PSM
I got a little PSM time this morning.
I was going 260 km/h when someone pulled out right in front of me - not 100 metres in front but right in front. He was probably going 120 km/h. Cars on the right, Armco on the left.
Flashed and ABS'ed to about 230 km/h. Mentally started calculating the damage and my chances of survival. I figured I'd survive the initial impact and if the airbag didn't go off and I kept control of the car then I'd be ok.
He must have seen the light because he then started to move back to the right. Before I knew if there would be room I committed to go to the left. A dangerous decision as it would clearly have been better to head-on into him than sideswipe and likely loose control into the Armco and/or the other cars.
When I arrived there was just enough room between the Armco and him and I squeezed through.
This left me with ABS braking at 230 km/h with one set of wheels in a drainage ditch with wet mud and grass growing in it. As soon as I was past him the car went sideways.
Opposite lock. Got off the brakes and back on the power. PSM kicked in. Next instant I was going down the highway at 260 km/h as if nothing had ever happened.
When I stopped for gas I had to pull old grass cuttings and leaves that had been trimmed from the trees out of my left wheels.
One of the problems with PSM is you never get to find out if you had reacted correctly to a major situation. You are always left wondering. But no way I would want to find out. I am a real believer in Porsche's PSM system as on the Turbo!
That's the closest I've come to crashing in 54,000 km.
I wonder what the people who saw all of this thought??
S.
I was going 260 km/h when someone pulled out right in front of me - not 100 metres in front but right in front. He was probably going 120 km/h. Cars on the right, Armco on the left.
Flashed and ABS'ed to about 230 km/h. Mentally started calculating the damage and my chances of survival. I figured I'd survive the initial impact and if the airbag didn't go off and I kept control of the car then I'd be ok.
He must have seen the light because he then started to move back to the right. Before I knew if there would be room I committed to go to the left. A dangerous decision as it would clearly have been better to head-on into him than sideswipe and likely loose control into the Armco and/or the other cars.
When I arrived there was just enough room between the Armco and him and I squeezed through.
This left me with ABS braking at 230 km/h with one set of wheels in a drainage ditch with wet mud and grass growing in it. As soon as I was past him the car went sideways.
Opposite lock. Got off the brakes and back on the power. PSM kicked in. Next instant I was going down the highway at 260 km/h as if nothing had ever happened.
When I stopped for gas I had to pull old grass cuttings and leaves that had been trimmed from the trees out of my left wheels.
One of the problems with PSM is you never get to find out if you had reacted correctly to a major situation. You are always left wondering. But no way I would want to find out. I am a real believer in Porsche's PSM system as on the Turbo!
That's the closest I've come to crashing in 54,000 km.
I wonder what the people who saw all of this thought??
S.
