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12.03.09 Impressions from Japan
I'd like to give you a few impressions of my recent trip to Asia...
Porsche Club Roppongi & Wolfgang Kaufmann
It's been nine years since my last race in Japan, when I drove the Freisinger Porsche 993 GT2 in the 1000km race at Fuji together with Bob Wollek.
Japan hasn't changed much, and I still feel very much at home in the Land of the Rising Sun. This was my first trip there not connected with a race! For the Porsche Club Roppongi we took part in the first ice event on Lake Megamiko.
Our journey from Tokyo to Nagano in a RHD Heico Volvo V70 T5 was a special experience. The speed limit on Japanese motorways is a mind-blowing 80 kph...
Thanks to Japanese lady team mate who, with expert preparation, located all speedtraps and also the mobile "interceptors", we reached our destination in a timely fashion anyway J
Our top "autobahn" speed, as well as our average cruising speed with the turbocharged Heico projectile, shall remain confidential! Suffice it to say that a Porsche club member who was following us in his 996 also enjoyed the trip but had trouble keeping up...
I got a great kick out of organising this event with a class team of people. The response was unbelievable: roughly 50 Japanese drivers travelled to the hills of Nagano for the three day event. I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere, as well as the Japanese mentality and view of life. We had a lot of fun together.
Then I travelled on to Hong Kong to meet up with a few Gemballa Porsche drivers. I have put together a few impressions of my Asian journey, – enjoy!
