Parenting and Car Life In this blog, I often write about our kids. Things like “how it was when we went touring together,” “seeing them fast asleep in the back seat,” or “my eldest daughter sniffing my husband and saying it smells like an air-cooled engine,” and so on. That said, I don’t intend to make parenting the main focus, but since this is a “car blog written by a mother of two young children,”...
My Husband’s Thoughts on the 320i Some time has passed since the delivery of the BMW 320i, and my husband has finally had a chance to drive it enough to share his thoughts. Since he has long been a BMW enthusiast with a strong attachment to the brand, I was very interested to read how he felt about driving the 320i. Because the GT3 arrived right after the 320i, he hadn’t driven it much initially,...
Porsche Japan Driver Ukyo Sasahara Recently, at the Porsche Sportscar Together Day 2019, I had the opportunity to interview Ukyo Sasahara, who is competing this season as a Porsche Japan Junior Driver in the PCCJ(Porsche Carrera Cup Japan). Ukyo Sasahara, born in 1996 and from Gunma Prefecture, is 23 years old. He made his racing debut in karting in 2003 and has won championships in various domestic and international series. Since 2013, he has competed...
Driving a Manual Is Fun I’ve started to really enjoy driving a manual transmission (MT) car. At first, it felt like I had to force myself to drive every day for practice, but lately, I’ve found myself driving for no particular reason at all. I used to say, “There’s no way I can drive a manual,” but now, why do I find driving an MT car so enjoyable? I think it’s because I can feel...
Today, I’m sharing a report written by my husband. Please take a look if you’re interested. The other day, at the Porsche Sportscar Together Day at Fuji Speedway, I had the chance to meet Alex, Porsche Japan’s product manager, for the first time. My wife had met him a few times before, but this was my first encounter, and I had been eager to meet and talk with him. This time, Alex gave us a...
Porsche Track Experience In a recent article, I wrote about attending the “Porsche Sports Car Together Day 2019” held at Fuji Speedway on June 15th (Sat) and 16th (Sun). On the morning of the 15th, I also took part in the “Porsche Track Experience.” The Porsche Track Experience is a Safety & Sports Driving Program designed for Porsche owners. It’s held annually as a training opportunity to hone driving skills that allow you to skillfully...
Break-in Complete for the GT3 The 1500km break-in period is over, and the 911 GT3 Touring just had its oil changed at the dealer the other day. During the break-in, we were instructed to keep the revs below 7000rpm, and my husband followed that carefully. Now that the break-in is done, we can finally experience the true nature of this wolf in sheep’s clothing. So today, I’d like to share my husband’s review after pushing...
Heading to Royu with the GT3 and Panamera One early Sunday morning, our family of four headed out to the Royu Driveway for the first time in a while. My husband took the freshly broken-in GT3 Touring, and I drove the Panamera Turbo with our two daughters in tow. Since I’d been driving my beloved BMW 320i lately, it had actually been about two weeks since I last got behind the wheel of the Panamera....
Following up on the new Cayman GT4, my husband also tried configuring the Spyder, so today I’d like to share that with you. ポルシェ 新型718 ケイマンGT4 – 夫が買うならこの仕様 New 718 Spyder This time, we tried the configurator for the new 718 Spyder (some places on Porsche’s site also list it as the ‘718 Boxster Spyder’). Compared to the GT4, there were quite a few more options, which made choosing a bit tricky. For now, we...
Porsche Sportscar Together Day Last weekend, on June 15th (Sat) and 16th (Sun), I attended the once-a-year Porsche festival, the Porsche Sportscar Together Day 2019. This event is truly a Porsche immersion, featuring the new 911 on display, a Porsche circuit parade run, and Porsche race viewing—a celebration completely dedicated to Porsche. Since I was attending with my kids this time, I thought it would be tough to travel overnight and then go straight to...
