Porsche's New $23,000 Track Course Uses Only the 911 GT3, and You Need an Invite
A half-day GT Drift class opens the PTX ladder at $1,500, while invitation-only Masters GT tops it at $23,000. Both run only at Barber in Alabama.
Porsche is building a driving course around a single car for the first time in the history of its U.S. Porsche Track Experience (PTX). For 2027, Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama gets two new programs that put students in nothing but the 911 GT3: a $1,500 half-day drift class and an invitation-only, three-day Masters GT course at $23,000.
The announcement from Porsche Cars North America comes as the 911 carries the brand in the U.S.: Porsche's latest sales report showed U.S. 911 deliveries up 33% while overall deliveries fell 16%.
Two new rungs, both GT3-only
GT Drift is the shorter of the two. After a brief classroom session on vehicle dynamics, students move to the skid pad, then work through trail braking, rotation drills, and deliberate drifting. At $1,500, it becomes the cheapest way into PTX. The one-day Precision course costs $2,500 at Barber.
Masters GT sits at the other end. It's open only to graduates of Masters RS, until now the top of the ladder. Day one runs on the Barber Proving Grounds and focuses on advanced car control. Days two and three move to the circuit, alternating open lapping sessions with data review. Porsche calls it the highest level of instruction PTX offers, and it costs more than twice as much as Masters RS at Barber ($10,600).
The car is the draw. Porsche rates the current GT3's naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-six at 502 hp and 331 lb-ft, with a 9,000-rpm redline, according to its U.S. press kit. A 2027 GT3 starts at $235,800 before a $2,350 destination charge on Porsche's U.S. configurator.
What the full ladder costs
Stack the Barber list prices of the three-day courses, Masters ($6,600), Masters RS ($10,600), and Masters GT ($23,000), and the total comes to $40,200. That's about 17% of a GT3's base MSRP. Porsche hasn't said whether finishing Masters RS is enough to earn an invitation or what else it looks for.
The rest of the lineup carries over at both tracks, and Barber stays the cheaper option across the board. Precision costs $3,600 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Performance $6,700 versus $5,000, Masters $9,200 versus $6,600, and Masters RS $14,300 versus $10,600. Depending on the course, the fleet includes the 718 Cayman and Boxster GTS 4.0, the 911 Carrera GTS, and the 911 GT3. For where the 718 is headed, see Porsche's 2035 product strategy.
Laguna Seca took its first PTX customers on March 12, 2026, giving the program a second U.S. location in its 26th year of domestic operation. Barber has hosted Porsche's school since 2003, when it opened as the Porsche Sport Driving School. The new GT3 courses won't head west for now: both are Barber-exclusive.
Bookings go through porschedriving.com. The release doesn't list 2027 dates or how many Masters GT places will be offered.
