Participate in Porsche Truck Experience Performance: PTX 2021

PTX Performance @ Sodegaura Forest Raceway

This day was a very exciting day from the morning.

I was planning to leave the house early in the morning, so I was planning to sleep early the night before and get a good night's sleep, but I couldn't sleep at night. I woke up and got up at 5 o'clock.

It was already a complete "child before the excursion".

The day I was so excited and looking forward to began when I passed through this tunnel. This is my second time going through this tunnel.

This scene at the end of the tunnel. Where is it?

Yes, this is the Sodegaura Forest Raceway in Chiba Prefecture.

Last time, I came here for the first time in September 2020 when I tried a test drive of Porsche's fully electric car, Taycan.

Click here for that time→Porsche Taycan test drive ... I have driven the Taycan ~

I came back to this place again for one unique purpose.

This is the only event I'm looking forward to attending! !!

that is….

"Porsche Truck Experience" which is the official driving training of Porsche.

The abbreviation for Porsche Truck Experience is PTX

Speaking of Porsche truck experience, yes, so-called "PTX".

I tried to say it in a big way, but this "PTX" has become an abbreviation from this year, and until now it was known as "PTE".

Everyone, from this year Porsche Truck Experience is not PTE but PTX, so definitely ~ ^ ^

As anyone reading this blog knows, I signed up for this PTX performance last November 2020 ... but at that time my black carrera broke so I could eventually join. figure.

Reference article:
◆ Porsche Track Experience (PTE): Have you participated in Performance ...?
◆ Mr. Black Carrera who broke ...

This time, it is an entry to the same performance level, which can be said to be the revenge. Believe that the black carrera will not break ...

The PTX I have participated in so farPrecisionAnd (after all, I didn't participate)performanceHowever, both were held at Fuji Speedway.

Therefore, this is my first experience with PTX at the Sodegaura Forest Raceway.

I didn't know what was going on at all, but Sodegaura also has lockers like this, and I will move the luggage in the car here first.

There is also a place to put helmets etc. separately, so I think that you can use your own locker space with plenty of room.

Well, even so, when participating in PTX, it is better to put only the minimum necessary luggage in the car.

Next to the locker room is a lounge like this, where companions can relax and participants can relax while waiting.

Drinks and sweets were prepared.

Now that it's time to start, I'll move to the room for the briefing. Like this ↓

The seat has already been decided and you will be seated at your bib number that was sent in advance.

The seated areas are divided into groups, which are divided into four groups, A to D.

The performance level I participated in this time was 32 people, so I divided it by 4 to get 8 people per group.

Sweets and drinks are also available in this briefing room. I enjoyed talking to other participants from the morning, and I didn't have time to deal with sweets at all.

I was pretty hungry before lunch, so I should have had it ~ ^^

When the start time comes, it's time to start.

Starting with greetings from Porsche Japan's PTX program managers, there were many explanations of "experiences" provided by PTX and other Porsche.

As "Various Experiences made by Porsche", Porsche is also focusing on efforts to give users various experiences.

There are many programs that seem to be fun, so I would like to participate in something other than PTX someday ^ ^

Too luxurious instructors

After the briefing is over, we will start the lesson to actually drive the car. There is no wasted time.

I arrived early in the morning, so I saw the instructors of the day being pre-tested in various ways before the start of PTX, but I, these instructors are gathering and what are they doing? The appearance is weak.

Well, it's too cool! !!

When it comes to watching races, the drivers are not only cool, but it's kind of too nice to see the mechanics, and I'm impressed just by seeing them.

… The story seems to be right now, so I will return to it, but anyway, from the morning, I saw the instructors seriously assessing the condition of the day and adjusting the settings from a distance, and I was fascinated by the transformation that "Oh, it's too nice" But actually I was here, fluffy ^^

This time I am C group. Basically, a group of Porsche 911 Carrera.

The instructors of Group C are Masami Kageyama and Ayasuke Kagami. Oh, what a luxury.

I wasn't my instructor on that day, but I would like to say hello to Tetsuya Tanaka, Seiji Ara, Yuya Sakamoto, etc. I was very happy ^^

* There were also Ryo Ogawa, Masaru Tomizawa, and Keisuke Koda.

Now, after receiving a thorough explanation of the program in the morning of this day, it's time to start the lesson with practical skills.

Carrera, let's do our best! Let's not break today (laughs).

My number for this day is 321. It looks like a countdown and you can get a good start.

Well, it's getting longer, so let's stop here.

Next is the lesson content ^^

Continued:PTX 2021: Porsche Track Experience [Performance] Training content

Porsche Truck Experience [Performance] Article List:
① Participate in Porsche Truck Experience Performance: PTX 2021
② PTX 2021: [Performance] Training content
③ PTX 2021: [Performance] Circuit driving
④ PTX 2021: [Performance] Others

Click here for a list of all past Porsche Truck Experience articles→Porsche Truck Experience Article List