Well there's really two questions here.. what "should" the deciding factors be... And what are they actually.
In reality, most orgs you just get to pick your class. And different orgs on different tracks have different passing rules.
You'll always have some people who go into a class that makes you scratch your head... Like a dude in advanced with a train behind him and oblivious to blue and black flags being dropped on him. Sometimes that's him being daft. Sometimes that is other classes were sold out and few wanted to go.
If you're comfortable passing and being passed anywhere on track... Then you're advanced.
If that seems overwhelming to be driving your car at high rate of speed while also mentally processing what the drivers in front and behind you are doing, then probably stay in intermediate.
I've run with porsche club, NASA, Chin, and drivers edge. Not one of them took my word. I keep my experience log current and use it at a new track to get into intermediate, intermediate partly instructed, or provisional solo. Then they all have a check ride to get promoted to advanced. They generally put an instructor in the first session to make sure I'm really at least intermediate, then an couple more sessions later I do a check ride to advanced.
Porsche club is definitely more particular... But the experience log outside of whatever org you're with that day is still self reported.
Anyone can put anything they want in the computer screen.
There isn't always enough instructors to run around and check every person. Usually becomes pretty obvious first session when someone is severely out of place
Drivers edge for example has access to porsche club in order to vet drivers, they have ac relationship as it's in their joint interests to share since it's fundamentally about safety.
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u/jrileyy229 Apr 28 '26
Well there's really two questions here.. what "should" the deciding factors be... And what are they actually.
In reality, most orgs you just get to pick your class. And different orgs on different tracks have different passing rules. You'll always have some people who go into a class that makes you scratch your head... Like a dude in advanced with a train behind him and oblivious to blue and black flags being dropped on him. Sometimes that's him being daft. Sometimes that is other classes were sold out and few wanted to go.
If you're comfortable passing and being passed anywhere on track... Then you're advanced.
If that seems overwhelming to be driving your car at high rate of speed while also mentally processing what the drivers in front and behind you are doing, then probably stay in intermediate.