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Tailgating: Does It Happen Even When Driving a Porsche?

About Tailgating In recent years, news about tailgating has become increasingly common. Some incidents have even tragically resulted in the deaths of drivers or motorcyclists who were tailgated, which is truly heartbreaking when you think about the families left behind. By the way, tailgating is defined as: Acts where drivers of cars, motorcycles, or bicycles on the road intentionally intimidate or harass other road users during driving, causing traffic hazards. (excerpt) Most common behaviors include...

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Thoughts on Purchasing Guest Passes for Porsche Carrera Cup Japan

PCCJ Season Opener On Saturday and Sunday, April 13th and 14th, the Porsche Carrera Cup Japan (PCCJ) 2019 season opener will be held at Okayama International Circuit. While the main event is the Super GT, the FIA-F4 Championship and the first and second rounds of the Porsche Carrera Cup Japan 2019 will also take place simultaneously. Two years ago, we left our kids with their grandparents and my husband and I went to watch PCCJ...

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Third Time’s the Charm: Hakone Turnpike Revenge in the Porsche Panamera Turbo!

Hakone Turnpike 3rd Challenge! As I mentioned in my previous blog, on Sunday, March 24th, I participated in a driving event hosted by 911DAYS at Fuji Speedway. While it was possible to drive straight home that same day after the event, after two sessions on the circuit, it would have been tough even for my husband to drive all the way back from Gotemba to Hyogo Prefecture, so we decided to stay another night and...

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Participating in the 911DAYS Fuji Speedway Track Day [Part 2] – Driving the Porsche Boxst...

The Big Day Has Finally Arrived! Continuing from the 911DAYS Fuji Speedway Track Day Participation [Part 1] article from the day before yesterday, here is the second part. 911DAYS主催の富士スピードウェイ走行会に参加【前編】 ー 自宅〜山中湖着まで The morning after arriving at the hotel near Lake Yamanaka, I woke up at 6 a.m. and nervously opened the curtains to see… Wow, there’s a ton of snow (*_*)!! My husband also looked worried and said, “This is bad… If we use the...

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Participating in the 911DAYS Fuji Speedway Track Day [Part 1] – From Home to Arrival at L...

Heading to the 911DAYS Track Day I had shared a few tweets about it, but last Sunday, March 24th, I participated in a track day at Fuji Speedway hosted by 911DAYS. This was an event I had been invited to by President Suga of WRP, a Porsche specialist shop in Nagoya where my husband purchased his 964C2 last year. (WRP apparently participates every year) Since it was spring break for our daughter’s kindergarten, my husband...

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Went to Complete the Delivery Procedures for the Porsche 911 GT3 Touring!

Heading to the GT3 Touring Delivery Procedures The other day, my husband said he was going to complete the delivery procedures for the 911 GT3 Touring, so I decided to go along with him and our daughters. Unfortunately, it was raining that day. Of course… (-_-) Well, since the car wasn’t actually being delivered that day, I thought it was okay and tried to stay positive. When we arrived at the Porsche Center, a Panamera...

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Why Porsche Drivers Are Drawn to Jiro Shirasu: A Reflection

The Man, Jiro Shirasu My husband, who has loved Japanese history since he was a student, is especially fond of figures from around the Meiji Restoration. On his tours, he’s gone solo to visit the site of Yoshida Shoin’s Shoka Sonjuku Academy and the Katsurahama Beach in Kochi Prefecture, where the statue of Ryoma Sakamoto stands. Actually, I also quite like stories from the Meiji Restoration and novels by Ryotaro Shiba, so I remember when...

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Is the Porsche 911 (991) More Fun Than the New 992?

911DAYS My husband buys and thoroughly reads every magazine featuring Porsches he’s interested in. When he was considering purchasing an air-cooled 911, he ordered magazines from the time the 964 was released and looked at them daily. Recently, perhaps because he’s waiting for delivery of a 911 GT3 (991.2), he’s been frequently reading magazines featuring the 991. Then the other day, I found the 75th issue of 911DAYS sitting on his study desk. At this...

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A Collection of Memorable Quotes from “Why We Love Porsche”

A Book Given to My Husband A few years ago, I completely stopped reading books. Long ago, I was into Miyabe Miyuki and often read Ryotaro Shiba’s works, but after entering the workforce and reading business books, I found my brain getting unusually tired, and before I knew it, I drifted away from books. Yet, ironically, I diligently write text every day on my blog. What am I, really? lol(I do like writing, though) One...

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What Kind of Woman Should You Marry to Keep Loving Cars Even After Marriage?

The Charm of Twitter Lately, I’ve become more of a Twitter fan than Facebook. Of course, both have their own appeal, but I feel that Twitter reveals people’s true nature and raw emotions more than Facebook. Just scrolling through posts can be entertaining and spark fresh ideas from different perspectives. (Though there’s plenty of misinformation aimed at going viral.) For example, around Valentine’s Day, I saw many tweets from car-loving guys saying things like “I...

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