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Porsche Unleashed


There's a right way and a wrong way:
Railing on Autobahn's third ramp

After the first ramp, the second ramp at Autobahn is a simple drive -- sure, you can make a mistake there, but it's not too likely once you've been through it a few times. The third ramp, going down and to the right, is a different matter. Ideally, for maximum speed you don't hit either rail, but the faster your car is the harder it is to do this. (In general, not hitting a rail is better than hitting it if (a big if) you don't have to slow down too much to not hit it.) In slow cars like the 356's, you avoid the rails on the 3rd ramp fairly easily, but it's hard to avoid them in a fast car, so you have to learn to hit it right. This also provides a great lesson in hitting a rail right and hitting it wrong, and what happens each way.

Approaching the third ramp
Swing down into it and slide toward the left.
Just keep going, nice and steady...
and hit the rail with the side of your car as much as possible, rather than the nose.
Do it right -- just a nice glancing blow...
and you're headed down the road.



Here's what happens when you hit that ramp wrong; it starts with the wrong approach and only gets worse from there.

Approaching the third ramp -- headed into it too straight.
About to hit it too much nose first...
and here's the hit.
At this point it's looking like this isn't the way to go...
and here's further proof if you needed it.
The car is not quite completely out of control, but close enough...
and it's headed for the wall.
Under control again, but with a great loss of time, not to mention speed.


Negotiating the blind S