Porsche Experience Center Tokyo Experience (PEC Tokyo): Driving Program

I went to Porsche Experience Center Tokyo

I went to visit Porsche Experience Center Tokyo, the 9th Porsche Experience Center in the world, which will officially open on October 1, 2021 ^ ^!

It was a perfect day for a drive, with a pleasant temperature of about 24 degrees Celsius from the morning and a blessed blue sky with no clouds.

I'm excited to run from Tokyo to Kisarazu.

I don't think the access after getting off the highway is bad, and if there is no traffic jam on the aqua line, it's OK to see it for about an hour from Tokyo.

While saying "It's hard if I'm late!", I left home early in the morning, so I almost arrived in the first ride. I'm completely a child on the day of the excursion.

Because you can enjoy it at the Porsche Experience Center!

It was already from the morning, no, from the day before ... No, I was very excited from the day when I decided to go (Is it around the end of July 2021?) ^^! !! It's long (laughs).

When you park your car in the parking lot and look inside, many Porsche are parked.

I am suspiciously looking at "A lot of Porsche!" From the outside through the fence.

From the morning, people who seem to be instructors are busy, whether they are having a meeting or preparing a car.

On this day, I also visited various facilities around the facility and after entering, so I would like to introduce them as well, but this time it was the main event of the day. I would like to write specifically for the "driving program".

Also separatelyI would like to write about the facilities and so on later.^^

Then, I would like to enter Porsche Experience Center Tokyo (hereinafter, PEC Tokyo) at once.

To PEC Tokyo

This is the entrance ↓

When you enter the entrance, there is a reception in front of you.

Here, we will complete the reception by answering simple questionnaires on temperature measurement, disinfection, and corona infection prevention measures.

In addition, there were wonderful Porsche exhibits on this floor, but I will write about them separately ^ ^

This time it is still before the official opening, but I participated because it is a Pre-Opening event. Thank you!

I received a name tag with my name on it, and I put it on in the hall. A visitor tag is also attached to the companion.

For the driving program that you can experience at PEC Tokyo,I am writing hereSo, I hope you can refer to it.

Since it is a program that allows you to choose a car to drive from various latest Porsche, many Porsche in front are also the latest Porsche.

In addition to the CHAdeMO quick charger, several ordinary chargers were also installed, making it compatible with Taycan and other electric vehicle models that may come out in the future.

In the article of facility informationI will write it again next timeHowever, there are many more chargers installed outside.

Comparison of midship and rear engine

What is the driving program I chose this time?

Hi, this time for my first PEC Tokyo experience, I tried a program called "Mid vs. Rear" that compares the midship engine (718 Boxster GTS 4.0) and the rear engine (Porsche 911 Carrera) ^ ^

Because beforeImpressions of riding when renting a Mini CooperWhen I wrote, "If you feel the same as the Porsche 911 Carrera when you turn, it feels like it will swell bigger," he said, "I think it's better to turn the corners with FF in mind." I had a comment.

At that time, for the first time in my life, I was really shocked, saying, "Ah! 911 is a rear engine and the Mini is an FF! Ah, I never thought about that!" ← I was surprised at myself who didn't think about anything & didn't understand (laughs).

Therefore, the first thing I should learn here is to experience and know the "difference between midship and rear engine".

So now, the running time is finally approaching.

There are many istractors. What's amazing is that one instructor will accompany each car (one person), so this is really super luxury.

Furthermore, at overseas PEC, it seems that the instructor gets on the lead car and gives instructions from there with a transceiver, but this is not the case at this PEC Tokyo in Japan, basically all "instructors are on board" is.

Please always be in the passenger seat and teach me various things from the side.

Corona infection prevention measures are perfect

They have also polished the cars to the last minute before driving ~ ↓

In fact, there are quite a few cars available at PEC Tokyo, and the cars that return after completing the driving program will not immediately carry the next customer, and as a corona infection prevention measure, ventilation and disinfection inside the car. After everything is cleaned, such as disinfecting where it can be done and washing the dirty body after driving, it seems that it will finally be available for the next customer program.

