☆ You can know the technique of snow road driving at the ski resort ☆

About holding a snow driving school

~Kenjiro Shinozuka will teach directly~

November 19, 2014
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Sapporo City Atsubetsu-ku) invites Kenjiro Shinozuka, who has won the Paris-Dakar Rally, to hold a snow driving school to directly teach safe driving techniques on snowy roads.

This is an opportunity for beginners to learn snowy road driving techniques. Please join us.

1 Date and time

December 19th (Friday) 11:00 to 15:00

2 venue

Sapporo Tone Ski Area (172 Kanayama, Teine-ku, Sapporo)

  • Highway ski center (inside restaurant on the 4th floor)
  • Snow road safe driving practical training class 4th parking lot in the ski area

3 Contents

  • Snow road safe driving class
    Easy-to-understand explanations of safe driving techniques on snowy roads!
  • Snow road safe driving practical training
    Kenjiro Shinozuka will sit in the passenger seat and teach you the techniques of snow driving directly!

4 schedule

10:30~11:00
Participant reception
11:00~11:30
Opening Ceremony/Snow Road Safe Driving Class
11:30~12:30
Lunch (each person)
12:30~15:00
Snow road safe driving practical training, instructor demonstration driving, closing ceremony
  • Please note that events may be canceled or the contents may be changed or the time may be shortened or extended due to weather conditions or other reasons.

5 Participation conditions

Those who have an ordinary driver's license
Please join us in your own car.

6 Number of participants

20 people (first come, first served)

7 Participation fee

Free (Transportation costs to the local area are borne by each person)

8 Application acceptance period

From Thursday, November 20, 2014 to Wednesday, December 17

9 How to apply

Prior application is required at the following secretariat.
Apply from NEXCO EAST website Exclusive application form [PDF: 1.2MB] Please download, fill in the necessary information, and apply by fax.
You can also apply by phone.

スノードライビングスクール事務局
電話 011-281-7553(土日祝を除く9時~18時)
FAX 011-281-7554

Instructor introduction
Kenjiro Shinozuka
Rally driver from Tokyo
1988 Asia Pacific Rally Championship First Champion
1991, 1992 WRC Ivory Coast Rally Wins 2 consecutive years
1997 Paris-Dakar Rally Japanese first overall victory
2009 Australia Global Green Challenge (Solar Car Rally) overall victory
2010 South Africa Solar Challenge Winner
2012 Sasol Solar Challenge South Africa Winner
2013 Electric Vehicles-Achieved Guinness record for charging range (no charging on the way)
2014 solar car fastest Guinness world record update

(Reference) Image image of past snow driving school
(Reference) Past snow driving school
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