Today was really exciting! In addition to the three 4-rotor cars that ran yesterday, the RX-7 GTO and two Lola T616 Mazda (13 B 2-rotor) machines joined us today so that there were six racecars on track together. I think it must have been an incredible sight, a total of 20 rotors roaring together at the same time. Anyway, I wasn't able to actually see it as I was driving at the head of the field.

A huge number of people came to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca today. Don Nichols, a chassis constructor and racing team owner, who worked as a motorsports liaison between the U.S. and Japan in an earlier part of Japan's motorsports era, came to the Mazda paddock. He brought his friend, Bill Ohtomo, a motorsports journalist. I felt deep emotion because it was the first time we'd met in 50 years! Somebody said they saw Derek Bell entered in one of the many classic car races taking place this weekend. There were Japanese fans that learned about the event through the MZRacing site and came from Japan to be here. One of them brought a Japanese race comic in which I was the main character in the story. I happily autographed it. That fan also went to Le Mans. He is hugely enthusiastic. I appreciate it a lot.

Anyway, I'd like to give you my impression of the Corkscrew. We approach the corner after turning a hard 90 degrees to the left, and them immediately turn right into a downhill sweeper. Of course the clipping point on the right is completely out of sight, and you're fully on the accelerator as soon as you see the trees in the middle of your sightline. Somebody said it's like a high-speed descent in a roller coaster.

I heard that the nature of the corner came about through an error in construction, and that the original design isn't exactly this shape. The name ‘Corkscrew' comes from its resemblance to the spiral hook of a wine bottle opener.

I had dinner with members of the media today. We all had a really good time around the BBQ.