Announcement of "Snowy road experience drive lesson" 1/28 (Sat) to 1/29 (Sun)

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

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Announcement of "Snowy road experience drive lesson" 1/28 (Sat) to 1/29 (Sun)

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January 19, 2017
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Saitama City, Saitama), "Snow Road Experience Drive Lesson", Joshin-Etsu Expressway ("Joshinetsu Road") directly connected to Sakudaira Parking Area (PA) It will be held at "Saku Ski Garden Parada".

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.

*The photo shows the content of last year's implementation

Image image of [Snow road test ride experience: Comparison of studless tires and normal tires] — [Snowy road test experience: Comparison of studless tires and normal tires]

Event contents

Date and time	From Saturday, January 28, 2017 to Sunday, January 29, 2017 10:00 to 15:30
Venue	Saku Ski Garden "Palada" North Parada No. 1 Parking Lot Access: Attachment [PDF: 260KB] *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 50 pairs (each day)
Participation fee	Free (However, transportation expenses to the site are excluded.)
Reception method	On the day, fill out the application form at the reception desk installed in the venue
Other	We also lend out shoes for changing 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.

Instructor profile

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 overall champion
2009 All Japan Rally Championship
2nd overall in series
2010-2013 All Japan Rally Championship
Series overall champion
2014 All Japan Rally Championship 2nd overall
2015 All Japan Rally Championship 2nd overall
2016 All Japan Rally Championship
Series overall champion

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 ranking 1st place

Atsushi Shimatani
2007, 2008 Sendai Highland R&R championship
2008 Ebisu Rotary Festa winner
2008 Tohoku NO.1 final match win
2004-2009 RX-7 Meeting Winner
2009 RE WARS Tsukuba 2000 Winner
MAZDA TUNING FESTA 2013 Winner
WTAC2013 PRO AM class 5th
2015 Super Taikyu Series ST-4 class Class ranking second place
WTAC2015 PRO AM class 6th
2016 Super Taikyu Series ST-4 class Class ranking 1st place

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