Piloting an F1 car is only a pipe dream for most, but not in the world of PuristSPro.  Here, we create opportunities to live the dream and cross another line off the bucket list. Near the medieval town Le Castellet, France, a group of PuristS recently got to experience significant seat time in previous season Lotus-Renault F1 cars on the great Circuit Paul Ricard, where speeds can easily reach over 200 mph.

Unotaz will share more details shortly, but here's a preview -

We start the morning nice and early, mustering at 6:30am for breakfast before meeting in the lobby for the transfer to the Circuit Paul Ricard at 7a.

A fam tour of the track in vans allows the instructors to point out braking and turning points in the layout -

the second lap goes a little faster and we start to feel some g-forces...

we were lucky enough to be with an instructor / driver who wasn't afraid to let us experience a little lean, so we got to experience closing speeds and late braking with the van in front.

 Coming back into pit lane after two fam laps, we pass by the tools we'll be using later in the day to carve up the track -

Beautiful vehicles, all lined up in a row. Give it to the French to be aesthetic perfectionists even when it comes to alignment of parked race cars!

The PuristS group starts with the kinesiology module, a nice way to start the day! 

Look at that smile...it's great to be a Purist!

As we suited up, the anticipation and excitement were palpable. Look at the intensity in those eyes!

Our chariots await -

and now, over to you, Unotaz...