{"id":12222,"date":"2016-10-19T10:52:27","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T01:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/?p=12222"},"modified":"2016-10-19T11:50:18","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T02:50:18","slug":"the-race-of-gentleman-trog-pismo-beach-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/2016\/10\/the-race-of-gentleman-trog-pismo-beach-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"The Race of Gentleman (TROG), Pismo Beach, CA"},"content":{"rendered":"TROG \u306e\u958b\u50ac\u3055\u308c\u308b Pismo Beach \u306f Shop \u306e\u3042\u308b Santa Fe Springs \u304b\u3089\u7d04200 miles \u305d\u3093\u306a\u306b\u9060\u304f\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304c MQQN Transporter \u306b MQQNliner \u3092\u8f09\u305b\u3066\u305f\u3069\u308a\u7740\u304f\u304b\u3069\u3046\u304b\uff1f\r\n\r\nThe location of TROG was Pismo Beach which is about 200 miles from the shop in Santa Fe Springs. This isn't too far but for the MQQN Transporter hauling the MQQNliner, it was a concern.\r\n\r\n \r\n\"001_0150\"<\/a>\r\n101 \u3092\u5317\u4e0a\u4e2d\r\n\r\nHeading north on the 101\r\n\r\n \r\n\"002_8751\"<\/a>\r\n\u304a\u6c7a\u307e\u308a\u306e \u300c\u30a8\u30f3\u30b8\u30f3\u304c\u639b\u304b\u3089\u306a\u3044\u300d \u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u3082\u4f55\u3068\u304b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3046\u306e\u3067\u7d76\u5bfe\u306b\u3061\u3083\u3093\u3068\u4fee\u7406\u306f\u3057\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\r\n\r\n\"The engine won't start\" is something we expect to hear but always find a way to get it going without properly doing any work to it.\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n\"003_8766\"<\/a>\r\n3:00pm\u3001 Pismo Beach \u306b\u5230\u7740\u3001 \u6e80\u3061\u6f6e\u3067\u4f1a\u5834\u306f\u30cc\u30eb\u30cc\u30eb\u72b6\u614b\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\r\n\r\nWe arrived at Pismo Beach around 3pm. It was high tide and the track was soaked.\r\n\r\n \r\n\"004_8769\"<\/a>\r\n\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u3044\u5929\u6c17\u3067\u3059\u3002\r\n\r\nThe weather was splendid on Friday.\r\n\r\n \r\n\"005_8768\"<\/a> \"006_8779\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\"007_0250\"<\/a>\r\n\u5915\u65b9\u304b\u3089\u4f1a\u5834\u8fd1\u304f\u306e\u30ad\u30e3\u30f3\u30d7\u5834\u3067 Old Camper \u306e\u30b7\u30e7\u30fc\u304c\u958b\u50ac\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\r\n\r\nIn the evening at a nearby campgrounds, there was an old camper show taking place.\r\n\r\n \r\n\"008_0208\"<\/a>\r\nPorsche \u306e\u30ad\u30e3\u30f3\u30d4\u30f3\u30b0\u30ab\u30fc\u3067\u3059\u3002\r\n\u4e16\u754c\u3067 3\u53f0\u3068\u304b\u3002\r\n\u52ff\u8ad6\u30a8\u30f3\u30b8\u30f3\u306f Flat-4\r\n\r\nThis is a Porsche camper.\r\nApparently only 3 exist in the entire world.\r\nOf course, the engine is an air cooled Flat-4.\r\n\r\n \r\n\"009_0203\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\"010_0204\"<\/a>\r\nOld Camper \u3082\u697d\u3057\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3053\u308c\u306b\u6cca\u307e\u308b\u52c7\u6c17\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\r\n\r\nOld campers look like a lot of fun but I don't know if I could spend the night inside something like this.