In the Panamera and Air-Cooled 911 Previously, I was invited by President Suga of WRP, who also invited me to a driving event at Fuji Speedway, and recently I went on a touring trip to Fukui Prefecture. I had been looking forward to participating with my family of four for a while, but the day before, my younger daughter caught a stomach flu… (This pattern is becoming a bit of a tradition, lol) I thought,...
Owners of Luxury Imported Cars The other day, I heard an interesting story from someone working at a luxury imported car dealership. “It might be a stereotype, but cars previously owned by career women often aren’t in the best condition when they come in for sale.” It’s not that all male owners keep their cars spotless, but it does seem that many men who buy luxury cars tend to take good care of them—repairing scratches...
Night View from Higashi-Rokko Observatory The Royu Driveway is well known among car enthusiasts in the Kansai region. It has appeared many times on this blog. For car lovers, Royu might be more associated with the early morning or daytime, but in fact, Royu is also a very famous night view spot in Kansai. From the observatory at an elevation of 645m, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the Osaka Plain stretching from Osaka...
Heading to The Momentum by Porsche When my husband recently went on a business trip to Tokyo, he visited a restaurant on the first floor of Shiodome City Center near Shimbashi Station called “The Momentum by Porsche.” Apparently, a customer who knew my husband loves Porsche had made a dinner reservation in advance for him. How lucky! The Momentum by Porsche opened in December 2014 and is attached to the Porsche Center Ginza. It is...
Preparing to Buy an MT Car At the beginning of last month, I decided, “I will buy a manual transmission (MT) car myself within this year.” And just two weeks later, I never imagined I’d be writing an article titled, “Wow, a BMW 320i (MT) is coming home!” なななんと、BMW 320i（MT）がわが家にやってくる！ Of course, my original plan wasn’t to buy so soon. I was thinking, “If I buy, it’ll be around summer. Realistically, I’ll replace the Golf...
At PCCJ The other day, I watched the Porsche Carrera Cup Japan (PCCJ) at Okayama International Circuit. On that occasion, I was introduced to a representative from Porsche Japan’s motorsport division and had a brief but direct conversation with him. Also, during the pit tour held that day, the PR representative explained about the Carrera Cup cars, so today I’d like to share a summary of what I learned then. Porsche’s Motorsport Projects …That said,...
GT3 Touring Arrives at the Porsche Center Last December, my husband quickly decided on the specs and ordered a Porsche 911 (991.2) GT3 Touring. 夫が 911 GT3 ツーリングパッケージ（羽なし）を注文してきた。 To fully understand this GT3, he ordered magazines about the late 991 model and thoroughly read reviews of the GT3 Touring, always saying, “I’m ready whenever it gets delivered!” Then, just recently, we got the news that it had arrived at our nearest dealer, and our contact,...
Searching for a Manual Transmission Car The other day, I had a change of heart and wrote on my blog that I had decided to buy a used manual transmission car myself by summer this year. Since then, I’ve been checking used car websites almost every day. ポルシェのMT車を颯爽と乗りこなす、かっこいい女性になるために。 Since I have relatively plenty of time, I wanted to take my time looking, so I checked Goo and Car Sensor daily, but new cars rarely appeared…...
PCCJ Season Opener On April 13th and 14th, my family and I went to watch the season opener of the Porsche Carrera Cup Japan (hereafter PCCJ) held at Okayama International Circuit. PCCJ mainly runs as a support race for SUPER GT, but it is also known as the “world’s fastest one-make race (a race where all participants drive identical racing machines).” This was our second time visiting Okayama International Circuit to watch PCCJ. The last...
A Change of Heart Triggered by Royu The other day, after participating in the “Sunday Morning Gathering at Royu Driveway”, I experienced a big shift in my mindset. The “me who had absolutely no interest in cars until a few years ago” and the “me who chose an automatic-only license without hesitation 19 years ago at driving school” — I never imagined a day like this would come… and I’m the most surprised of all....
