Hold a winter driving school
～ This year's rally driver Kenjiro Shinozuka will teach driving techniques on snowy roads! ～
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- Hold a winter driving school
December 20, 2017
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Niigata branch (Niigata city Chuo Ward) greeted the rally driver Kenjiro Shinozuka who got the first Japanese overall victory in Paris-Dakar Rally as an instructor and has a driving school for improving safe driving skills on the snow road , At the Naeba Ski Resort (Yuzawa Town) on January 27 (Sat), 2018.
This event is designed to give participants a sense of the importance of improving driving skills on snowy roads and safe driving through lectures (*1) and practical training (*2) by Mr. Shinozuka. We are counting for the 7th time this year.
1 Date and time
January 27(Sat), 2018
Morning part:
- Reception
- 9: 30-9: 50
- Lecture
- 10:00 to 10:20 (no application required, free participation)
- Practical training
- 10:30 to 12:30 (advance application required)
Afternoon section:
- Reception
- 13:00 to 13:20
- Lecture
- 13: 30 ~ 13: 50 (No application required, free participation)
- Practical training
- 14:00 to 16:00 (advance application required)
- Please refer to the following for how to apply for the practical training.
- Those who attend only the lecture do not need to register.
2 Contents
- Lecture by Kenjiro Shinozuka (*1)
We will talk about snow road experiences, points of safe driving, emergency response methods, etc. - Practical skill class by Kenjiro Shinozuka (*2)
Mr. Shinozuka sits in the passenger seat on the special snowy course, and "sudden" driving (sudden start, sudden braking, sharp curve), which is strictly prohibited on snowy roads, and emergency measures on snowy roads (stuck condition) Please try to escape).
3 venue
Naeba ski area 5th parking lot special course
- If you are attending only the lecture, please gather at the day trip ski center "Schnee" by the reception time.
4 Instructor
Kenjiro Shinozuka
- 1997 Paris-Dakar Rally Japan's first overall victory
- 2010 South Africa Solar Challenge Winner (2 consecutive victories)
- 2013 Electric vehicle once charged mileage world record update
- 2014 Solar Car Fastest Guinness World Record Update
- 2017 Asia Cross Country Rally Modified Gasoline Class Class 1st
5 Participation fee
Free (* Transportation costs to the local area will be borne by each person.)
Implementation status of last year
6 Participation application
- For practical training, advance application is required for each department in the morning and afternoon.
- Limited to 15 people for each department. If there are many applications, it will be a lottery.
- Please apply by fax or web.
Special website for those who apply on the web
Please fill in the required items and apply.
If you are applying by fax Application form [PDF: 372KB] Please print out, fill in the necessary information, and apply.
We do not accept phone applications. - Anyone can participate in the lecture.
7 Application acceptance period
December 20 (Wed), 2017 - January 18 (Thu), 2018
- To those who applied for a practical lesson, we will contact you by e-mail by lottery by January 19, 2017 (Friday).
8 cooperating institutions
Naeba Prince Hotel
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