I participated in the book round of the endurance race "24 hours endurance race" of the world maximum grade that it was German western part and the Akio Toyota next president (53) of Toyota Motor Corporation could write it on 24th from 23rd, and was performed as one of the drivers. The race is finished to (Japan time the afternoon of the same day 11:00) at 4:00 in the afternoon of 24th. About 170 teams of Akio ran the whole distance by the 89th place tentativeness of the inside.
　Akio participates by the name of "a harpoon elephant" having an international C grade license. It is an aim it makes a topic in unprecedented recession positively to challenge a race by oneself, and to appeal to for "the pleasure of the car" for the world. Akio runs the team with three professional racers with super high efficiency sportscar "Lexus LF - A" developing by turns. I fought hard with the 24th place in the preliminary.
　This race is famous for a thing competing for how much distance you can run for in 24 hours as a car event of the world maximum grade that a car of around 200 participates in in an average year. This appealing to the peopple efficientlly and hope to sell not only economic car like but also those luxuray cars "Lexus series" .