Member stories

The aim of a trackday is not only to have fun, but also to train and improve your driving skills. In April, Oli Daeges attended the first trackday on the Tazio Nuvolari Circuit, which has been extended to 5.2 kilometres, to get to know his limits and those of his car in a safe environment and away from public roads.

At our track day on 30 April 2024, we had the opportunity for the first time to offer a "loud" test day with a volume limit of 105 dB at the Salzburgring. As a special highlight, the two-hour engine shutdown was bridged with an exclusive track walk around the 4,255-metre-long traditional racetrack.

Tom Schütze has been on the racetrack for eight years. Initially, he regularly drove his BMW M3 on the Nürburgring as a tourist. In search of new challenges and tracks, he found his way to the Pistenclub. He regularly shares his experiences on YouTube.

In our new "petrol talk" series, we would like to introduce you to your club mates (and female club mates too) on a regular basis from now on. Markus Wang kicks things off. The 60-year-old from Dülmen drives his Porsche 911 GT3 RS on numerous racetracks in Europe.

His path led him from two wheels to four wheels. Today, as head instructor and head of driving operations at the Pistenclub, he is responsible for the training and safety of trackday participants.

A Porsche driver cheats - that could be a newspaper headline. Here, however, is a report on the Pistenclub track day at the Dutch Circuit Zandvoort on 30 October 2023, when GT3 driver Manoj took his first seat behind the wheel of a 700 hp Camarzo.

The winter break is over, I finally want to drive again, and right away Nordschleife, so that the high expectations finally come true. For my 2023 season start, I had again reserved a race-ready BMW 325i (RCN car) from Team Hoffmann. Oh, there was something about the weather.

The past year has been an exciting journey through various Pistenclub events for our family and our cars. In this review, Jürgen (our father), Jonas (my brother) and I, Dominik, want to take you through how these events have affected us personally and as a family.

On 4 August, the time had finally come again. Trackday on the Nordschleife for the first time this year. A late start to the season, but the new car still had to be run in. So many things were new: new car, first trackday on the Nordschleife after a year and also the first time organised by the Pistenclub.

Heinz Heutschi spent seven years building and developing the VW Golf R20 TTC. The following three years, car and driver have mastered various limits. A long-term report with ups and downs on ten years of club membership.

One December evening over sushi and Japanese beer, the decision was made for a trackday in Belgium. GT3 colleagues Marc-André and Manoj put their calendars on top of each other, pondered over the past season and quickly came to an agreement. They have to visit the "men's spa" at Spa-Francorchamps with the Pistenclub.

Some things in life you do for the first time. But in 2023, Peter and Isabell had such an experience several times with the Pistenclub. Isabell had resolved to drive the 911 actively as well. After the winter drift training in Austria, they went on a short holiday to Tuscany in April - including a trackday in Mugello.