A Family Trip to San Francisco From July 28 to August 3, we are traveling to San Francisco (+ Los Angeles) in the United States. My husband had work in San Francisco, so the plan was for me and our two daughters to join him as soon as he finished. It’s been about 14 to 15 years since I last went to America as a student… time really flies. Beforehand, my parents were quite worried,...
Driving at Fuji Speedway In June this year, I had the chance to drive on the circuit for the first time at the “Porsche Experience Day” event held at Fuji Speedway. Since “opportunities to drive a Panamera on a circuit are rare,” I lined up early before the event started, secured one of the 70 tickets available, and completed two laps around Fuji Speedway. Driving in a convoy of 70 cars meant the pace was...
Use a Body Cover in Open-Air Parking Lots Our home’s parking space can fit up to two cars. Usually, that would be enough, but since my husband is a car enthusiast, we also rent a parking spot nearby to park our Mercedes-Benz SL500 and Volkswagen Golf. (The monthly fee is about 10,000 yen per car.) However, since it’s an open-air parking lot, the cars are exposed to intense sunlight and rain, which isn’t good for...
It Seems Car Preferences Match the Type of Woman a Man Likes My husband has often said, “A man’s taste in cars matches the type of woman he likes.” At first, I thought, “I’ve never heard that before,” and didn’t pay much attention. But after giving it some thought, it started to seem not entirely off, so I wrote a blog post about it a while back. →【Reference article】The surprising connection between car preferences and...
Hello everyone! This is Mina, the blog manager of “Welcome Home, PORSCHE.” Since May, we’ve been running an interview series called “Porsche Supporters File,” featuring the people who quietly support Porsche. For the third installment, I spoke with Koichi Nakagawa, president of Nakabayashi Kogyo Co., Ltd., a long-established manufacturer of automotive body covers based in Tondabayashi City, Osaka Prefecture. Chapter 1. Nakabayashi Kogyo and Automotive Body Covers 1-1: About Nakabayashi Kogyo What kind of company...
I hadn’t written Vol.2 yet… The other day, my husband said to me, “You often end your blog posts with something like, ‘I’ll write more about ●● later’ or call it Vol.1 as if it’s a series, but haven’t you actually never followed up with those articles?” Indeed… (−_−) So, I decided to write a sequel to this article I posted before. →【Past article】Mastering the Boxster GTS (MT) – Until That Day Comes Vol.1 Since...
The Goodwood Festival was held again this year. My husband had long said, “I want to go there someday” about the Goodwood Festival. In 2018, it was held over four days from July 12th to 15th. So, what exactly is the Goodwood Festival… The Goodwood Festival of Speed (FoS), also known simply as the Festival of Speed in the UK, is a motorsport event held at Goodwood in West Sussex, England. It takes place once...
“Race on Sunday, drive on Monday” “Why is it that you can recognize a Porsche at a glance?” Japanese cars are often said to be hard to identify by manufacturer once the emblem is removed(though some are recognizable). In contrast, whether old or new, SUV or sports car, you can instantly tell it’s a Porsche. Why is that? While pondering this, I recently came across this page(Porsche – Everyday Usability). It said: “Race on Sunday,...
Heading to America Actually, from the end of July to early August, my family and I are going to San Francisco, USA. My husband has a business trip there, and the plan is for me and our two daughters to join him once his work is done. After that, a colleague of my husband who is fluent in English will show us around San Francisco and Los Angeles. Once we arrive, things will somehow work...
Women Driving Large Vehicles I’ve thought about this for a while and even briefly mentioned it once on this blog. It’s the “issue of low seating height for ladies driving large vehicles.” I suspect it’s because the seat isn’t adjusted properly, but usually you can only see the upper half of their face. Sometimes I even mistake them for kids driving, or wonder if it’s actually an unmanned self-driving car… that’s how little of them...
