Running of Suzuka Circuit

My husband recently attended a driving event at Suzuka Circuit in his Boxster GTS. The dates he was able to attend were...Only running events organized by a certain tuning storeThe only people who participated in the event were my husband and his friend, who brought their own stock Porsche, while everyone else around them had custom Japanese-made cars.(He said he felt quite out of place w)

On that day.Two one-hour slots run."My husband was satisfied when he returned home because he was able to enjoy a variety of activities, such as driving slowly or seriously, during this unusually long driving event.

However.I haven't changed tires in a long time.(At the time of inspection at the end of October, the remaining grooves on the tires were 3.0 mm for F and 5.0 mm for R.)I couldn't improve much from my previous time.as it should be

If I had changed the tires, I would have been able to go faster. In the second half of the race, just as I was about to go for it, the left front shoulder started to give way, and I was afraid of something happening to it and not gripping, so I could only drive the second half of the race by just letting it go. I was completely familiar with the course planning on the Prestige, but it was too bad.

He seemed somewhat frustrated.(He is too shy to tell you the time. I'm sure he'll go running again when he gets his tires changed.)

However, my husband has driven the Boxster on the Suzuka Circuit in the past, but this time, once again, we were able to

It is amazing that Porsche can be driven on the circuit without any tuning at all, even in stock form. Porsche is also on our website.You can go shopping after driving on the Nürburgring."I realized that's exactly what they were saying.

So I asked him what was so great about it.

Can be driven on the track even in stock form.

Many of the other cars that participated in the event had been tuned to the gory detail in various areas, including brakes, mufflers, suspension, tires, and so on. Of course, it could be said that they were all people who liked to customize their cars, but my husband was not so sure.It's amazing that Porsche can drive like those tuned cars without any modifications at all, and still be able to drive on the track without any worries."He said.

Some cars went off the course or behaved erratically, especially in the high-speed corners such as 130R.He said that the Boxster was able to drive like a tight sucker even when entering at the same speed.He said he was again surprised by its stability.

Back in the day, when I first drove 130R.I was so scared that I was breaking in at about 110 km/h, fearfully.Oh well. This time, I had practiced the course well, so I gradually increased the speed to 130, 140, 150 km/h... and the Boxster seemed to be more stable as I increased the speed.
When driving down the back straight, I feel a little uneasy because the ride is so comfortable, but as soon as I turn the steering wheel and enter the corner, the body of the car sinks into the road, and it just absorbs the surface of the road.Hey, was the Boxster this stable?I thought, "I'm not going to be able to do that.
I don't know if it is PASM control or what, but I don't think the suspension is the same on the straight as it is in the middle of a corner. Anyway, it really holds its ground.
I don't know what the limits are because I don't have the skill and guts, but with a stock chassis, this is a big deal. But if it's a Cayman or something, it's probably even more impressive because of the rigidity.

and. You can enjoy racing on the circuit and bring it directly into your daily life.

"Race on Sunday, drive on Monday" was the motto of many Porsche 356 drivers in the 1950s.
*Text citation.Porsche-Everyday

This is exactly what the Porsche website says.

Limitations of the Boxster?

On the other hand, in some situations, "Weaknesses due to the open body are also felt on the circuit.He said that he did not feel any lack of rigidity on ordinary roads. On ordinary roads, he did not feel any lack of rigidity, but when he stepped on a curb at the entrance of Degner, he felt the body rattling a little and the PSM was sometimes triggered.

It's a lot tougher when trying to keep up with a roadster or so that's tuned for golly-goosey S-curves and reverse banking. I'm running in Sport Plus mode, so they can tolerate a little sliding, but if I try to accelerate hard on the exit, the behavior gets erratic and the PSM intervenes and gets angry.

He said, "I am very happy to be here. ."I only drive on the track once in a while, and the Boxster is perfectly fine for fun driving, but if you're serious about time, you'll need a Cayman GT4 or GT3.He also said.

Doesn't it go bad on the track?

I asked about the possibility of the car being damaged or going out of shape when driving on a circuit.

This time, each slot was an hour long, but the oil and water temperatures were always stable even after running the engine hard for a long time.(Water temperature is 90 degrees Celsius, oil temperature is stable at about 104-107 degrees Celsius, I believe)And the brakes work in exactly the same way.The car is not at all the same from lap one to the last lap. At least I don't know."

He said that he had no problems at all. And of course, they were able to return on the highway and ordinary roads on their way home without any discomfort or problems at all.

In the pastHalf a dozen pre-launch driving tests of the 911 and Panamera.I wrote an article about this in the "The World's Best Cars" section, which makes me think that after all that testing, there should be no problem at all with an hour or two of driving on a circuit.

Porsche is a sports car.

When I previously spoke with Porsche Japan officials, they consistentlyPorsche is a sports car manufacturer.I was impressed by what he said. Also, a person who visited the Porsche manufacturing plant in Stuttgart, Germany, was

I was surprised to see GT3s flowing into the line where they were assembling the stock 911s in the factory! Porsche is still a sports car at its core!"

I was reminded once again that the basis of Porsche's car development is racing, and that Porsche is a sports car. I felt again that Porsche's car development is based on racing and that Porsche is a sports car. I would like to drive on a circuit myself.