NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Sapporo City Atsubetsu-ku) welcomes Kenjiro Shinozuka, who won the first Japanese overall victory in Paris-Dakar Rally, as an instructor, and teaches driving schools to teach driving skills on snowy roads at Tokachi Speed. It will be held at Way (Karasai-gun Sarabetsu Village).

Mr. Shinozuka gave a lecture on snowy road experiences, points for safe driving on snowy roads, and emergency response methods.At the special snow course, Mr. Shinozuka and other professional drivers will ride on the snow. You will experience practical training on snow such as sudden start, sudden braking, sharp curve experience on the road surface.

Through this course, we plan to improve driving skills on snowy roads and to realize the importance of safe driving.

In addition to Mr. Shinozuka, we will welcome Mr. Katsumi Muraoka and Mr. Kuniyoshi Kauchi, professional drivers from Tokachi, as instructors. Participation fee is free. We are looking forward to your application.

1 Date and time

Saturday, February 18, 2017
Reception from 10:30 to 11:00
11:15~11:45 Lecture
11:45-12:30 Lunch break (lunch will be provided)
12:30~15:30 Practical training

2 Contents

1. Snow Road Safe Driving Lecture Kenjiro Shinozuka will give a fun lecture on secret techniques that can be used from today, such as snow road experience stories, points of safe driving on snow roads, and emergency response methods.
2. You will actually drive the special course provided at the circuit area for the snowy road practical driving seminar. This is a riding lesson with professional drivers Kenjiro Shinozuka, Katsumi Muraoka and Kuniyoshi Kauchi.

3 venue

Tokachi Speedway (477, Hirokazu, Sarabetsu-mura, Kasai-gun, Hokkaido)

4 Participation conditions

Those who have an ordinary car driving license or higher

5 Participation application

• Prior application is required.
• Please apply by phone or fax.
  *See the attached sheet for details. Application form [PDF: 3.2MB] "Please refer to the.

6 Number of applicants

About 30 people (lottery if there are many applicants)

7 Participation fee

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

8 Application acceptance period

From Friday, January 13, 2017 to Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Weekdays 10:00-17:00

9 Other

• The practical training course is either your own vehicle or a training vehicle prepared by us.
• Depending on the weather conditions on the day and the condition of the venue, etc., the holding time may be changed, shortened, or partly changed (stopped).

Instructor introduction

Kenjiro Shinozuka

Rally driver from Tokyo

Mr. Katsumi Muraoka

Professional driver from Makubetsu

Kuniyoshi Shikauchi

Professional driver from Obihiro city

Past implementation status