Saturday 7th was nothing too exciting again, the only thing of note was that having not bought any CDs in ages I went into HMV and bought 3! I went to buy the new Coldplay album but it is not on sale until next week.
Sunday I went for a long drive. Jamie Maclean from work rented a MX-5 and I went in my Silvia. Started at Atsugi and headed along to Atusgi-Odawara Expressway to... Odawara. Then up the Toyo Tyres Turnpike (or Hakone Turnpike, it is currently sponsored by Toyo Tyres), then along the full length of the Izu Skyline, back up the Izu Skyline, to the Ashinoko Skyline, Route 138, Route 147 up to Mt.Fuji 5th Station (at 2000m), back along Route 138 to Yamanakako lake, past FujiSpeedway and then home.
Unfortunately the weather was foul all morning with rain and mist. The afternoon was still misty but now the visability was a few miles rather than 50m.
The highlights were:
*Getting told off by the ticket booth guy at Izu Skyline because I left at the same point I entered but bought a ticket to leave at the other end. I just had to say "wakarimasen' (I do not understand) but I knew he wasn't happy from the tone of his voice!
*Doing some 'team' driving - in the faster car I would overtake a slower car and then keeping Jamie in my rear view I would flash my warning indicators to show him when the coast was clear, we made a lot of progress.
*Standing at Fuji 5th station and not being able to see the end of the car park!
*Trying some powersliding up the Fuji road was a lot of fun!
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