Super Taikyu Fuji 24-hour race watching Day2

718 Cayman GT4 Club Sport restarts

This blog is "Super Taikyu Fuji 24-hour race watching Day1] Will be continued.

The Super Taikyu Series Fuji Speedway 24h is a 24-hour race from May 22nd (Sat) 15:00 to 23rd (Sun) 15:00, 2021.

Therefore, this time, the crystal room prepared by Team EBI WAIMARAMA team was also available 24 hours a day.

But in the case of my house, my husband had something to do the next morning, so I went home once at night.

And the next day, the 23rd.

I have a personality that I can not easily go to such an event alone, but this time I was able to say "Tomorrow, we will be there too ^ ^" to the couple who were with me locally. And, after all, I wanted to see the last moment with the EBI team, so I ran to FSW alone again on this day.

Last night, I went to bed after seeing the information that Cayman of the EBI team stopped the engine, but after all I was worried and woke up from time to time at night, so I checked the progress each time.

After 2:00 am, I saw that I managed to return to the race by restarting the engine.

Even so, I couldn't check the situation between leaving the house and arriving at FSW in the morning, so I was thrilled when I arrived at FSW.

While thinking "Cayman No. 22 is running", I park my car in the parking lot and walk.

And when I saw the circuit and saw Cayman running there, I was happy! !! !!

While I was acting as FSW → Tokyo → Sleep → FSW from last night, the cars running here at FSW should have been running on this circuit. I can only say.

I was relieved to see Cayman running fast, so I headed to the crystal room leisurely.

By the way, such a kitchen car was parked near the Porsche team on the way. It says Tantaroba Garden.

Tantaroba, I went to the crystal room thinking that I had a kitchen car like this ...

Then.

There were delicious scones and jams in the seats ^^

This scone is said to have been inserted from the kitchen car in Tantaroba Garden. It was very delicious ^^

On the morning of the second day, we met again with the EBI team staff, and many support staff members who were different from yesterday also came to us, so we were able to meet again with many EBI staff members on this day as well. I was very happy.

What I could do because I was a dealer mechanic

On the way, Brother Yamano came to the Crystal Room and talked about the race situation.

Regarding the engine trouble last night that I was worried about, although the cause has not been completely investigated at this point, it may be because the fuel did not reach the engine due to some kind of poor contact (sensor abnormality). It was that.

And it was the dealer mechanics who played an important role in finding out the cause.

Normally, it seems that professional race mechanics are more active when racing (because race cars are completely different from commercial cars), but this time the EBI team is usually a mechanic at the Porsche Center. There were also dealer mechanics, and about half and half of them.

The 718 Cayman GT4 Club Sport, which is the vehicle this time, is similar to the Cayman on the market, and it was possible to apply the diagnosis (personal computer) for the commercial car, so it is a bad place to say "here" It was the dealer mechanic who helped me find the car, replace the parts, and restart the engine.

It was said that the race mechanics were surprised and the dealer mechanics did their best.

Since the dealer mechas are familiar with Cayman, the race mechas sometimes told me various things about Cayman.

Moreover, it is a part that was replaced at the time of this engine trouble this time, but it seems that the part was brought from the original Cayman GT4 engine that was completely lost just before the race.

It was a return because this first Unit 1 was there.

This race, many miracles, connections, and Chiyo also mentioned at the end, but as the name of A driver, it was 24 hours that made me feel the team's KIZUNA.

Although I lost more than 2 hours in the middle of the night due to this engine trouble, I know how Cayman was able to return to the race again, and I want to support him even more.

After the Yamano brothers returned to the race, I had lunch again on this day, so I had lunch first.

There was a tasting of WAIMARAMA wine, but I didn't cry because it took a short time to drive on my way home.

100R Porsche cheering party

In the afternoon, "Let's support Giuliano Alesi from 100R together", so we all moved to the Porsche tent set up at 100R with the EBI team staff.

Everyone holds the Porsche flag, and when Giuliano enters the 100R, he shakes it and cheers.

Does the driver have enough time to glance at the cheering party when he runs around this 100R? ?? Can you see it?

I don't know about that, but for the time being, I hope everyone can convey the feeling of "I'm supporting you!"

I don't know if it's a small flag, so I'm cheering with this big banner from the middle.

The figure is just a cheering party.

All of this is Porsche's cheering party. It is quite a number of people ↓

After all, did the driver see this cheering party ...

