About holding "Winter Driving School"

-Rally driver Kenjiro Shinozuka teaches driving skills!-

December 19, 2012
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) welcomes Kenjiro Shinozuka, the first Japanese driver to win the Paris-Dakar Rally, as an instructor to provide a driving school to improve driving skills on snow. It will be held.

You can experience the car's behavior by sudden start on snow, sudden braking and cornering, which you can not normally experience, and running on snow with summer tires, learn the driving skills on winter roads and realize the importance of safe driving It is a plan that you can do.

[Event Summary]

1 Date and time

Saturday, January 19, 2013

  • Morning section [limited 20 people]: Reception from 9:30 to 10:00
    Lecture 10:00 to 10:30 (No application required, reception on the day)
    Practical training 10:30-12:30 (advance application required)
  • Afternoon section [about 40 people]: Reception from 13:30 to 16:00
    Practical training 14:00-16:30 (No application required, reception on the day)

2 Contents

  • Snow road safe driving lecture
  • Snow road safe driving practical skill class

3 venue

  • Naeba Prince Hotel Building No. 6 1F "Mikuni"
  • Naeba ski area 5th parking lot special course

4 Instructor

Kenjiro Shinozuka

  • 1997 Paris-Dakar Rally Japan's first overall victory
  • 2010 South Africa Solar Challenge Winner (2 consecutive victories)
  • 2011 World Solar Challenge Winner (2 consecutive victories)
  • 2012 Adventure Class Winner at Sasol Solar Challenge South Africa

5 Participation fee

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

6 Participation application

  • Prior application is required only for the "Practical skill workshop (morning part)". (Limited 20 people)
  • The dedicated application form This [PDF: 347KB]
    Please fill in the required items on the back side of the leaflet provided for download or SA/PA, and apply by fax.
  • Other events can be attended at the local reception on the day.
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ウィンタードライビングスクール事務局
FAX. 025-243-7041
Tel. 025-243-7042 [平日 9:00~18:00]
※年末年始12月29日~1月6日除く

7 Application acceptance period

From Thursday, December 20, 2012 to Saturday, January 12, 2013

8 cooperating institutions

Niigata Prefectural Police Headquarters Transportation Department Expressway Traffic Police Corps
Naeba Prince Hotel Naeba Ski Area

[Conduct status at Niigata Regional Head Office last year]

Image of implementation status at Niigata Regional Head Office last year

Reference material

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