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    Porsche's L.A. Experience Center is a theme park for grown-ups who love to drive

    by Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times Apr 20, 2018 5 minutes

    SAN FRANCISCO - Last weekend, I drove to Los Angeles from my Bay Area home. My wife and 12-year-old daughter visited Disneyland. I headed to my ideal theme park: the Porsche Experience Center in Carson.

    There are no lines at the Porsche Experience Center. There are 77 shiny near-new Porsches, one of which was reserved for me: a beautiful cobalt blue 911 GTS.

    Anyone 21 or over with a driver's license valid in any state or foreign land - plus $585 - can do the same. (Different cars and packages are offered at different prices.)

    The money's good for 90 minutes with a Porsche and private coach at what the company calls a "53-acre sports car playground."

    There's a twisty-turny 1.3-mile "handling circuit." There's an "acceleration straight" that functions as a drag strip. There's an

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