Giuliano was so focused on driving the 100R that he couldn't see the cheering squad. Well, that's right (laughs).

As an aside, after that, when Tetsuya Yamano became a driver by changing drivers, he slowed down with the yellow flag, so Tetsuya seemed to look at the cheering party with this 100R.

… But at that time, everyone had already withdrawn, so there was only one person in the tent.

I'm sorry to think that while running, "Cheer, there is no one!" ... But I could imagine that figure and laughed at all ^^

I'm sorry, Tetsuya (laughs).

What is Full Course Yellow (FCY)?

Speaking of the yellow flag, he also explained the system called "Full Course Yellow (FCY)" this time.

Until now, when the yellow flag appeared, it was only "no overtaking (and deceleration)", so the "difference" that had been attached to other vehicles while lapped disappeared in this yellow. Was happening.

When it became this FCY, the moment the yellow flag came out, the countdown started for all the drivers, and finally the FCY started.

From there (in Super Taikyu FSW24h), all cars will reduce the speed to 50km / h all at once, and after that it is a rule that 50km must be kept until FCY is released.

In other words, everyone will be at a speed of 50km at the same time, so the "difference" with the other party will be kept as it is.

It seems that all vehicles have a button on the steering (Kana?), And when you press it, it will be "Keep 50km running", so to speak, it is like a cruise control button with a 50km limit ONLY. Is it?

Porsche Team EBI WAIMARAMA 24 hours complete

Well, the long 24 hours, no, for mechanics and team members, the longer and longer races are finally coming to an end.

The last moment will be seen from the crystal room.

Many team members were gathering more and more.

By the time Cayman of Team EBI MAIMARAMA finally returns, the team members will be excited and welcomed ^ ^

And finally! !! !!

Porsche Team EBI WAIMARSMA was able to receive the checkers safely ~! !!

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I was really impressed when I completed the 24 hours this time and was able to receive the checkered flag at the end.

The last driver of the race on that day was KIZUNA, but at the very end I received the checkered flag and when I came back to everyone, I heard from KIZUNA's radio, "Thank you everyone!" It really touched me that the words of gratitude were repeated many times.

It seems that KIZUNA spoke for the whole team's "Thank you" feelings toward the whole team at the very end.

Impressive ~ (tears).

The ranking was 6th in the class (ST-Z class: 6th out of 9 finishers).

Participated in a 24-hour endurance race with a new car that started with a total loss of the car just before the final and did not finish the sudden shakedown. After that, this result was suffering from engine troubles.

It seems like a series of miracles, but the miracles definitely happened "because the team didn't give up."

I was really impressed to see the power of such a wonderful team, and everyone working hard to "be sure to receive a checkered flag at this Cayman".

Lastly, when the drivers came to the Crystal Room to say hello again, the photo was taken "Pose for the future race series", but in the future race, it will be included as help this time. Mr. Tetsuya Yamano and Mr. Giuliano Alesi, who had been there, will no longer participate, so these two will be in a "supporting" system pose.

The trick is too detailed (laughs) ↓

I was wondering why the EBI team had such a feeling of being at home, but when I heard the "Brothers' Conversation" when the Yamano brothers talked to me on the way, "Oh, yeah, this team's base Is it because there is a "real family"? "

When I see the exchanges between my brothers, I feel at home, and it feels like a slow and gentle time that I can't think of during a race.

I wonder if this "family" is the center of the team, so it feels at home ^^

Other drivers also said that this team EBI is a very nice team. And Giuliano is a very mischievous child (laughs).

The words "The leading role this time is a mechanic", which everyone, including the driver, said in unison, was also very impressive and wonderful.

Thank you for your impression

We will say goodbye to all the people who supported us together and the team EBI management staff, and we will return home.

Until now, no one is running on the circuit where the cars were always running.

It was a very fun two days.

Even for me, who said, "I didn't do anything, I just listened to the situation and watched the game," I was very impressed by the team EBI WAIMARAMA in this race.

I think that the drivers who actually ran, the mechanics who supported it, the management, and the team were impressed that it could not be easily expressed.

It was really nice to work together towards one goal and do miracles without giving up.

This time, Team EBI WAIMARAMA was able to receive the checkered flag safely, so it was said that it might be the provisional 3rd place throughout the series, so I would like to continue to support the remaining Super Taikyu series.

Congratulations on completing the 24-hour endurance race.

And above all, thank you for the great excitement! !! !!

* Continued to the extra edition persistently ^^

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