That exuberance led to my only real blunder, in which I took a pendulum turn a little too quickly and turned a little too late, decimating nearly all of the cones in the process, then stalling the car as I skidded to an unceremonious stop. “I think I just took out the cones” I said. “All of the cones,” Speechless, the instructor recovered quickly. “Yep,”he said. Did I mention these guys were patient?


BADASS: PARTY OF ONE


I left rally school with a cache of new tricks and some fleeting dreams of competing in my own Quattro. I’m not saying I’ve been practicing pen- dulum turns all over town; that would be reckless. But I’d be lying if I said I haven’t tried out one or two.


And while it may seem counterintui- tive that a crash course would make me a better driver, the main benefit of the experience was a newfound confidence behind the wheel. That, and those pendulum turns.


After a few days at rally school, I was ready to return home and put my new skills to use — and practice those pendulum turns.


Check out hagerty.com/rallyschool for video of Claire’s adventure.


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