Detailed information on the Toyota Stadium SSS course and venue to be announced!

Rally driver Takamoto Katsuta returns to Japan! Demonstration run scheduled!

One-month countdown event!

Date and time: 9 Oct (Mon), 2023, 11:30-16:00
Stage venue: Hisaya Odori Park (Chubu Electric Power Company MIRAI TOWER North Square) / Demonstration run venue: Meijo Park South Amusement Park

The Rally Japan 2023 Commission will hold a ‘One Month Prior Countdown Event’ ahead of the final round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), the Forum8 Rally Japan 2023. This event will feature a Rally Japan PR stage and demonstration run as part of the ‘Coppa Centro Giappone’ festival.

The stage event will showcase the Toyota Stadium SSS course and entertainment projects that will take place in Toyota Stadium, while the demo run will feature rally driver Takamoto Katsuta and other drivers.

【 PR stage 】

1. Date and time: 9 Oct (Mon), 11:30-14:00.
2. Venue: Hisaya-odori Park ( Chubu Electric Power Company’s MIRAI TOWER North Square) (3-6-15 Nishiki, Naka-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan)
3. speakers
   Rally driver Takamoto Katsuta, SKE48 Yuka Asai, Natsuki Kamata, MC: Pierre Kitagawa.
  Media partner support group (female announcers from five stations in the Tokai region).
   Toshihiko Ota, Chairman of the Rally Japan Commission Mayor of Toyota City

4. Event overview.
 ①Rally Japan 2023 opening stage
  ・Outline of the rally, presentation of the Toyota Stadium SSS course and various entertainment programmes at Toyota Stadium. 
 ② Rally beginners’ courses
  ・Talk show where Takamoto Katsuta explains how to enjoy rallying and its attractions to SKE48 members who are rally beginners.
 ③ Announcers from various stations talk about the attractions of Aichi and Gifu.
  ・ Talk sessions discussing the attractions of the host area, including not only the rally but also tourist information on the surrounding areas.
 ④ Other
   ・ Video footage of the rally will be shown, etc.

【Demo run】

1. Date and time: 9 Oct (Mon.) ① 11:30-12:00 ② 13:30-14:00 ③ 15:30-16:00 Date and time: 9 Oct (Mon.) ① 11:30-12:00 ② 13:30-14:00 ③ 15:30-16:00
2. Venue: Meijo Park South Playground (1-2 Meijo, Kita-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi)
3.Vehicles: Toyota Yaris WRC, Skoda, Citroen, off-road motorbikes.

※Rally driver Norihiko Katsuta will perform the demo run in the first session, and Takamoto Katsuta the second and third sessions.
※ Meijo Park South Amusement Park consists mainly of zones with an entrance fee.

  For ticket details, see HP (https://www.sundayfolk.com/liveinfo/7umyaky).
(Available in Japan only).

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