DR Reader Tom Basham was one of the competition winners for the GT3 Preview Event at the Porsche Experience Centre Silverstone. Here he describes the day within his blog ‘My Digital Life’.
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“Yesterday I spent a fantastic day at the Porsche experience centre having a sneak peak at the new 911 GT3 with the guys from Drivers Republic…”
“…So all in all I had a great time, the driving was fantastic fun but it was great to be able to chat to the techie guys behind the cars. I guess it was quite a brave decision for Porsche to allow us lot in to quiz their guys and give their cars a good thrashing. From what I understand it’s the first time that an event like this has been opened up outside of the motoring press and selected customers, so it was really quite a privilege to attend. The Drivers Republic chaps are doing a great job building a community around their site, and whilst I originally had some doubts about how well a magazine would translate online, it really works well. It’s great to see them working to get Porsche engaged with their community and from what I saw yesterday it can only do them a world of good.
The enthusiasm of the factory guys was infectious, and just what I think petrolheads want to hear. It was a completely different Porsche to the one you might expect, and from my limited experience very different to the one you see in your average dealership – sorry Official Porsche Centre (with a few exceptions to be fair). Lets hope both Porsche and DR can do more events like this, and maybe even get a few more manufacturers involved.”
