FWIW, I am based in northern california, and my "home tracks" are Sears Point, Thunderhill Raceway and Laguna Seca... We have quite an active tracking/racing scene up here, with everything from little modern sports cars to fully tuned out muscle cars turning laps... Yep, I drive a little Elise, but my first car ever was a 68 Camaro. :-))

Thanks again...

-Jon

[neki67]

email sent since it will be difficult to find a copy of it in the stores around here . . .

[Damn True]

Hi guys: Thanks for supporting the magazine! And thanks for all the words of support. If anyone is having trouble finding the magazine, please email me at [email protected], and I will try to steer you to the right locations. Or, in dire emergencies, send out a few mags myself. ;-) ... More about the magazine can be found here: www.high-performance-driving.com (http://www.high-performance-driving.com)

(FWIW, I am based in northern california, and my "home tracks" are Sears Point, Thunderhill Raceway and Laguna Seca... We have quite an active tracking/racing scene up here, with everything from little modern sports cars to fully tuned out muscle cars turning laps... Yep, I drive a little Elise, but my first car ever was a 68 Camaro. :-))

Thanks again...

-Jon

Glad to see you here Jon. I hope the mag does well enough to justify further issues.

True

[showa]

Jon,
I liked it so much I bought 2 more for friends that do HPDE w/Their Cobra's....It was a great gift to thank them for helping me put my Off Road Buggy together....I Thank you and hope the series continues....

[rexrcr]

We (Hooked On Driving (http://www.hookedondriving.com)) have permission from the copyright holder to reprint online...content originally appeared in High-Performance Driving published by Future US (www.futureus.com (http://www.futureus.com)).

Getting On Track (http://www.hookedondriving.com/blog/post.cfm/getting-on-track)
Club racer and track day instructor David Ray shares the fundamentals of high-performance driving.

The Street Is Your Classroom (http://www.hookedondriving.com/blog/post.cfm/the-street-is-your-classroom)
You do not need a green flag and FIA curbing to whittle down lap times. In 22 drills we show you how you can safely improve your driving skills on the open road.

Please post your thoughts on the blog. We'll revive more content soon.

Best,
Rob

[John Wright]

^^^Thanks for making that available for reading online...enjoyed the read.

[CurtiSS 69]

We (Hooked On Driving (http://www.hookedondriving.com)) have permission from the copyright holder to reprint online...content originally appeared in High-Performance Driving published by Future US (www.futureus.com (http://www.futureus.com)).

Getting On Track (http://www.hookedondriving.com/blog/post.cfm/getting-on-track)
Club racer and track day instructor David Ray shares the fundamentals of high-performance driving.

The Street Is Your Classroom (http://www.hookedondriving.com/blog/post.cfm/the-street-is-your-classroom)
You do not need a green flag and FIA curbing to whittle down lap times. In 22 drills we show you how you can safely improve your driving skills on the open road.

Please post your thoughts on the blog. We'll revive more content soon.

Best,
Rob

Getting On Track is about the best written thing I have seen on the subject...I want this Mag! Thanks for posting it.

Regards

CurtiSS 69

[rexrcr]

Here's most of the content of the DVD that was included with High Performance Driving magazine:

Video
The Flags: Key to Your Safety
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K68cilr3TnA

How to Learn a New Track, with Randy Pobst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2o0qozkzak

7/10ths Driving Technique
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut3t2is-Gt4

Traffic Management
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD05Q9dB5K4
Heal & Toe Technique
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxGtx9xXhlM

Driving Dynamics with Randy Pobst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJq6m33YUwM

Learning the Line
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoMx44qPmSI

Understading the Apex
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFcJ_S_0FqM

Car Preparation with Steve Dinan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-b7n_a7VO4

Buy our Getting On Track DVD here for $19.95 (http://www.hookedondriving.com/category.cfm?category=7)

First Timer Information, who we are and what we do. (http://www.hookedondriving.com/first-timers)

[rogue]

best way to practice and learn is to attend a local HPDE.