Ferrari event: I participated in Cornes Circuit Experience'Secondo'

Ferrari: Cornes Circuit Experience "Secondo"

Ferrari event held at Fuji Speedway on October 28, 2018 ... "Cornes sponsored"Cornes Circuit Experience'Secondo'"I went to!

It is my husband who participates as a runner, and I participate in the form of a companion. Well, to put it simply, I just visited (laughs). Since it is a Ferrari event, my husband will head to Fuji Speedway on the Ferrari California T.

The couple will run on Ferrari California T and Porsche GT3 to Fuji Speedway respectively!

I really want to ride with me, but I also have a desire to run, and I had a plan to return a little before the end of the event, so I wanted to go back a little earlier. I went to Fuji Speedway with Porsche 911 GT3 separately from the morning at the same time as my husband. In the morning, we will depart from Tokyo at 7 o'clock toward Fuji Speedway (FSW) with two cars.

Even though the couples have the same destination, it feels like they are good friends or bad people to drive in different cars (laughs).

However, I knew that if I ran with my husband at high speed, I would get hot with "I don't want to be pulled out" or "I want to be pulled out", so I shouldn't run at high speed with my husband's car. I had you go to.

But anyway, my husband seemed to enjoy Ferrari driving from the morning alone, and I was able to run on GT3 with a lot of fun at the high speed in the morning! !!

I ran a little distance (about 30 minutes in time?) With this Fairlady Z with wings from the middle, but it was fun ~. Mr. Z here, the sound was very good, it was fast and nice!

This time at GT3, for meThe second run to Fuji SpeedwayBecause of that, I've come to be able to step on the GT3 without much hesitation, so it's the best, the best, the most fun high-speed driving.

I think it's a really great car. This time I ran faster than before, as I thought "I might want a little driving glove" for the first time, but GT3 said, "This is the end? Isn't it going yet? It hasn't turned to 9,000 rpm yet. What a really amazing car! It was like that.

Ah, if I keep going like this, it will be a moving record of GT3, so I would like to return the story to the Ferrari event (laugh).

Many Ferraris and Lamborghini gather at FSW

Admission is from the east gate. In addition to the Ferrari event, a Lamborghini driving event was also held on this day, so a tremendous number of Ferraris and Lamborghini will be sucked into the gate from the morning.

I was surprised to see some people waiting in front of the FSW entrance with their cameras in front of the car, knowing the information about such events.

This time, I went to Porsche, but I got a paddock pass for my Porsche from Mr. Cornes, so from the Ferrari event entrance, I presented Mr. Cornes' paddock pass to the front glass of GT3 properly. Even though I tried to enter, at the entrance, only me of Porsche said that I could stop once with a gesture like "Oh, this is all the people involved!" (Laughs).

When I saw the pass, he passed me, but even after I entered the paddock, my husband Ferrari was guided to the Ferrari parking lot, and the Lamborghini people were guided to the Lamborghini parking lot, my Porsche Only "Please come here", I decided to stop at a place like "All the others summarized" around the middle of Ferrari and Lamborghini.

Even in the Porsche 911 GT3, in front of Ferrari and Lamborghini, after all, it is treated as "other things" (laugh). No, I understand that it is an event that uses vehicles, so I have to put together the vehicles participating in the event ^ ^

This is the parking area for Lamborghini. After all it is powerful! Lambos are really cool.

And again, it's really cool that the staff are always "black"! Lamborghini has a strong image of being chic as a whole when gathered, but it is interesting that the overall feeling is chic even if the orange color is unexpectedly mixed.

And this is the Ferrari parking space side. If you turn around, it feels like "flashy!" (Laughs).

On this day, the weather forecast is that the maximum temperature around FSW is 19 degrees Celsius, and the weather is very pleasant. It was really the best circuit day. I think that the people who drive were just right, not too hot and not too cold.

Ferraris gathering one after another.

And, in the space between the Lambo parking lot and this Ferrari parking lot, there is a parking lot for "everyone else", and my Porsche 911 GT3 will also fit there ...

Just barely, it seems that Ferrari's is next to the flag ...

There was also an air-cooled Porsche 911 in the "everyone else" parking lot here, so after telling the air-cooled engine, "Good, Porsche is the best!" (Laughs) ), I went to the reception.

Ferrari CORNES Circuit Experience 2018 Reception and Briefing

If you complete the reception at the tent installed in this paddock, those who participate in the run will have a changing room, so change clothes in the changing room and put your luggage in the basket where you put your luggage. Then head to the Crystal Room (the room on the second floor of the building in front of the home straight in the paddock).

First of all, the outline of this event in the crystal room, especially the one that runs in the morning on the wet road surface in an oval shape and the slalom (runs in a zigzag while the cone is standing) Was explained about the practice.

Yes, this program is divided into morning and afternoon, with wet oval driving and slalom practice sessions in the FSW parking lot (P7 and P15) in the morning, and Fuji Speedway main course in the afternoon. It is a two-part system called circuit driving.

First of all, at the morning briefing, he taught me the points of practice when running wet oval and slalom. This is a lesson image diagram.

Each of these explanations can be understood with my head, such as "I should run this way here", so even though I couldn't run, I learned "Hah, I see."

Oh, and first of all, I was introduced to the drivers who will teach me today, but they were all very good people and they were very nice!

Participants are divided into groups, one starting with oval practice and the other starting with slalom practice (and moreover, ordinary people and experienced people, past participation experiences of things like this event, etc. It is also divided according to the driver's experience value).

Therefore, there are instructors for each group, so there were a decent number of drivers.

Ferrari / Cornes hospitality is always really great

Well, after the briefing, when each of them returned to the car to move to the next destination, the car had a number firmly attached to it, a tow hook was attached, and everything was in perfect condition. It was finished in.

A transceiver fixed to the passenger seat belt is also set in the car. Every time I am impressed by the wonderful hospitality of Cornes & Ferrari, who prepares everything perfectly.

The car is left in the state that "You do not have to leave the car key, so please do not lock it", but without knowing it, a tremendous number of mechanics are in the state of each car. Check and prepare. Really awesome.

* By the way, before participating in this event, it is necessary to have a pre-circuit inspection by Mr. Cornes. Participation fee includes inspection before driving on the circuit and brake oil change fee.

On this day as well, the number of staff was so great that I could think "How many Cornes staff are coming ?!", and when I saw a huge number of mechanics gathering, "What is today?" It was so fulfilling that I thought, "Is it a race?"

Now that everything is ready, I'd like to write about the morning program ... but it's going to be long, so I'll write another article.

The only disappointment on this day (which is a problem at home) was that I wanted to take a picture of my husband Ferrari and my GT3 side by side in the FSW paddock ... park in a different place first. When I finally returned, my husband's car was already on the circuit waiting for driving, so I couldn't take a two-shot after all.

Hmmm, sorry. I should have taken them side by side at the FSW entrance first! !! Well, I would like to look forward to the next opportunity. Now, let's continue to the "Morning Program" article ...

Rika (911supercars.com)

I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).