\r\n\r\n \r\n\"011_0197\"<\/a> \"012_0215\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\"013_0213\"<\/a> \"014_0210\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"015_0242\"<\/a>\r\nMQQN Ramp Truck \u306f\u9577\u5e74\u306e Bonneville \u901a\u3044\u304c\u305f\u305f\u308a\u4eca\u3067\u306f\u5e8a\u3082\u629c\u3051\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3046\u72b6\u614b\u3067\u4fee\u7406\u4e0d\u80fd\u306b\u8fd1\u3044\u72b6\u614b\u3067\u3059\u3002 \u305b\u3081\u3066\u3053\u306e\u4f4d\u306e Ramp Truck \u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002\r\n\r\nThe MQQN Ramp Truck worked for many years taking a beating to Bonneville and back. Now the floors are coming apart and it's almost at a point of no repair. At minimum, I'd like to have a ramp truck like this.\r\n\r\n \r\n\"016_0232\"<\/a> \"017_0249\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\"018_8805\"<\/a>\r\n\u7fcc\u671d\u3001 \u571f\u66dc\u65e5\u306f\u4f55\u3068\u96e8\u3002\r\n\r\nThe next morning, Saturday it rained.\r\n\r\n \r\n\"019_8832\"<\/a>\r\n\u3069\u3046\u3057\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u3063\u3066\u8a00\u3046\u4f4d\u306e\u96e8\u3067\u3059\u3002\r\n\r\nIt rained so much we debated on what we should do.\r\n\r\n \r\n\"020_0259\"<\/a>\r\n\u897f\u6d77\u5cb8\u3067\u306f\u521d\u3081\u3066\u306e TROG \u3068\u8a00\u3046\u4e8b\u3067\u5927\u52e2\u306e\u4eba\u304c\u3084\u3063\u3066\u6765\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\r\n\u65e5\u672c\u304b\u3089\u306f\u52ff\u8ad6\u3001 \u8272\u3005\u306a\u56fd\u306e\u65b9\u3092\u4f1a\u3046\u4e8b\u304c\u51fa\u6765\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\r\n\r\nThis was the first time TROG was held on the west coast and there were huge crowds of people that showed up. Of course, many from Japan but I met a lot of people from all over the world there.\r\n\r\n \r\n\"021_8838\"<\/a>\r\n\u3068\u306f\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u3082 Race \u306f\u958b\u50ac\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002\r\nRain or Shine \u3067\u3059\u3002\r\n\r\nIn the current conditions, the race was held.\r\nAfter atll, it's a rain or shine event.\r\n\r\n \r\n\"022_0273\"<\/a> \"023_8840\"<\/a>\r\n\u958b\u5e97\u4f11\u696d\u72b6\u614b\u306e MQQNEYES Booth\r\n\r\nThe MQQNEYES booth was open but had no business at all.\r\n\r\n \r\n\"024_0289\"<\/a> \"025_0284\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"026_8929\"<\/a> \"027_8936\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\"028_8944\"<\/a>\"029_0321\"<\/a> \r\n\r\n\"030_0334\"<\/a>\r\n\u671d\u306e\u611f\u3058\u306f\u8d70\u308c\u305d\u3046\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u4f55\u3068\u304b\u6570\u672c\u8d70\u308c\u3066\u6e80\u8db3\u305d\u3046\u306a\u30c9\u30e9\u30a4\u30d0\u30fc\u3067\u3059\u3002\r\n\r\nIt didn't seem like anyone would be driving in the morning but a few were able to and the drivers were very pleased.\r\n\r\n \r\n\"031_8950\"<\/a>\r\nSanta Maria \u304b\u3089\u5317\u4e0a 30\u5206\u3001 Pismo \u304b\u3089\u5357\u4e0b 15\u5206\u306e\u8857\u3001 \u5c0f\u3055\u306a\u8857 Nipomo \u306b\u3042\u308b\u6709\u540d\u306a\u30b9\u30c6\u30fc\u30ad\u5c4b\u3055\u3093\r\n\"Jocko's\" \u4e00\u5ea6\u884c\u3063\u3066\u307f\u3066\u4e0b\u3055\u3044\u3002\r\n\u4e88\u7d04\u3082\u53d6\u308b\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u304c \u53d6\u3063\u3066\u3082\u53d6\u3089\u306a\u304f\u3066\u3082\u5f85\u3064\u69d8\u3067\u3059\u304c\u56e0\u307f\u306b\u50d5\u3089\u306f2\u6642\u9593\u4ee5\u4e0a\u5f85\u3061\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\r\n\r\nAbout 30 minutes north of Santa Maria and around 15 minutes south of Pismo is a small town called Nipomo and there's a famous steak restaurant called \"Jocko's\". Whether you call in and make reservations or just show up, you will be waiting on certain nights. By the way, we waited over 2 hours before getting our table.