To Lake Ashinoko Skyline

Heavy rains forced the cancellation of the Master course of the Porsche Track Experience (PTE), but the next day the weather cleared up like a lie, so we decided to go to the Ashinoko Skyline for the return trip.

If I didn't have the kids with me, I would have loved to drive the Hakone Turnpike, the Fuji Subaru Line, and all the other famous roads in the area, but that's not possible with kids in the car. So, we decided to go for a drive toGoing to Lake Ashinoko Skyline, which I have never driven on a clear day yet.I decided to do it.

As a matter of fact, right after the Panamera was delivered, we went to Fuji Speedway to see the WEC and stopped by the Lake Ashinoko Skyline, but as usual, the fog was so thick that we could not see even 2 meters ahead, let alone Mount Fuji or Lake Ashinoko, and had to drive slowly back.(I really wonder why I'm such a rainy girl...)

320i, Lake Ashinoko Skyline

Heading from the Gotemba direction, go from Hakone Pass to Ashinoko Skyline.

For a while from here, the mountain road continued to be quite narrow, and there were many oncoming cars, which made me a little nervous. Later, as we approached the Ashinoko Skyline tollgate, the number of sports cars and other fast cars increased, and the number of "fast cars" increased.I wonder if car lovers living in the Kanto region also drive like this in the morning on their days off.I laughed when I thought, "Everyone in Japan is doing the same thing.

I don't have much experience with driveways other than the nearby Ashiu Driveway, so I tend to compare it to the Ashiu Driveway.The Ashinoko Skyline road has curves like a mountain pass, wide gently sloping descents and ascents, and is rich in variety.It was very pleasant.

And above all, the spectacular view below us was just too good to be true... It was amazing to be able to run while looking out over such a magnificent landscape. On the way to Mikuni Pass, we took a few pictures.

I murmured, "Wow, Lake Ashinoko is so big," and my husband said, "It's so big!

Why? This is Suruga Bay. Lake Ashi can't be this big, it's not Lake Biwa!

I was prodded. Well... being a Kansai native with absolutely no local knowledge of this area, I made a terrible mistake, butSuch a magnificent view is hard to find in the Kinki area.So, I was envious.

I drove through the Lake Ashinoko Skyline in a BMW 320i, and naturally it was very pleasant. 320i turns well, and the engine is starting to rev nicely, so it was fun to drive. However, I just wanted toWith children, you have to run with care in the back seat.The "I" in "I" is a very large, very small, very large, very small, very small, very small, very small, very small, very small, very small, very small, very small.

This is true wherever we run, but when the kids are in the backseat and "in thegross"Open the window. No, it's too cold.If they were sleeping, the heads of the sleeping children would touch each other violently from side to side every time we rounded a curve, forcing us to run with a bit of restraint.

When the children are older, I would like to come back to run with my husband and wife, but it will probably rain again anyway.

GT3, Ashinoko Skyline

When I got home, I told my husband, "How did you do on the Ashinoko Skyline with GT3?I asked.

I've only driven the Boxster before, but it's still totally different. the GT3 was a lot of fun because you have to stick to the curves.
The Lake Ashinoko Skyline is a wide road with many gentle, fast curves.For those kinds of roads, the GT3 is more fun to power through. At high speeds, the GT3 can make curves as if it were sticking to the ground. On the other hand, in Ashiu, the road is narrow and the curves are steep with many low-speed and medium-speed curves, so it is difficult to show the power of the GT3. I think it is more fun to drive the Boxster in such places.

He said. Indeed, GT3 was running like a fish out of water and looked very comfortable.

I guess Kanto has many wide and beautiful roads.

Incidentally, as for the West Izu Skyline, I have never experienced a sunny day, so I would like to run it again someday.