I've been wanting to do a track day type of event for a long time and stared looking up places that'd let me do that. Found their ad in the car and driver magazine and booked a 10 lap run on the Porsche Cayman and Carrera. The online booking experience was seamless. They pick you up from the Aria and drop you off to your hotel which I thought was pretty good. The drivers that take you in and out are very courteous.
Once you're checked in, an instructor will explain racing lines, paddle shifting techniques and most importantly, braking and throttle control. You're given a 8min run the simulator next where you can learn the track. Once that's done, you get to meet the girls you'll be driving. The out lap is basically a warm up to get the feel of the track. From lap 2 they are all hot laps and finally an in lap.
The instructor will constantly guide you on your braking and acceleration point and also ask you to push based on your comfort level. They say speed is an addictive drug and I can see why. Couple of hours later, I'm still beaming.
My instructor, Cody was absolutely superb in explaining the lines and pointing out the small mistakes I was making. Once I got that into my head, I felt I was carrying a lot more speed in and out of corners, braking later and harder and I instinctively knew a good and a bad lap. It was such an awesome experience and I'll be back soon for sure.
Thanks to dream racing for such an amazing experience.