今週末はGiro di Karuizawa
- AMAZONとクラシックイベント
- by suna
- 2011/05/26 木 14:44
今週末は、恒例のクラシックカーラリー「Giro di Karuizawa」です。「・１２２」ＡＭＡＺＯＮは、３年連続出場です。とはいえ、「Giro di Karuizawa」は１０周年記念イベントなのです。今年もまた、軽井沢にお住いのＳ大先輩とともに「楽しもうと、、」思っております。ま、苦手な「線踏み」にまったく執着心が無いことと、「Giro di Karuizawa」は、名だたる本格山岳ラリーであり、参加車も例年通り、２シータースポーツの名車がほとんどで、ワインディングのヒルクライムとヒルダウンの連続には、ちょっと、、、というわけで、「楽しませて」いただきます。居並ぶスポーツカーの中に、「ズングリ」ＡＭＡＺＯＮですから、いささか場違いではありますが、それなりにスペシャルステージもアタックします。今年のゼッケンは２８番。この２８番は、私にとっては、ラッキーナンバーなのです。私がラリーを始めるきっかけとなり、共に２０年あまりＷＲＣを戦った尊師 故オベ・アンダーソンが１９７１年にルノー・アルピーヌＡ１１０でモンテカルロラリーを初制覇した時が２８番。私が１９８３年にスバルでサファリラリー日本人初クラス優勝総合５位になった時が、これまた２８番、、、。それに誕生日が「Giro di Karuizawa」のスタートする２８日、、。だから、とても楽しみです。ただ、残念なのが、今週末は雨模様。もうちょっと梅雨の到来が遅れてくれるのでは、、、と期待していたのですが、見事に裏切られました。「・１２２」ＡＭＡＺＯＮは、ウィンドウシールや、そこら中から雨漏れがするのです。ま、仕方ないので、両サイドウィンドウ回りをビニールテープでシーリングしました。もちろん運転席と助手席は除いてですが、、、。それに、ウィンドウには、「Ｇｌａｃｏ」なる強力シリコンコーティングをしっかり施しました。「Giro di Karuizawa」は２８日（土）０９：０１に浅間プリンスホテルをスタートし、２９日（日）お昼にゴールですが、私は、明日２７日（金）未明に東京を出て、Ｓ大先輩邸に居候。前夜祭ﾊﾟｰﾃｨを楽しむことにします。
The annual Giro di Karuizawa will start this weekend. My .122 Amazon will run for the 3rd consecutive year. This is a special year, though, as the rally is celebrating its 10th anniversary. I plan to enjoy myself with Mr. S. I will never be able to like the line crossing excercise and with the course laid out across the hilly territory with many famous 2 seater sport cars competing, I can but enjoy myself. The Amazon stands out a bit being 4 seater roundish car, but we plan to challenge the special stage. This is, my car number is 28. 28 is my lucky number. My mentor, Ove Andersson won the 1971 Monte Carlo rally with this Renault Alpine 110 with car no. 20. I was racing with car no.28 when I was able to get to 5th position at the 1983 Safari Rally with a Subaru. My birthday is the day that the rally starts - the 28th. Therefore, lots to look forward to, except the weather which is supposed to turn to rain. I had expected the rainy season to start a bit later but things happen. I have sealed the front and back windows with vinyl tape and coated everything with Glaco silicon coating. The rally will start at 09.00h on the 28th and goal at noon the folowing day. I will depart from Tokyo on the 27th and spend some time with Mr. S.
The annual Giro di Karuizawa will start this weekend. My .122 Amazon will run for the 3rd consecutive year. This is a special year, though, as the rally is celebrating its 10th anniversary. I plan to enjoy myself with Mr. S. I will never be able to like the line crossing excercise and with the course laid out across the hilly territory with many famous 2 seater sport cars competing, I can but enjoy myself. The Amazon stands out a bit being 4 seater roundish car, but we plan to challenge the special stage. This is, my car number is 28. 28 is my lucky number. My mentor, Ove Andersson won the 1971 Monte Carlo rally with this Renault Alpine 110 with car no. 20. I was racing with car no.28 when I was able to get to 5th position at the 1983 Safari Rally with a Subaru. My birthday is the day that the rally starts - the 28th. Therefore, lots to look forward to, except the weather which is supposed to turn to rain. I had expected the rainy season to start a bit later but things happen. I have sealed the front and back windows with vinyl tape and coated everything with Glaco silicon coating. The rally will start at 09.00h on the 28th and goal at noon the folowing day. I will depart from Tokyo on the 27th and spend some time with Mr. S.
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