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2008年7月26日
Goodwood 完結編
[English version below]イギリス Goodwood 完結編です。
Racerとその関係者は3日間、ブレックファースト、ランチ & アフタヌーンティーを、ここDunhill Driver's Clubで取ることができます。
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レジストレーションを済ますと、チケット(食券）と、このメダルを貰いました。
このメダルとチケットの二つが無いと食事にありつけないのでイベント中、命の次に大事なメダルとなったのです。
この食堂で偉大なスターリグモスを見かけることができ、感動！
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＜ 主催者の伯爵様です。 ＞
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最終日の朝、会場にある自然環境を大切にするパビリオンで、Morgan LIFE carと言うMOON Discを装着したクルマを発見したのです。
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もちろん剥がしてきましたよ。
昼にはロイヤルエアフォースによるショーも展開されました。
そうそう、土曜日にはあのエアバスA380が大きな機体をふらふらと、会場上空を旋回したのです。
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19時にまた伯爵宅に来るようにと連絡があり、行ってみると中に入りなさいとの指示。
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そして、窓際に腰を掛けているのは、あのスターリングモス！
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伯爵様、自ら司会を務め次々と受賞者が壇上にあがり、
メダルや大きなシャンペン等を頂き、歴代有名レーサーも壇上で紹介されもちろん代表の挨拶を努めるのはあのスターリングモスです。
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光栄なことに記念のメダルを頂戴してしまいました。
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日も暮れ始め、ホテルへの帰路に着きました。
凄い経験をさせてもらいました。
NHRAのTony Thacker氏に感謝です。
The last part of the Goodwood Festival.
Racers and their families, as well as certain authorized people had special access to the Dunhill Driver's Club
which was a building that featured an eating area that served breakfast, lunch, and afternoon tea. Afternoon tea,
Just as one might expect to see in the United Kingdom.
Unfortunately, I was unable to make the tea-time because our event was happening during that time frame each day.
However, breakfast and lunch was really delicious.
Around this red carpet, many fans gathered throughout the day to get autographs from famous people and legendary drivers.
Once your were registered at Goodwood you received food tickets and this medal.
Without this medal, and the food tickets, you were not able to access certain areas, specifically the Dunhill Driver's Club.
It's as if life depended on the medal and so the medal became very important during the event.
Inside the dining hall, there sat Sir Stirling Moss right before me.
It was quite an experience.
The 2nd night, Saturday evening was dinner inside Lord March's house.
"Black-tie" as the written invitation specified, I had dug out my tuxedo for the trip over.
This night all the Drag Racers were formally dressed for dinner.
After dinner was finished, the band "WHO" performed on stage at the after party.
Final day, morning.
I came across a carefully placed and displayed vehicle in the pavilion.
It is what's called a Morgan LIFEcar and it's equipped with MOON Discs.
At mid-day there was an air show performed by the Royal Air Force.
That's right almost forgot, on Saturday the huge Airbus A380 with its massive fuselage made several passes in the skies above.
The event finished at 6PM, which was followed by the awards ceremony.
At 7PM we got a message that requested us to go to Lord March's main house, and instructed us to go inside.
Inside, we waited for about 10 minutes. The awards ceremony started.
There, against the wall, it's Sir Stirling Moss!
Lord March himself made a speech and conducted the ceremony calling each of the recipients to come on the stage to receive a medal, a large bottle of champagne or some kind of award.
Many of the award winners are living legends in racing.
After they were all called, Sir Stirling Moss made a speech.
After that, the members of the US Drag Team were acknowledge.
All the members didn't make it onto the stage although a couple members made speeches.
All of us received a medal.
Concluding the awards was a trial bike expert that performed a demonstration by climbing up the event Course Car (BMW) and closing the ceremony was a trick in which the rider performed hopping over Lord March as he lay on the ground.
With the day ending we made our way back to the hotel.
This entire festival was an amazing event and I'm grateful to have been part of it.
If it wasn't for NHRA's Tony Thacker, this would not have been possible.
Thank you Tony! and HNRA!
投稿者 mooneyes : 2008年7月26日 10:00
