Winning 6th stage “Montre 2021″ All Japan rally championship!!
2021.06.22 
Date: June 11,2021-June 13,2021
Location: Takasaki, Gunma, Japan
The “Black ship*” Škoda FABIA R5 which is also the”Lucky-Adventurer” of the domestic rally appeared
and won at home of SUBARU!! They have achieved a great achievement which was the third winning in
a row following Karatsu (in Saga) and Tango (in Kyoto)!!
On the 1st day, they got the brake trouble due to the long course of over 20km with continuous
down hill, and took 4th place, and they finished the 1st day with patience.
On the final day, it looked as if it might be impossible to win. However, driver Mr. Fukunaga and
co-driver Ms. Saida made a comeback!! Despite worry about the course condition with unstable weather,
they set the top time in SS2, and quickly moved up to 2nd place. In the following SS3, while the top
team lost time due to spins, Mr. Fukunaga and Ms. Saida showed a overwhelming performance, and
took not the title of real “Initial D*” but the title of “the fastest in Montre”.
After the race, Mr. Fukunaga said, “I will not be complacent about the result so far, and will continue to
drive carefully the following races.”
*Black ship: was led by Perry and appeared in Japan in 1853. They came to open Japan where was on the
national isolation. Japanese people were stunned at those huge ships which they had never seen.
*Initial D: Japanese comic book about street racing. One of most famous comic book in Japan.
We have been supporting Mr. Fukunaga and Ms. Saida!! See you next race Kamui!!
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