La Festa Autunnoスタート!!
- AMAZONとクラシックイベント
- by suna
- 2011/10/08 土 21:22
10月8日(土)午後12時に「La Festa Autunno 2011」が原宿・明治神宮をスタートしました。1997年から「La Festa Mille Miglia」として開催されてきた恒例のクラシックカーラリーは、15回目にして名前を変更。4日間1200kmの幕を開けました。今年は8日(土)に東京~軽井沢を走り万平ホテル泊。9日(日)は軽井沢~志賀高原~新潟・十日町~軽井沢で万平ホテル泊。10日(月)は、軽井沢~小海~石和温泉~富士スピードウェイ~箱根で山のホテル泊。11日(火)は、箱根~伊豆スカイライン~江の島~横浜~原宿・明治神宮にゴールします。エントリーは1923年式のY館長のFIAT501Sと、やはり1923年式BUGATTI BRESCIA T22から、一番新しくても1964年式FERRARI 330GTまで88台。常連のNo27堺正章さんの1948年式MASERATI A6 GCS、No58近藤真彦さんの1956年式ALFAROMEO GIULIETTAなどに注目が集まる中、No59には昨年初参加の鈴木亜久里さんの1957年式MERCEDESBENZ 300SL ROADSTERが続き、No55には、モデルのP.ジローラモさんも1959年式MG MGAで参加していました。そして、私としては、学生時代からの同窓生で共にずっと世界のラリーを戦ってきた篠塚建次郎が、初めてクラシックカーラリーに息子と共に参加するというので応援に行った次第。No31の1949年式HEALEY SILVERSTONEは、主催者からの借り物らしいですが、なかなか綺麗なクルマでした。スタート前に「線踏みって、どうやるんだい?」と聞かれて、この世界は3年ほど先輩の私は「1/100秒計測だけどコ・ドラと息が合うことが大事だな、、、」などと、未だに満足行かないことを棚に上げて偉そうに指南、、、。内心は、もし、「線踏み」で上位入賞、、、なんてことがあったらどうしようなどと心配しながら見送ったのでした。ということで、明日は、新たなベテラン コ・ドライバーとして「Rally Nippon」で私と組むこととなったクラシックカーラリー歴戦の強者Tさんと、横浜の「秘密の場所」に「・122」AMAZONを乗り付け、”密かに”「線踏み」の練習を行うことにしました。「Rally Nippon」は2週間後の10月21日(金)に九段・靖国神社をスタートし、4日間1300kmを走り24日(月)に京都・上賀茂神社にゴールします。ま、その前の週末、15日(土)と16日(日)は、AMAZONを6台連ねて志賀高原の秘湯「熊の湯ホテル」までツーリングも行います。今年もまた忙しいシーズンに突入しました。とにかく「・122」AMAZONを壊さないようにしなくては、、、、。
The La Festa Autunno 2011 started off from the Meiji Shrine in Harajuku at noon 8th Oct. This rally originates in the la Fest Mille Miglia which ran from 1997 in Japan but this year, it has changed its name and with it, the course it takes. The year, the rally will go over 1200km in 4 days. Today, the classic cars will make their way from Tokyo to Karuizawa and spend the night at Manpei Hotel. On the 9th, Karuizawa to Shiga Heights, through Niigata and back to Karuizawa. On the 10th, Karuizawa to Koumi->Isawa Hot Springs->Fuji Speedway and into Hakone. On the 11th and final day, Hakone to Enoshima thru Izu Skyline -> Yokohama and finally making their goal at Meji Shrine. The entrants range between a 1923 FIAT501S, 1923 Bugatti Brescia T22 to a 1964 Ferrari 330GT - overall 88 entrants. This is the rally where a lot of stars compete with Masaaki Sakai on a 1948 Maserati A6 GCS and Mashiko Kondo driving a 1956 Alfa Romeo Guilietta. Race driver Aguri Suzuki was in a 1957 Mercedes Benz 300SL Roadster and Panzetta Girolamo was behind the wheel of a 1959 MGA. I was out there to root for my old school friend and fellow rally driver - Kenjiro Shinozuka (most famous for his adventures in the Paris-Dakar rallies) who was entering the rally with his son. He is in car # 31 - a 1949 Healey Silverstone which he borrowed from the race organizer. This is his first classic rally and he was asking me how to work the time measurements. I am 3 years ahead in terms of experience and gave him a bit of advice like its really important that you and your co-driver are exactly aligned, but I have still to succeed in those timed sections and really am not the one to be able to give good advice. Given that, I am a bit worried that Kenjiro will have more success than myself in those timed section. So I will go off with my co-driver tomorrow to practice for the Rally Nippon in a "secret location" in Yokohama. The Rally Nippon will start in 2 weeks on the 21st from Yasukuni Shrine in Kudan making our way over 1300km during 4 days. The goal is in Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto. To make sure my .122 Amazon is in perfect working order, I will go for a tour to Kumanoyu Hotel in Shiga Heights next week with 6 other Amazons. So my classic car season is coming to its peak, and I need to careful not to break my .122.












The La Festa Autunno 2011 started off from the Meiji Shrine in Harajuku at noon 8th Oct. This rally originates in the la Fest Mille Miglia which ran from 1997 in Japan but this year, it has changed its name and with it, the course it takes. The year, the rally will go over 1200km in 4 days. Today, the classic cars will make their way from Tokyo to Karuizawa and spend the night at Manpei Hotel. On the 9th, Karuizawa to Shiga Heights, through Niigata and back to Karuizawa. On the 10th, Karuizawa to Koumi->Isawa Hot Springs->Fuji Speedway and into Hakone. On the 11th and final day, Hakone to Enoshima thru Izu Skyline -> Yokohama and finally making their goal at Meji Shrine. The entrants range between a 1923 FIAT501S, 1923 Bugatti Brescia T22 to a 1964 Ferrari 330GT - overall 88 entrants. This is the rally where a lot of stars compete with Masaaki Sakai on a 1948 Maserati A6 GCS and Mashiko Kondo driving a 1956 Alfa Romeo Guilietta. Race driver Aguri Suzuki was in a 1957 Mercedes Benz 300SL Roadster and Panzetta Girolamo was behind the wheel of a 1959 MGA. I was out there to root for my old school friend and fellow rally driver - Kenjiro Shinozuka (most famous for his adventures in the Paris-Dakar rallies) who was entering the rally with his son. He is in car # 31 - a 1949 Healey Silverstone which he borrowed from the race organizer. This is his first classic rally and he was asking me how to work the time measurements. I am 3 years ahead in terms of experience and gave him a bit of advice like its really important that you and your co-driver are exactly aligned, but I have still to succeed in those timed sections and really am not the one to be able to give good advice. Given that, I am a bit worried that Kenjiro will have more success than myself in those timed section. So I will go off with my co-driver tomorrow to practice for the Rally Nippon in a "secret location" in Yokohama. The Rally Nippon will start in 2 weeks on the 21st from Yasukuni Shrine in Kudan making our way over 1300km during 4 days. The goal is in Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto. To make sure my .122 Amazon is in perfect working order, I will go for a tour to Kumanoyu Hotel in Shiga Heights next week with 6 other Amazons. So my classic car season is coming to its peak, and I need to careful not to break my .122.












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