My Car-Loving Husband

From my perspective as his wife, my husband seems to be thinking about cars all the time, whether awake or asleep. He drives to work in the car, drives back home, then plays car racing games on PlayStation or Xbox. After that, he lies on the sofa watching Porsche and car-related reviews on YouTube, followed by watching Car Graphic TV over and over. This is how his weekdays usually go. And on weekends, he always goes for a solo drive. He often says,

I love cars, but what I really love is driving itself. If time allowed, I’d just keep driving forever.

He really loves cars, doesn’t he?

And ever since the air-cooled 911 (964) came to our home last month, his passion for driving has only intensified — or rather, it has awakened even more…

The simplicity you don’t find in modern Porsches, the feeling of truly driving the car, it’s just so much fun!

He’s as excited as a boy (LOL).

At first, watching him, I thought “I knew it, but he really is a car geek.” But recently I realized:

That’s right, for my husband, driving a car is a sport.

My Husband Is Passionate About His Sport

He studies on YouTube every day to improve his driving skills, gathers quality gear that fits him well like driving gloves and driving shoes (he wears Negroni shoes), and says things like “I managed to lap the Nürburgring in X minutes, I think I can shave off a bit more time!” on PlayStation. He searches for smooth, enjoyable roads where he can really enjoy driving, and when he finds a good route, he comes home thrilled.

It’s just like fathers who want to improve their golf scores, buying good golf clubs, reading golf magazines, and practicing at the driving range every week. Not just golf, but also people who want to get better at tennis, soccer, or run marathons faster — it’s no different.

Thinking about it this way, driving a car can definitely be called a sport (after all, it’s called motorsport).

When I see him as a car geek, I think “I don’t get it, he’s crazy.” But changing my perspective to “He’s someone working hard to improve his skills in a sport,” I somehow feel like cheering him on… I start to understand him.

So the other day I said to him, “For you, driving a car is already a sport. It’s just like trying to improve your skills in a sport.”

“Exactly! That’s right! I’m doing sports!”

He didn’t seem displeased (laughs). The only difference between regular sports and driving is that you don’t lose weight driving a car. Actually, you tend to gain weight. (If you really want to get better, you’d have to do muscle training and strengthen your core, but that’s the level of a professional circuit racer.)

Well, I just hope he continues to enjoy his “sport” and stay healthy and happy.