Corona infection control measures have been taken firmly, and I thought that those who will participate in the future can participate with peace of mind (of course, those who participate must also wear masks properly).

Just before the start of the program, everyone will gather on the 1st floor.

Well, I'm excited!

Here are the instructors of the day.

Is there 3 female instructors on this day? You're so cool! I thought ^^

For the first time here, I met the instructor who was indebted to me on this day and gave a greeting.

To me on this dayHiroki Ishizawa, a racing driverFollowed me as an instructor.

I also got water first. There is a description in the water that "a new way to enjoy Porsche begins".

Well, I'm starting a new way to enjoy Porsche! !!

Well, it's finally time to start.

Shooting NG when driving, no need for a helmet

We will board each Porsche with each instructor and depart in order.

By the way, in this driving program, passengers other than instructors and participants are not allowed to ride.

* It seems that only the off-road program (Cayenne and Macan) will be able to ride together in the future, but please confirm this after it is officially decided.

In addition, it is strictly forbidden to take pictures and videos after getting into the car (everything like GoPro is NG).

You do not need to wear a helmet or racing suit, but you must wear long sleeves and long trousers.

This time, I got on these two cars.

The red one is Porsche 911 Carrera (992 type), and the silver one is Porsche Boxster GTS 4.0. Compare these two cars.

The 911 Carrera also had an optional wing ~.

Well, if I had my great driving ability, I couldn't tell the difference between driving with and without this wing, yeah ... well, I didn't understand at all ... I'm sorry (laughs).

But I'm sure it's different with or without wings.

What I can say is that if you are a driver who just wants to enjoy Porsche, which I do not understand well, it was also a day when I realized that it was almost "appearance" whether or not to put on the wing ^ ^

This is Boxster GTS.

When I think about it, I couldn't open the roof even once ... Was it okay to open it? I was soaring so much that I completely forgot that the roof would open (laughs).

PEC Tokyo Driving Program Course

Well then, let's start.

First of all, in order to know the course, I decided to run on the familiar Porsche 911.

It is a departure while being taught the precautions when going out to the course.

The course is as follows:

• A　Handling truck: A course with a lap distance of 2.1 km.
• B　Carousel: A corner that reproduces the Nürburgring carousel
• C　corkscrew: A corner with a height difference that reproduces the S-shaped course of Lagra Seca
• D　Low friction circle truck: Polished wet concrete course, that is, drift circle
• E　Kick plate: A course where the car body can be slid on a hydraulically operated plate embedded in the ground with a wet epoxy surface
• F　Off-road area: As the name suggests, an off-road environmental course
• G　Dynamic area: A place where you can learn handling characteristics and proper driving techniques
• H　Low friction handling truck: Course with many curves on polished ground

This time, when I experienced it, it was stillEKick plate andFOff-road area is under preparation.

These also seemed to have construction delays due to the influence of the corona, but this is unavoidable (tears).

This course at PEC Tokyo has the common feature of Porsche Experience Centers around the world that "PEC is not a circuit".

Therefore, it is different from saying, "Because it is a circuit made by Porsche, you can fully open it and enjoy it!"

If you don't understand this and participate, you may think, "Well, I can't fully open it at all, and I can't get that much speed."

In fact, it is said that it can be fully opened =GIt is only a straight installed in a place called the dynamic area of (Here, we can also do launch control only once per model).

However, if you just write "I can't fully open it" in a sentence like this, some people may think "Well, that's boring", but that's not the case.

I think that you will understand if you actually run, but it is a course with a lot of corners set up here and there, and it is a course design that you can enjoy handling rather than speed issues, yes, here I think that it is just a "place where you can experience Porsche" = "Porsche Experience Center".

It is not good if the speed is fast, but I think that it is a place where you can fully enjoy Porsche's performance even if it is not.

