Connection with Porsche Japan

Why did you call on Mr. Sugawara and not other players?

lycoI think it was also a good match that Sugawara won the race.

As we communicated, I realized that Sugawara-kun has a good personality, is not fussy, is honest about everything, and seems to take his work seriously.

It just jumped out at me.

Sugawara (field of sparsely growing cogon grassland, esp. in Nagano Prefecture): No, I'm just not flattering you.

lycoWhat do you mean by "W"?

Sugawara (field of sparsely growing cogon grassland, esp. in Nagano Prefecture)I thought it sounded like an interesting project, so I said yes.

lycoI started out on my own with Mr. Sugawara.

How does that develop into a development called Porsche Japan Authorized!

lycoWe came up with a plan together, created a script, and then we started working on "TheLet's just do a one-hour show... and call it something like "Cinderella from 11pm" or something...I was just two days away from the broadcast date when I announced it on twitter, saying, "I'm going to be there.

There was just a PCCJ race for the actual car, and when I went to the circuit as assistant MC, Mr. Matsuoka, who is in charge of Porsche Esports Racing Japan, suddenly called me up. And.

'Oh, by the way, you're going to do GT Sport radio. You can do that on Porsche Authorized."

I was told. For a moment, I didn't know what that meant (laughs).

When I asked him what he meant, he said, "Mr. Matsuoka.

I and Porsche Esports Racing Japan are very much in sympathy with what you are trying to do, so Porsche Japan would like to support you. So, as Porsche Japan, we want to support you.

He said.

Therefore, it was hastily decided to create a "GTsport Broadcasting StationWe decided to launch the channel as an official channel called "The World's First TV Channel". I was so excited that I immediately called Mr. Sugawara, but he did not pick up the phone at all.

I called repeatedly, and "Finally, he answered!" But then the first voice said, "I'm sorry.Good morning.In the "I'm sorry. No, it's already daytime," he said (laughs).

Then, "Hey, hey, hey! You're in big trouble!I told him with great excitement, "I'm so excited.

Sugawara (field of sparsely growing cogon grassland, esp. in Nagano Prefecture)I feel a connection with the people: I feel a connection with the people.I was able to win the Porsche GTSport race in June.Thanks to this, the number of Porsche-related relationships has expanded dramatically since then.

I have always loved Porsche, and the "GT Manufacturer Series(A championship in which drivers are contracted with a manufacturer of their choice and manufacturers compete with each other for victory.)I've only used Porsche for a long time.

Really love Porsche!It is.

So the June final of GT Sport Porsche Esports Racing Japan was quite spirited. On the way to the final, the "GT Sport Porsche Esports Racing JapanOh, I think I might be screwed.There were times when I thought, "I'm not going to win," but I was pretty lucky, and I'm glad we won in the end.

We won there, and now we are here.

Did you always love cars, Mr. Sugawara?

Sugawara (field of sparsely growing cogon grassland, esp. in Nagano Prefecture): Yes, that's right. I have loved cars since I was a child, maybe around the age of five, and I used to go to the race track to watch the races.
I used to go to JGTC, the predecessor of Super GT, etc.I always watched the PCCJ held as its support race.

I used to watch the PCCJ more as a side trip to other races than to watch the PCCJ, but even back then I loved the sound of the flat-six engine, and when I saw it running down the home straight at full throttle, making a great sound, I thought, "I'm going to have to go back to the PCCJ.Wow, Porsche is so cool!I always thought, "I'm not going to be able to do that.

From there, I became interested in Porsche.

Also, in a one-make race, thePorsche design is by far the coolest.Right? It's not a "we colored it to look like something you'd find in a store."The Cup Car is a complete racing car in appearance.

The time is fast, and it's kind of romantic (laughs).

Also, production Porsches have a nice engine sound, just like Cup cars. So when I saw them on the streets, I naturally followed them with my eyes, and before I knew it, I had become a big Porsche fan.

What then led you to start GT on the Prestige?

Sugawara (field of sparsely growing cogon grassland, esp. in Nagano Prefecture): On Christmas Day, when I was six years old, Santa wasPS2, Gran Turismo 3, steering wheel controllerHe presented the

From there, I got hooked on car racing games and never played anything but racing games.I liked "cars" more than I liked games.So, instead of having a license, I felt like I was enjoying the racing game.

Then when I grew up and went to a driving school to actually get my license, I was like, "Driving is too smooth for a first time. Drive more carefully.(laughs).

I have knowledge about the behavior of cars, so I think I was better at moving the car than someone who knew nothing about it.

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