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One of the largest Volvo owners' meetings in Japan will be held on Sunday, August 25! Volvo Meeting 2024" is coming soon! Exhibitors are coming one after another!

VOLVO Meeting運営事務局

Volvo Meeting 2024," one of the largest Volvo meetings in Japan, will be held at Sodegaura Forest Raceway on Sunday, August 25, hosted by "Sentaro" (President of CONTRASTFREE inc.), who has driven five Volvos as a car-loving comedian, and "Furuya" who leads "ELK Kanto," the largest Volvo owner group in Japan on the automotive SNS "Minkara. Volvo Meeting 2024" will be held at Sodegaura Forest Raceway on Sunday, August 25.

The event, which will bring together Volvo owners and enthusiasts, will feature demo car exhibits and test drives by various stores. In the afternoon, a variety of programs will be held on the racing course. With more exhibitors than last year, this year's event is sure to be a great success.


The previous year's event, which attracted 100 Volvos.


Event Outline

Event name: Volvo Meeting 2024

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024

Venue: Sodegaura Forest Raceway



The following companies have been selected as exhibitors and sponsors.


Exhibitors

Volvo specialized maker and store

Bitte Motor Works: Demo cars and test drives

VST: Demo cars and test drives

Coxsone :Hycosportif joint exhibition

Airst :ERST Racing V40 driving!

Hyco Sportif Japan :Complete car display

Dr. V: Complete car exhibit


Volvo Trucks

Climategate: Truck wheels on display

Yoshino Jidosha (Fast Elephant): Trailer head demo car on display and driving!

KWD: Display of custom lights for trucks


Car life maker & store

Wirth Japan: Chemical products and coatings

MOTUL Japan :Engine oil and fluid

FIRST SELECT Mobara: Shampoo and car wash products

ZOTOW WRAPPING :Demo car display, SpecViz stickers for sale

SCHNELL: One-off wheels, nano-metal coding,

          Demo car display


Tire manufacturers and distributors

Michelin Tire Chiba: Tire display

Shiba Tire: Tire display


Smoking area provided

Philip Morris Japan


Sponsor

The Mana Village (Kochi Prefecture): Lodging experience

Pirelli Japan: sponsorship

moz Sweden: sponsorship


Special Sponsor

Sodegaura Forest Raceway



Event Official Photographer】】Potographer Leo Nakamura (still)

Potographer Leo Nakamura (still)

Potographer Kazuki Miyazaki (movie)


Coverage of the event

Monthly magazine "Car and Driver" editorial department


Official Event Logo Design

Original event logo


Designer Shiori



~The best time to enjoy with all VOLVO users


Event Contents

1. Enjoy MeetingTime - The largest VOLVO offline meeting in Japan

2.VOLVO Trailer Head Demonstration

ERST Racing V40 - Legendary machine that participated in endurance races will make its first appearance in 7 years!


ERST's racing VOLVO, which has been sleeping for a long time, will also participate in the event.


4. demo cars from each store - test drive the circuit in tuning cars built by VOLVO stores across the country

5. circuit experience with a guide car - Experience a circuit course that is faster and safer than on the street (limited to approximately 30 cars) *Sold out

6. full-fledged sports driving - full throttle driving on the circuit in the owner's car wearing a helmet *Only a few left


- The 2nd VOLVO Competition to determine the fastest VOLVO in Japan! -The "2nd Japan's Fastest VOLVO Championship"!

Those who have cleared the standard time and have the will to participate in the full-scale sports driving can enter the event. 7!

(7) Big lottery with gorgeous prizes - For reference: The first round included a brand-new wheel, aero kit, etc.

8. store booths - tuning stores, wrapping stores, coating stores, etc.

9. parade run - all participating cars parade around the circuit course at the end of the meeting


Thanks to the cooperation of Sodegaura Forest Raceway, this year's event will be larger than the previous one, with 150 to 200 cars expected to attend. We have already received many entries, and there are only a few spaces left.

We have already received many entries, and we have only a few spaces left!

The second call for entries will be accepted until August 20. (We will stop accepting entries as soon as we have reached the number of entries.)



Outline of the event

Event name: "VOLVO Meeting 2024 in Sodegaura

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024, 10:00-17:00

Venue: Sodegaura Forest Raceway

       (348-1 Hayashi Myohodai, Sodegaura, Chiba 299-0202)

Access : 20 minutes by car from Anesaki Sodegaura IC on Tateyama Expressway

Participation fee: 5,000 yen per car (tax included) *Pre-registration required on the official website

Conditions for participation : VOLVO owners, people who love VOLVO and their family and friends

Capacity : 200 vehicles, up to 300 visitors (maximum)

Sponsor : VOLVO Meeting Management Office / ELK Kanto / CONTRASTFREE inc.

Application Method : Web Entry from the official website

Official website: https://sites.google.com/view/volvomeeting2024insodegaura/home


Due to the reservation system, Yahoo! JAPAN ID is required for entry.



Company Profile

Company name: CONTRASTFREE inc.

Representative: Chitaro Otsuka, President

Business description: Event planning and production, video production, content production, web marketing

URL: http://contrastfree.com/



For inquiries from customers regarding this matter, please contact

VOLVO Meeting Management Office

Mail: volvo.meeting.organizer@gmail.com


Contact from general customers is accepted 24 hours a day via the official LINE account.

LINE account: https://lin.ee/HS7M2oH


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