\r\n\r\n \r\n\"032_8966\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"033_8977\"<\/a>\r\n\u65e5\u66dc\u306e\u671d\u3001\u6674\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff01\r\n\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u6f6e\u3068\u304b\u8272\u3005\u306a\u4e8b\u60c5\u306b\u3088\u308a\u3053\u306e\u65e5\u306e\u30ec\u30fc\u30b9\u306f\u30ad\u30e3\u30f3\u30bb\u30eb\u3068\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\r\n\r\nSunday morning the weather cleared up!\r\nHowever, the sand and other conditions were not great and the cancelled the races.\r\n\r\n \r\n\"034_8996\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"035_9020\"<\/a>\r\n\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u304c\u30ad\u30e3\u30f3\u30d7\u5834\u3067\u30ab\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30fc\u3068\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\r\n\r\nOn Sunday, the campgrounds held a car show.\r\n\r\n \r\n\"036_9022\"<\/a>\r\nLA\u30d8\u306e\u5e30\u308a\u307f\u3061\u3001\u3044\u3064\u3082\u30c8\u30e9\u30d6\u30eb\u3002\r\n\u5199\u771f\u3060\u3051\u307f\u308b\u3068Hood\u3092\u958b\u3051\u3066\u308b\u3060\u3051\u306a\u306e\u3067\u5927\u3057\u305f\u4e8b\u306a\u3055\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u304c\r\n\u5b9f\u306f\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3082\u306a\u3044\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002\r\n\r\nOn the way back towards LA, as usual we ran into problems.\r\nA photo of the hood open doesn't explain much and it doesn't seem like much of a big problem. However, it was quite the opposite.\r\n\r\n \r\n\"037_9032\"<\/a>\r\n\u4f55\u3068\u304b\u306a\u308b\u3068\u8a00\u3046\u306e\u306f\u4f55\u6642\u9593\u639b\u304b\u3063\u3066\u3082\u76ee\u7684\u5730\u306b\u7740\u304f\u3068\u8a00\u3046\u4e8b\u3067\u3059\u3002\r\n\u3067\u304d\u308b\u306a\u3089\u30b9\u30e0\u30fc\u30b9\u306b\u884c\u304d\u305f\u3044\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c \r\n\u4f55\u3068\u304b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3046\u306e\u3067\u3061\u3083\u3093\u3068\u306f\u4fee\u7406\u306f\u3057\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\r\n\u307e\u305f\u6b21\u306b\u3069\u3053\u304b\u3078\u884c\u304f\u3068\u540c\u3058\u4e8b\u304c\u304a\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002\r\nMQQNEYES USA\u3067\u3059\u3002\r\n\u3068\u8a00\u3046\u4e8b\u3067\u3084\u3063\u3068\u5bb6\u306b\u5e30\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002\r\n\r\nAfter all that's said and done as well as many hours that pass, we normally make it to our place of destination.\r\nI sure would like to have a smooth ride with no issues but that doesn't seem to work out and somehow we do make it without any real maintenance done.\r\nI'm sure the next trip will have the same problems no mater where we go.\r\nThis is MQQNEYES USA.\r\nAnd finally, we reached home.\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TROG \u306e\u958b\u50ac\u3055\u308c\u308b Pismo Beach \u306f Shop \u306e\u3042\u308b Santa Fe Springs \u304b\u3089\u7d04200 miles \u305d\u3093\u306a\u306b\u9060\u304f\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304c MQQN Transporter \u306b MQQNliner \u3092\u8f09\u305b\u3066\u305f\u3069\u308a\u7740\u304f\u304b\u3069\u3046\u304b\uff1f The location of TROG was Pismo Beach which is about 200 miles from the shop in Santa Fe Springs. This isn't too far but for the MQQN Transporter hauling the MQQNliner, it was a concern.   