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"World Class Driving is not a driving school," emphasized its founder, businessman and ex-race car driver Jean-Paul Libert, over lunch on a side verandah at West Baden after last Friday's morning session. "We are an automotive entertainment company.
"At a car show, show-goers usually have to just look at cars that are roped off," he added. "It's a look-but-don't-touch atmosphere. With our program, they can look, touch, and even drive them."
Car aficionados can check the company's schedule on-line at worldclassdriving.com or call 1-877-597-6403 to see when the tour will reach their area. The bulk of those who attended the French Lick sessions last weekend were from Indianapolis, Louisville, Cincinnati or Chicago.
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Some attendees drive great distances or fly to other locations throughout the country that they enjoy for their sessions. The tour along the Pacific Coast in California is very popular, as is the one near Seattle that skirts glaciers close to the Canadian border. Most of the locations chosen are in rural areas, which offer the least-crowded roads.
"If you want to experience a Ferrari 599, you don't want to be waiting at a traffic light," explained Theys.
Although he competes in Horag Racing's Lista Office- and Lista, Making Workspace Work-sponsored Porsche RS Spyder in Europe's Le Mans Series, Theys has also been attending many WCD sessions for the last three years in his other role as the company's driving director.
