Blancpain GT Asia @ FSW Part 4: Day 1 Support Porsche in Round 7!

Support the Porsche team with "Blancpain GT Series ASIA Races 7-8 (Blancpain GT Series Asia Round 7 & Round 8)"!

By the way, it is the first day of "Blancpain GT Series ASIA Races 7-8 (Blancpain GT Series Asia Round 7 & Round 8)", but since I was taking my eldest son alone on this day, basically the race I decided to relax and watch the game, focusing only on this Blancpain GT.

However, I was a little worried, so I went to see the cars participating in the 86 / BRZ of TOYOTA Gazoo Racing lined up before the race.

A feeling of tension before the race. It's good ~

Well then. On this day, the 7th round of the Blancpain GT Asia Series, which I focused on, will finally begin.

When I saw the cars lined up, I was thrilled. The excitement rises at once! This Blancpain GT Series is a one-hour race that starts with a rolling start, and it is a race that requires one driver change at the time of 25 to 35 minutes from the start of running. (So there are two drivers).

It seems that the time to pit in is also decided exactly, and if you come out before the decided time, a penalty will be added later, and it seems to be variously severe.

Porsche team EBI run by Naoya Yamano & Tetsuya Yamano driver

This time, the Porsche team I support will be run by Naoya Yamano & Tetsuya brothers as drivers. This is the first time for a pair of brothers to participate in the race. It seems that there was a team of three people including other people in the past.

As for the car to run, Porsche is GT3R's Excellence Bright (the company name Excellence International, Bright International is written on the vehicle side as Excellence, Bright).

On this day, I decided to watch the game from the crystal room, so it was a comfortable room with air conditioning. Watch the home straight through the glass and the other areas with TV images.

What's good about watching games from this crystal room! !! yes. In this room, the "radio exchange" during the race with the drivers Yamano brothers and mechanics will be played as it is. amazing!

The Yamano brothers' radio conversation was so warm that I thought, "Are you really racing?" ... I felt like I could see the brothers' friendship well.

As for the trouble on this day, the double-sided tape was attached to the brake pedal like a non-slip file, but the double-sided tape peeled off due to too much heat, and the double-sided tape stuck to the sole of the foot, and the accelerator pedal. When I stepped on the accelerator pedal, the pedal stuck to my foot and the pedal did not return ... It was a fatal thing (laughs).

My younger brother Naoya, who first experienced the situation, said, "Oh yeah, before I let go of the accelerator," when my brother Tetsuya wirelessly contacted me, "What's this! I can't release the accelerator!" You just have to "uni-uni" your feet. "

No, I don't know at all that "it will be better if you do it" (laughs). Still, did you feel like you were communicating? The brothers were as expected.

We laughed when we heard the radio conversation about this "sea urchin" in the crystal room. It was a conversation that was too cute. Really, I don't think it's in the race ~. He talks with his brothers and has a calm tone.

Even so, couldn't this pedal problem be fixed when the driver changed pits? ?? I wonder if I didn't have that time ~? ??

In the Crystal Room, not only can you hear all these radio exchanges, but this woman, one of the CEOs of EBI Marketing, also explained the race all the time, so it's very easy to understand and it's really comfortable. I enjoyed watching the race.

Furthermore, regarding the race commentary of the part that can not be understood only by this woman, Hideto Yasuoka (left side of the photo below), a racer who was watching the race together, said, "In other words, it was solved that it was under. It's been improved because I've done it, "and he gave me some advice and explained it in an easy-to-understand manner, so it was very good! I am very grateful to them. I was grateful.

By the way, on this day, Mr. Yasuoka was in charge of the drive simulator installed in the crystal room. I think I would have played with my husband, but unfortunately Mr. Yasuoka couldn't play on the day he was in charge.

Regarding the race, I think that I could not understand the details at all even if I was watching the game alone, but in this way the EBI and the racer said, "This is because this is happening. He explained the race situation, and in the meantime, I was able to watch the race in the best environment, which was really luxurious and easy to understand, where I could hear the radio from the actual driver.

After all, it was many times more fun to understand various things and watch the game, so it was really an hour in a blink of an eye (race time is 1 hour).

About the last 15 minutes, I was so excited that I couldn't sit down, and I could stand and stare at the screen, and the atmosphere of this race was so much fun.

The ranking and lap time will be posted immediately, so it's very easy to understand.

And it's really fun to watch the game in an environment where there are many people who support the same team around you, rather than watching it alone!

BMW gets pole position in GT4, Round 7 of the Blancpain GT Series Asia

Oh yeah, the BMW team thought that a very core fan was coming this time. A group with the BMW flag was in the spectator seat and was always cheering from a place without shadows under the scorching sun. Every time BMW comes, we wave the flag and cheer.

Maybe it's worth this support, it's amazing! This supported BMW got the pole position in the "GT4 class" in this Blancpain GT. congratulations!

I didn't understand it well, but this Blancpain GT has a mixture of "GT3 cars" and "GT4 cars", and the overall ranking and the ranking in the GT3 car, GT4 The ranking in the car was recorded respectively.

Now, the race is finally over. The mechas also watch over the whereabouts of the race.

In the end, the Porsche Team Yamano Brothers' Bright issue came in 9th place. It was said that you would get points when you reached the 10th place, so you can get points safely. Congratulations again!

Before the start of the race, he said, "If you ever get to the podium, let's all go to the podium." , It will be a talk show "(laughs), and since I was in 9th place this time, the schedule will be a talk show. Thank you for your hard work right after the race ...

Mr. Yamano (Naoya / younger brother) looks back on this race with a smile, even though he has just run and thinks he is quite tired. After that, my brother Tetsuya also came, but I was grateful that he talked happily during the difficult times right after the race. thank you!

By the way, this car is the 1st place in the 7th round of Blancpain GT Asia. congratulations!

By the way, my husband was absent on that day, so I had to drive to the hotel where I was planning to stay, and I crossed the Mikuni Pass to get there, so I wanted to drive while it was bright. , As soon as the talk show is over, I will not watch the 86 / BRZ after that and will leave.

The fog is still in the middle of the Mikuni Pass. It became a fog that I couldn't see at all in front of me temporarily, and my eldest son was impatient, "Oh, this is okay! What's this white!", But it really disappeared in a few minutes, so I was saved. There were no cars in front of or behind the Mikuni Pass, so I'm glad I could run happily at my own pace.

Also on this day, my 911 who ran a long distance for the first time in a while. thank you! It was the most fun drive. Even after seeing a lot of cool cars in the race, I still loved my car the most (laughs).

Arrived safely at the hotel parking lot. Take a rest slowly ~.

From the hotel, I could see beautiful Mt. Fuji and Lake Yamanaka, and while admiring the wonderful scenery, I was able to immerse myself in the aftermath of watching the race of the day. It's nice to have a life where you can see Mt. Fuji nearby!

Continues on the second day of the race ...

Rika (911supercars.com)

I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).