Frozen lakes. Rear-wheel drive. Plenty of sideways.
duPont REGISTRY joined us in Finland to experience KALMAR Spirit of Speed on ice — and found out why we like winter driving quite so much.
There is something very satisfying about taking a Porsche, removing the grip and learning what the car really wants to do.
“Nearly the entire lineup of Kalmar creations awaited me in Finland, where I learned firsthand just how seriously both Jan Kalmar and his eponymous company take the instruction at Spirit of Speed. My coach for most of the day, professional TV and film precision driver Joe Hopkins, started me off in a lifted 964-generation 911, keeping a close eye on my technique as I adjusted to Porsche’s famous rear-end weight distribution while trying to hustle through a coned-off slalom course, then a drifting donut.”
Read the full story by Michael Van Runkle in duPont REGISTRY.
