PHOTOS: Atlanta women experience Porsche power

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PHOTOS: Atlanta women experience Porsche power

On March 8, 2021 — which was International Women's Day — Porsche North America invited a group of Atlanta women to the famed Porsche Experience Center to drive the 90-minute instructional course designed to showcase the incredible engineering and performance of a Porsche.

Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam poses with her test car at the Porche Experience Center Atlanta on International Women's Day. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

The Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

The Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

Guests Erica Simmons (from left), Tonya Rapley and Mattie James enjoy lunch on International Women's Day at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

Porsche instructor Chris Ivester (right) speaks to reporter Mary Welch at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on International Women's Day on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

Tonya Rapley exiting her test car on International Women's Day at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

Tonya Rapley poses with her test car on International Women's Day at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam (left) and business owner Tracy Nicole pose with a test car at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on International Women's Day on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

Reporter Mary Welch driving at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on International Women's Day on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

Porsche instructor Chris Ivester (right) speaks to reporter Mary Welch at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on International Women's Day on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

Guest are lead to the cars at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on International Women's Day on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

An inside look at a steering wheel at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

Erica Simmons exiting her test car on International Women's Day at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

Reporter Mary Welch driving in the red car at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on International Women's Day on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

Keshia Knight Pulliam exiting her test car on International Women's Day at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam poses with her test car at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on International Women's Day on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

Porsche instructor Chris Ivester (right) speaks to reporter Mary Welch at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on International Women's Day on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

Guests test extreme driving conditions at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

Porsche instructor Chris Ivester speaks to guests at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on International Women's Day on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

Guests Tonya Rapley (left) and Mattie James are instructed on the course at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on International Women's Day on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

Reporter Mary Welch nervously posing before driving at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on International Women's Day on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

Reporter Mary Welch after driving at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on International Women's Day on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

Reporter Mary Welch is instructed on the course at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta on International Women's Day on March 8, 2021. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

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Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam poses with her test car at the Porche Experience Center Atlanta on International Women's Day. (Tyson Horne / tyson.horne@ajc.com)

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