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○Villa Carlos Paz → San Juan
SS:518km
Liaison:107km
Total:625km　　

Jun is going to start at 9:17 in the morning.
It’s a Beautiful Day! But, people are in a bad temper. They must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed this early morning. lol

Hard terrain at the start of the race will be followed by dusty sections in the middle of the day and a sandy stretch to finish.

Jun slept in this tent yesterday.
I heard that lots of people were making loud noises late at night.
He might not slept well last night….

This photo was shot yesterday.
Jun was full of spirit!! Because he noticed photographer presence.
But, The timing of photographer shooting him is too late. That’s a pity!

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Stage 1

Jun stood on the start line without troubles, and finished the stage 1 safely today. However he felt something wrong with the car before he left Japan and it did not sit well with him during the stage 1.

In the half of the stage, car’s brakes were out of condition as he wanted and the brake setting did not match to him. Stage 1 is the flat course between the meadows with much dust and slow car that was running 4 cars away from Jun blocked and all cars were bunching. Jun expected this circumstance, if his car was good, the time is not different in 10 seconds. TLC mechanics fit up the car in the bivouac now.

All cars have the air conditioner from this time. “It was so comfortable” he said. Temperature will get over 45 degrees at some stages in the altiplano and he wonders if air conditioner is effective or not in there.

The first day of the rally, he suceeded to caoture SS, but fight with a sleepiness was bitter than that in the liaison. The bivouac where Jun stays now is the place the official notified him to retire 2 years ago. Jun said “I could breake the jinx”

Dakar Rally 2015 Stage 1 Result:
Liaison:663km
SS:170km
Total:833km
T2 Autos Result:2nd
Overall standings:44th

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They arrived at the SS starting point!

This is a picture that was taken this morning.

LIVE :　http://gaps.dakar.com/2015/dakar/stage-01/aso/ukie.php

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○Buenos Aires → Villa Carlos Paz
SS:170km
Liaison:663km
Total:833km　　

It is 90 minutes before start.

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