ASCII.jp [Suzuka F1 watching game] Enjoy watching the game by using the iPhone wisely for the day trip schedule

It's been more than a week since the final of the F1 Japan Grand Prix, but I went on a day trip in a car for the first time in about 23 years. In an era where the Internet and digital devices are commonplace, which is completely different from 23 years ago, I have enjoyed watching games unique to modern times with the iPhone 8 Plus in one hand. I hope that I will deliver the whole story and use it as a reference for watching the game next year.

Get the ticket at the last minute The place is the stand near the chicane

Twenty-three years ago was 1994. Yes, it was the year Ayrton Senna died in an accident at the Imola circuit in Italy in May, which I will never forget. At the F1 Japan Grand Prix that year, a helicopter painted in the color of the Brazilian flag held a memorial ceremony for a week in the rain. The first time I watched F1 live was from a grandstand where all the spectators were sad.

At that time, there was a car navigation system, but there was no internet and mobile phones were not common yet. It was hard to get the information. I aimed at Suzuka according to the navigation, but there is no parking lot information, no road, no Isewangan Expressway or Shin Tomei Expressway as it is now. I remember it was difficult just to move. Now, if you look it up online in advance, anything will come out. If you use "Google Maps" or "Yahoo! Car Navi", you can get information on traffic jams around Suzuka while you are at home. It's convenient.

So, I went to Suzuka day trip by car for the first time in a long time to the 2017 F1 Japan Grand Prix. F1 has been watching every race on TV. SKY PerfecTV! You can't watch it in real time on terrestrial broadcasting! I started watching it at, and it's still going on.

It's not like I haven't seen F1 live for 23 years, but I went to see it by train because the Fuji Speedway, which was held twice, is close to my house, and Suzuka also went to see it several times because of work. There is. However, this is the first time in 23 years that I have been driving my own car.

I didn't know if I could get the ticket, so I held it at the last minute in September. This is also easy because you can do it online. When I asked an acquaintance who likes F1 and has been attending the F1 Japan Grand Prix for the best place, he said that it is recommended to go near the 1st corner or around Hitachi Automotive Systems Chicane (hereinafter referred to as chicane) except for the grandstand.

So this time I decided to watch the game at the stand in front of the chicane. The seats are a little above the center. I wanted to see the machine quite close, so I thought it would be better to go down, but in fact, it seems to be recommended because there is no fence on the top and you can see far away. I see, is there a way to choose a seat that cannot be understood from the seat map alone?

The stand I watched this time.Q2 seats with a front view of the rise from the chicane

I also asked the acquaintance about the parking lot situation around Suzuka. There are many private temporary parking lots in the area, and the price is 1000 yen a day at a low price and 5000 yen a day at a high price. I heard about the location of the parking lot, but I don't know how much it will cost and how crowded it will be, so I decided to look for it from the local area.

By the way, watching tickets are also available with a parking lot. It's so popular that it sells out quickly, but it's definitely parked near the circuit, so it's safe to come slowly.

I only watch the final because I was batting with my son's athletic meet

And the F1 Japan Grand Prix was held from October 5th (Thursday). Free practice will be held twice on Friday, and qualifying will be held on Saturday after free practice. And Sunday is the final schedule. Originally I would like to watch the game for three days from Friday, but unfortunately my son's athletic meet was on Saturday the 7th and I wanted to see it, so I decided to go to the final only. That's why it's a day trip.

However, it was raining from Friday in the Shonan area where I live, and it was forecast that it would rain on Saturday in the morning, so the athletic meet was postponed to Sunday as soon as possible. Whether to take F1 or athletic meet or to hang on a balance. The result is my son, I'm sorry. No, I really want to watch F1 with my sons (elementary school and kindergarten). However, it is not possible to take a break from school events.

The F1 Japan Grand Prix is ​​often held during the three consecutive holidays in October, but in Japan it is the athletic meet season due to the trend of the day when the Tokyo Olympics were held = athletic meet. Recently, the number of schools held in June is increasing, but there are still many athletic meet in October. In order to increase the chances of watching F1 games with children, I would like you to somehow remove this time.

The writer who left his home at 2 o'clock in the early hours with the thought that his back hair would be pulled. The nearest highway entrance is Atsugi IC, so the location is easier than those who live in Tokyo. Furthermore, the Shin Tomei Expressway now extends from Gotemba to Toyokawa and continues directly to the Isewangan Expressway. There are few ups and downs and curves, so it's very easy to drive, and the road was rattle, so I went swiftly. Google Maps and Yahoo! When I checked it with the car navigation system, there was no traffic jam. Google says that there is only one minute difference between going out to the Higashi-Meihan Expressway and getting off at Suzuka IC and getting off at Mie-Kawagoe IC and going down National Highway No. 23, so we decided to get off at Mie-Kawagoe IC. bottom.

Google Maps on the left and Yahoo! on the right! A screen that searches for a route from Kariya PA with a car navigation system. Judgment that both are about 1 hour.As expected, there seems to be no traffic jam at this time

If you go smoothly on the rattle road, you will easily arrive at the Suzuka Circuit area. The roads around the Suzuka Circuit are much better than they used to be. There are still some construction works, such as two lanes on each side and a bypass, so we should expand it further. It's more crowded on the way back than on the way, but it's definitely better than it used to be.

I arrived too early, so check the prices of the private parking lots in the area. It was about 3000 yen a day on the west and north sides of the Suzuka Circuit, but 2000 yen a day along the circuit road on the east side beyond the bypass. However, from the place where the main gate is located, it is a little tough because it goes down once and then climbs. I went around and examined various things, but in the end I parked at the parking lot along the circuit road near Suzuka Circuit Inou Station. It's 2000 yen a day.

The area around the blue circle on the left screen is where you parked this time. Check the area around Suzuka IC on the Higashi-Meihan Expressway on the right.It seems that traffic jams have already begun

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