For the 2.1km course, you can teach me how to take a course such as a curve while teaching me how to take a line, know the performance of a car with full acceleration & full braking, slalom, and experience handling.

MoreoverHThe low friction handling truck is really made with smooth ground, so I thought, "Isn't it possible to go at about 50km / h on this curve?" (Laughs) You can have a lot of interesting experiences.

In the case of I"It ’s hard to make the 911 drift.After all, he told me the tips of drifting in the drift circle many times ^ ^

You can also decide when to switch between Boxster and 911.

"Then, I'd like to run at 718 next time!" Or whatever you want (if you follow the rules).

Did you feel the difference between the midship and the rear engine?

As a result of the comparison, I felt that the midship was the first to feel "lighter!"

There is a feeling that the midship can be bent more finely, but on the contrary, it is because I am not accustomed to having the center of gravity in the center, or it makes the car sway.

Lightness of MR? Therefore, isn't the midship more difficult to handle when driving compared to the 911 at first? I thought. Well, I think it's because I'm not used to it.

This is my own feeling that I couldn't understand when riding in the city.

Also, I was able to switch to 911 at any time, and as a result of doing various things, I was able to ride the midship 718 Boxster GTS with a very good sound and it was very fun, but for me I am already accustomed to 911. Although I thought that it was the biggest factor, I was able to convince myself that the rear engine 911 would be more fun to drive.

What is amazing about this PEC Tokyo is that you can "experience Porsche", and in this driving program, "you can do what you want to do" is a big factor.

Of course, you can't violate the rules, but if you are within the set rules, you can pursue what you wanted to do and what you wanted to know, such as "I want to do this" and "I want to know more here". I think the biggest attraction is that it will be a customized program that you can get "make it your own program".

Really, if anyone was watching the car I was riding in the drift circle on that day, I think they would have thought, "What are they doing?" (Laughs).

With the instructor at PEC Tokyo, it is possible to realize that "I was not only going around the circle normally, but I was thoroughly taught only what I wanted to know and what I did not understand" I thought that it was a one-on-one Porsche drive experience.

Of course, I have never driven Porsche before, but I want my wife to try driving, but if you tell me that hope, he will teach me "the first Porsche" in an easy-to-understand manner. Next, I think that you will lead in the opposite direction, "Then, let's do this next time", and I think it is wonderful that you respond according to each person's experience and purpose of what you want to do. increase.

It's not about doing a fixed program.

I think that PEC Tokyo is where you can "experience" Porsche as you like by customizing the inside of the facility built in PEC Tokyo as long as it is within the set rules ^ ^

By the way, this place is still under construction. The three roads in the back are for off-road use only. No, the road ...

Yes, Cayenne and Macan will climb here in the future! It ’s scary. The experience of running an off-road course seems to be quite interesting ^ ^

This time, I experienced "Experience Porsche" at PEC Tokyo even more ^ ^

As I will write later, this facility also has a restaurant and cafe, so it is possible for everyone to stop by during touring and use it for lunch or tea.

Of course, you don't have to be Porsche when you go. If it is an electric vehicle, there is also a charging facility.

I thought that it was a facility that conveys that I want many people to experience a lot of Porsche experiences and Porsche's world view.

In this driving program that I participated in this time, I had a really very enjoyable 90 minutes with Mr. Ishizawa who followed me as an instructor.

I was very happy to be with you even when I got a little knack for what I wanted to do ^^

Finally, when the driving program was over and I got out of the car, I suddenly asked, "Did you enjoy yourself?" (Laughs). Why do participants ask the instructor? It feels like ^^

It was a very fun 90 minutes in no time. Thank you for teaching me various things carefully!

Now, let's continue with the Porsche, facilities, restaurants, etc. currently exhibited in PEC Tokyo.

Continued→ Porsche Experience Center Tokyo Experience (PEC Tokyo): Facility

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