Announcement of "Snow Road Experience Drive Lesson" 1/26 (Sat)-1/27 (Sun)

～ Experience driving on snowy roads to improve safety awareness on snowy roads! !! ~

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Announcement of "Snowy road experience drive lesson" 1/26 (Sat)-1/27 (Sun)

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2019 January 8
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture) "Snowy road experience drive lesson" is held at "Saku Ski Garden Parada" directly connected to Joshin-Etsu Expressway Sakudaira Parking Area (PA). To do.

In order to raise customers' safety awareness of driving on snowy roads, you can experience a free drive lesson at a special course in the venue with an instructor riding to give lectures on points to note when driving on snowy roads.

Local mascot characters along the Joshinetsu Expressway and our original PR character for winter road "Dr. Mammoshi" also participated. There are lots of fun projects! Please join us.

* Photos are from previous years

Photo 1 of [Snowy road test ride: Comparison of studless tires and normal tires] — [Snowy road test experience: Comparison of studless tires and normal tires]

Photo 2 of [Snow Road Test Drive Experience: Comparison of Studless Tires and Normal Tires]

Event contents

Date and time	2019 January 26th (Sat) ~ 2019 January 27th (Sun) 10: 00 ~ 15: 30
Venue	Saku Ski Garden "Palada" North Parada No. 2 Parking Lot (Special venue) Venue access: Venue access map * Joshinetsu Expressway Sakudaira Smart IC directly connected
Implementation content	At a special course, drive a vehicle equipped with normal tires and studless tires (for normal riding) respectively, and experience the difference in the behavior of the vehicle when operating "sudden" steering wheel and "sudden" brake Talk show held by instructor (professional driver), winter driving lesson by JAF Exhibition of panels (Expressway safety initiatives, etc.) and patrol cars
Qualification	Those who have a normal driver's license or higher (* Drinking people cannot participate.)
The number of participants	First-come-first-served about 50 groups (each day) * Depends on the progress etc.
Participation fee	Free (However, transportation expenses to the site are excluded.)
Reception method	Receptionist method: On the day, fill out the application form at the receptionist installed in the venue
Other	We also lend out shoes for changing shoes from ski shoes and store ski wear. Depending on the weather conditions and the condition of the experience course, the holding time may be shortened or canceled. This season has a mild winter trend, and you may not be able to prepare for the experience course. We will inform you about the holding of the event again around January 16th. To inform our customers about this matter, Our corporate site And Twitter official account "NEXCO EAST (Kanto)" ( @e_nexco_kanto ).

Venue access map

Image image of Saku Ski Garden "Parada" and venue access

Image image of winter hot drive event 2019 in PARADA

(Map provided by Saku Ski Garden "Parada")

Saku Ski Garden "Parada" is directly connected to the Expressway!

Joshinetsu Expressway Sakudaira PA is equipped with Saku Ski Garden "Parada" as a highway oasis, and access from the PA is very convenient. The slopes are divided into the south and the north, but it is easy to use the Sakudaira Smart IC if you have a car equipped with ETC directly on the south parada (south slope) from the PA parking lot and on the north parada (north slope). Can access. Of course, you can also come from the general road, so please check the guide map.

Instructor profile

Participating drivers are currently being adjusted (subject to change)

Photo of Norihiko Katsuta — Norihiko Katsuta

1993 Chubu Area Series Champion
1993 All Japan Rally debut
2007 All Japan Rally Championship 2nd overall
2008 All Japan Rally Championship
Series general champion
2009 All Japan Rally Championship
2nd overall in series
2010-2013 All Japan Rally Championship
Series general champion
2014 All Japan Rally Championship 2nd overall
2015 All Japan Rally Championship 2nd overall
2016 All Japan Rally Championship
Series general champion
2017 All Japan Rally Championship
Series general champion
2018 All Japan Rally Championship 2nd overall

Photograph of Nobuhiro Murata — Nobuhiro Murata

1999 Stock Car S2000 Class
Series champion
2007,2008 Super Taikyu Series
2 class 2nd in the series
2009 Super Taikyu Series
2 class series champion
2010, 2011 Super Taikyu Series
2 class 2nd in the series
2012 Vitz Race East Japan Series
champion
2013 Super Taikyu Series
4 class series 5th
(Round 2 Korean Inje victory)
2015 Super Taikyu Series
ST-4 class Class ranking second place
2016 Super Taikyu Series
ST-4 class class champion
2018 MINI CHALLENGE JAPAN participation

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