I went to a regular circular turning practice event of Porsche Club Utsunomiya ~

To Tsukuba Circuit Gym Kana Field

I don't belong to any car group or Porsche club, but even though I am such a person, I had a connection beforeI participated in an event sponsored by Porsche Club UtsunomiyaThere was something.

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This day is also the first of the event in 2022 (it seems to be held several times a year).

At 992 from the morningRecently made boyfriend (Kuma-chan)I drove to the gymkhana field of Tsukuba Circuit, which is the venue.

At this Porsche Club Utsunomiya event, you can sprinkle water on the Gymkhana field and practice steady circular turning there.

Those who are already drifting or who can do what they want to do can practice more and more independently on their own, and for those who are completely beginners and who have "a little unclear", Porsche Club Utsunomiya The heavyweights will kindly and politely give appropriate advice.

When I hear "Porsche Club" or "Heavyweight" (Is it written by me (laughs)), it seems that a little scary image = the threshold is high? Some people may have, but that's not the case at all.

I don't know if it's okay for me to say that, but everyone is really kind and kind and polite to newcomers.

Gives appropriate advice to each individual & Since it takes longer to actually run and practice (small number of people) than general driving lessons, my husband drifts at once with only one time I participated last time It is also a fact that I got better.

e? I? Ah, I'm still a little lacking in ability ^^

By the way, the people who teach me are not just "because I've been riding a Porsche for a long time", but I have a career in the car industry, from various theories, from the structure of the car to the running of the car. I'm a professional person.

Furthermore, even though it is an event of Porsche Club Utsunomiya, the car to run in the regular circle practice at this Tsukuba Circuit Gym Carna field does not have to be Porsche in particular.

Various cars were coming on this day too ^^

At Kuro Carrera on this day, I had a strong desire to participate in order to connect the continuation of the feeling that I had "understood somehow" to "I finally became able to drift". Unfortunately, this day is only a tour.

I had halfway through the morning and evening errands that I couldn't miss, so I had only a little time to go out in between.

Even so, at first I wasn't planning to go to play at all throughout the day, but I was happy just because the schedule was changed and I had some time to go to play ^^

Porsche 996-992 are available

On this day, if I went poorly with a black carrera, it seemed like "I want to run !!", so I dared to go on a tour at 992 (992 is a cabriolet, so I participated in driving lessons. (Because I have decided not to make a stationary circle).

Then!

He said, "Oh, it's 992. You've got it!"

What did you get? If you think ... Oh. Is true! !! We now have.

996, 997, 991, and 992.

I thought, "Wow, you've got it!", But oh.

Maybe I'm not the only GT3 ...

Ah ah, it would have been too great if my 992 was a GT3! !! !! ←I'm just getting the disease I want for GT3 (laughs).

For the time being, the GT3 of 996/997/991 and the 992 raw Carrera are all the same age, so I regained my mind and saw various cars.

In the 996 and 997 generation GT3, when you open the rear hood, you can see the engine part like this. I did not know.

Just like the current Porsche, I thought that the engine was hidden so that it could not be seen even if it was opened, so it is fresh! !!

The roll cage of this 997 GT3 was orange, so when I showed it, I was told that the frame can actually be attached to the side door part as well.

This may be a little confusing, but this is a picture of the passenger seat floor mat turned over. ↓

From where this carpet was cut off, it was possible to connect a roll cage.

I didn't know!

Besides, this time I also had the experience of a regular circular turning passenger seat at this Boxster ...

Is it a genuine Boxster center cluster of this generation? So-called, I would like to see the part where PCM is installed now.

Various experiences that are too fresh for me ^^

I also experienced the passenger seat in the 991 GT3, but there are two things that impress me again.

One is that the kitchen timer is often used to measure a fixed time such as "one person's time is 3 minutes" during such training, but a smartphone that can fix it with a magnet. It was fixed with a holder.

Hmmm, this is a good head!

Certainly, the back side of the kitchen timer is a magnet so that it can be attached to a refrigerator. This is good ~.

After that, I was impressed to see the Porsche Track Precision app actually being used, which cannot be used with my black carrera (because it does not contain sports chrono)!

This app, which is said to be unusable without sports chrono, is actually rumored to be "usable without sports chrono", so is it PCM version 5 or higher? It was rumored that it could be used, but when I tried it with FSW last time, it was still unusable and was crushed (tears and tears).

Regarding this, I would like to continue to investigate whether it will be possible to use it even with black carrera without spokuro.

Because I had a chance to visit this day, I was able to take a closer look at the yellow Ikura watering issue of Tsukuba Circuit ^^

Although it was called a tour on this day, I might have been chatting, just like seeing the wonderful cars running (laughs).

However, I enjoyed talking with various people again, and on the contrary, I thought it was good that I had time to participate by chatting and observing leisurely without participating in running. ^^

If you are new to the event and are reluctant to know what kind of event it is, it may be a good idea to visit for a while at first.

Drift specification handbrake

By the way, if I was chatting with everyone and having a passenger seat experience with a steady circular turn ... there was one loaded car.

Somehow it is loaded with a white car that is not Porsche.

this is?

White Lexus IS F?

This was the car that everyone at Porsche Club Utsunomiya was looking forward to seeing on that day.

No, but ... I'm sorry to say this, but it's just a normal Lexus IS F, isn't it?

I will try to get closer.

Hmm. Do you see something mechanical in something that you wouldn't normally find in a car?

what?

When I open the door and take a look inside ... Oh, that.

Is a word good?

"Well, this is it !!" (laughs).

This is this! !! ↓

It's a so-called drift brake specification, so it's like a handbrake to lock the rear?

The moment I saw this, I rememberedPorsche made a commercial called Haste for the 2020 Super Bowl commercialis.

This is the handbrake attached to the Porsche 911 (992) of the movie Bad Boys specification that appeared in the Porsche CM. Exactly the same feeling! !! ↓

When I saw this Porsche 911 handbrake, I thought, "What's this!", But about two years later, I would come across this handbrake in a real car (laughs).

It was still installed on this day, and it was a test run for various tests. After this, it seemed to be completed with the addition of more parts.

I was told by the owner and the shop where this device was actually installed about what this handbrake is and what happens when it is used.

"Oh, I don't know what you're talking about anymore."

It was me who became ← It seems that I understood, I do not understand fundamentally (laugh).

Even though it looks like a normal Lexus ... I'm looking forward to seeing this car next time, which will be able to do amazing things after a test run ^ ^

Even so, on this day, two cars other than this Lexus appeared as loaded cars, and it was a wonderful sight that such three cars gathered at the Gymkhana field of Tsukuba Circuit.

It was a pity that I couldn't run on this day, but I was able to talk a lot with everyone and had a great time.

The next event at this Gymkhana venue in Porsche Club Utsunomiya will be held in June. If you are interested, please feel free to contact us. It can be addressed to me.

* Visitors can participate, so there is no need to join the Porsche Club Utsunomiya. You don't even have to live in the suburbs of Utsunomiya ^^

I also want to run again in June, and I would like to adjust the schedule ~.

Thank you to everyone at Porsche Club Utsunomiya and everyone who participated on this day. Thank you again ^ ^

Continued→ Participated in the regular circular turning practice event of Porsche Club Utsunomiya (second time)

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