Hi again everybody. I was finally able to run on track today. The Mazda 787B is in the midst of a long journey that has seen the car go to Goodwood in the U.K., back to Hiroshima, and then up to Sendai in northeastern Japan before making the trip to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. With all that traveling and moving around, the car's mechanic Mr. Nomura has to check the chassis carefully before firing the machine up.

The cars went out on track from noon, and we drove in formation behind the pace car. I ran second in the 787B, with MNAO Senior Vice President Robert Davis behind me in the 787, followed by Manager, Dealer Affairs Wheldon Munsey in the RX-792GTP car. This formation was chosen because of a photo shoot.

There is little chance to run 4-rotor race cars together these days, so I'm sure the fans in attendance were highly impressed - and I know I really enjoyed being behind the wheel! Another 4-rotor racecar, the RX-7 GTO machine didn't run today, but I expect it will be out for the demonstration run tomorrow. The sound the RE (rotary-engined) cars made was pure music to my ears - something you only hear from the 4-rotor machines running together.

The MNAO-owned 787 and RX-792 GTP also enter historic races occasionally, and those two cars took 2nd (RX-792 GTP) and fifth (787) respectively in qualifying here today. Both drivers look like they're in a good mood. I didn't push myself because the 787B is a Japanese national treasure - and I would not want to have gone off! The RX-792 GTP with its gear ratios set up specifically for this track ran fast and well.

Apart from the obvious, I saw a whole host of famous racing cars, including the iconic Rothmans Porsche 962, an Italia Porsche Gp. 5 car, as well as New Man Porsche and Nissan Group C cars all in the paddock. It really made me reminisce about past eras in racing.

The number of spectators increased as each day of the event passed. All the shops and food stalls were doing a thriving business. Oh, and I found something that resembled Okonomiyaki in the corner of one of the stalls. Does anyone know what this is?