101 \u3092\u5317\u4e0a\u4e2d Heading north on the 101   \u304a\u6c7a\u307e\u308a\u306e \u300c\u30a8\u30f3\u30b8\u30f3\u304c\u639b\u304b\u3089\u306a\u3044\u300d \u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u3082\u4f55\u3068\u304b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3046\u306e\u3067\u7d76\u5bfe\u306b\u3061\u3083\u3093\u3068\u4fee\u7406\u306f\u3057\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002 \"The engine won't start\" is something we expect to hear but always find a way to get it going without properly doing any work to it.   3:00pm\u3001 Pismo Beach \u306b\u5230\u7740\u3001 \u6e80\u3061\u6f6e\u3067\u4f1a\u5834\u306f\u30cc\u30eb\u30cc\u30eb\u72b6\u614b\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002 We arrived at Pismo Beach around 3pm. It was high tide and the track was soaked.   \u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u3044\u5929\u6c17\u3067\u3059\u3002 The weather was splendid on Friday.   \u5915\u65b9\u304b\u3089\u4f1a\u5834\u8fd1\u304f\u306e\u30ad\u30e3\u30f3\u30d7\u5834\u3067 Old Camper \u306e\u30b7\u30e7\u30fc\u304c\u958b\u50ac\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 In the evening at a nearby campgrounds, there was an old camper show taking place.   Porsche \u306e\u30ad\u30e3\u30f3\u30d4\u30f3\u30b0\u30ab\u30fc\u3067\u3059\u3002 \u4e16\u754c\u3067 3\u53f0\u3068\u304b\u3002 \u52ff\u8ad6\u30a8\u30f3\u30b8\u30f3\u306f Flat-4 This is a Porsche camper. Apparently only 3 exist in the entire world. Of course, the engine is an air cooled Flat-4.   Old Camper \u3082\u697d\u3057\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3053\u308c\u306b\u6cca\u307e\u308b\u52c7\u6c17\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002 Old campers look like a lot of fun but I don't know if I could spend the night inside something like this.   MQQN Ramp Truck \u306f\u9577\u5e74\u306e Bonneville \u901a\u3044\u304c\u305f\u305f\u308a\u4eca\u3067\u306f\u5e8a\u3082\u629c\u3051\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3046\u72b6\u614b\u3067\u4fee\u7406\u4e0d\u80fd\u306b\u8fd1\u3044\u72b6\u614b\u3067\u3059\u3002 \u305b\u3081\u3066\u3053\u306e\u4f4d\u306e Ramp Truck \u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002 The MQQN Ramp Truck worked for many years taking a beating to Bonneville and back. Now the floors are coming apart and it's almost at a point of no repair. At minimum, I'd like to have a ramp truck like this.   \u7fcc\u671d\u3001 \u571f\u66dc\u65e5\u306f\u4f55\u3068\u96e8\u3002 The next morning, Saturday it rained.   \u3069\u3046\u3057\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u3063\u3066\u8a00\u3046\u4f4d\u306e\u96e8\u3067\u3059\u3002 It rained so much we debated on what we should do.   \u897f\u6d77\u5cb8\u3067\u306f\u521d\u3081\u3066\u306e TROG \u3068\u8a00\u3046\u4e8b\u3067\u5927\u52e2\u306e\u4eba\u304c\u3084\u3063\u3066\u6765\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 \u65e5\u672c\u304b\u3089\u306f\u52ff\u8ad6\u3001 \u8272\u3005\u306a\u56fd\u306e\u65b9\u3092\u4f1a\u3046\u4e8b\u304c\u51fa\u6765\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 This was the first time TROG was held on the west coast and there were huge crowds of people that showed up. 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