Porsche Camp4 – Happiness on Ice at Mécaglisse

Franck Kirchhoff is quite literally at home at the Mécaglisse Complex.

Your reporter drifts at the wheel of a Carrera S.

The Camp4 team welcomes the bus that brings the participants from the Hôtel Estérel to Mécaglisse.

Romain Dumas, Porsche factory pilot, poses at Mécaglisse with a Panamera S e-Hybrid.

Romain Dumas in a controlled drift with Alexander Pollich, the young president of Porsche Canada.

Camp4’s reception desks at the chic Hôtel Estérel.

UA 911 Turbo, a Panamera S e-Hybrid and a Cayenne in front of the central chalet at Mécaglisse.

The instructors’ cars are equipped with a snowboard or ski support that is never empty.

Romain Dumas interviewed by journalist, stunt woman and drift pilot Marie-Laurence Paquin.

Ben Badenoch and head instructor Jonathan Urlin take advantage of the January sun at Mécaglisse.

Three rows for the three models used at the Camp4 program.

Jennifer Cooper about to let Alexandra Straub and Lesley Wimbush hit the track for their last laps.

A 911 Carrera snowplows on the 120-metre wide ring of ice.

Pierre Des Marais illustrates the importance of weight transfer when driving on ice.

Jonathan Urlin, the young head instructor of the Camp4 program, seems rather satisfied with how it’s going.

Alexandra Straub proves to us that there’s plenty of room in the Porsche 911’s front luggage compartment.

Alexandra Straub and Lesley Wimbush hard at work at Mécaglisse.

Franck Kirchhoff is always on the go at home at Mécaglisse.

Here I am sliding away in a Cayman.

The 911 Carrera S: quietly parked.

Franck Kirchhoff adds body language to get his message across to the group.

Costa Mouzouris, a contributor to The Car Guide, skids in a 911 Carrera S with colleague Benoît Charette.

Instructor Pierre Des Marais directs his group by radio in the middle of a snow storm.

Former automobile columnist Laurance Yap is in marketing at Porsche but never misses a chance to drive one.

At the end of the day, Porsche Canada’s Patrick Saint-Pierre jokes around with one of the journalists on the track.

Costa Mouzouris skids around the ring of ice in a Carrera S.

Camp4 isn’t cheap but the participants are constantly pampered by their hosts.

A few of the Porsches inevitably got their share of snow during the Camp4 exercises.

The 911 Carrera 4S with all-wheel drive.

The 911 Carrera S with 400 horsepower and rear-wheel drive.

The Cayman coupe with 275-hp mid-engine is remarkably balanced.

Marc Lachapelle hard at work in a 911 Carrera S.