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For a Long Relationship with Your Beloved Car – What’s More Important Than Car Maintenance

Driving Uses Your Muscles The other day, I participated in a Porsche driving school (Porsche Track Experience), and during that time, I really felt how much muscle driving actually uses. Of course, you need strong pedal force when braking hard, and for slalom driving, I learned that pressing your back into the seat and pushing the steering wheel requires leg strength to brace yourself and core stability. That said, I’m obviously not aiming to be...

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Now Is the Time to Drive a Porsche – In Light of Europe Ending Gasoline Car Production

Porsche and Gasoline Cars The other day, I received a message on the blog. It was from someone working in the automotive industry overseas who had been searching online for a Porsche they might want in the future and happened to find this Porsche blog. Toward the end of their message, they wrote this: If you don’t buy a Porsche within the next 10 years… production of gasoline cars will end due to fossil fuel...

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Full Throttle Acceleration in the Boxster! – Full Throttle Challenge

Full Throttle Challenge Recently, I’ve been sharing articles about participating in the Porsche Track Experience (PTE) held in Shirahama, and at the end, everyone took part in a 400m full throttle challenge. 女性だって「ポルシェ乗り」と言われたい! – ポルシェのドライビングスクールに行ってきた At the usual Porsche Track Experience (PTE) held at Fuji Speedway, this full throttle challenge doesn’t take place. It’s a program only possible because it’s held on the site of a former airport with a long runway of about 2...

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I Had No Idea About Porsche Until Now – What I Learned from Porsche’s Driving School

J-Turn The other day, I wrote the first part of my article about participating in the Porsche Track Experience (PTE) with my Boxster (morning program), and today I want to share about the latter half (part of the afternoon program). 女性だって「ポルシェ乗り」と言われたい! – ポルシェのドライビングスクールに行ってきた The first training session in the afternoon was the “J-Turn.” Since I had never heard of a J-Turn before, I couldn’t picture it, so I looked it up online on the spot...

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How a Husband Changed His Wife Who Wasn’t Interested in Cars: A Story to Be Organiz...

She Wasn’t a Car Enthusiast When my husband and I go to car events or the Royu Driveway and chat with fellow car lovers, the conversation often leads to comments like, “It’s great that you both enjoy cars as a couple.” Sometimes, people ask, “Was your wife always interested in cars?” To that, I reply, “No, I originally had no interest in cars at all… I understood the Prius, but beyond that, I really didn’t...

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Women Want to Be Called “Porsche Drivers” Too! – My Experience at the Porsche Driving School

Porsche Track Experience The other day, I participated in the Porsche Track Experience (PTE) held at the former Nanki-Shirahama Airport in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture here, driving a Boxster GTS (MT). The course I took was the Precision program, a full-day schedule from 8:15 AM to 5:20 PM, packed with intensive training. Since the start was early, I arrived the day before, but I was worried about the weather on the day. Fortunately, the rain that...

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Discovering the Charm of the Boxster on a 180km One-Way Drive to Shirahama

Driving the Boxster to Wakayama The other day, I drove my Boxster from home to Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, to attend the Porsche Track Experience held at the former Nanki-Shirahama Airport site. Meanwhile, my husband and daughters headed there in the Panamera. The distance from home to Shirahama is about 180 km. The day before, when I met some moms from the kindergarten, they said, “You’re going again tomorrow, right? Be careful,” and I replied, “Yeah,...

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Mastering the Porsche Boxster – An Open-Top Drive Amid Autumn Leaves!

Practicing Driving the Boxster Just when I was thinking, “I’m supposed to take the Porsche Track Experience (PTE) in the Boxster, but I’ve only been able to drive it about once every two months, so I’m a bit nervous…” Thankfully, I was able to arrange for someone to watch the kids on a weekday evening, so I had about two hours to practice driving the Boxster. I thought, “Yes!” but then realized that every time...