Driving rally cars is one of my hobbies. I used to join the competition as a driver in my younger days, but recently I just watch it or support the staff members as one of the rescue members. Today I'd been in the forest all day, where the "Teppen" rally was held. "Teppen" in the title stands for the highest place. The main course of the rally was in the highest area in Shikoku, so the rally was named like this. Shikoku is the small island containing Ehime prefecture.
The rally went on as scheduled and there was no accident causing injury or death. This was a relief off my mind. However, the weather was terrible. Matsuyama Local Meteorological Observatory issued a heavy rain warning on the previous night and I brought my rainsuit. This rainsuit was new. As I posted an incident a few weeks ago, my heavy-duty one was torn and replaced in a nearby sports goods shop. Looking for it in the shop, I thought that if I intended to climb up a difficult mountain again, I should buy a heavy-duty one that I could rely on in the torrential rain. However, I had no plan of climbing then, and I decided to skimp the money and not to buy the high-quality one. Consequently, I had a tough time today because the normal one that I got was no use. The picture is when the leading vehicle had just arrived at my check point.
See also; http://kumo.typepad.jp/weblog/2009/07/a-dog-vandalize.html
(Vocabulary)
accident causing injury or death 人身事故
That will be a relief off my mind, thanks. 「ホッとしたよ」というニュアンスがこめられた言い方
issue a heavy rain warning 大雨警報を出す
meteorological observatory 気象台
Matsuyama Local Meteorological Observatory 松山地方気象台
skimp (金・時間などを) けちる
skimp on sth ＜金など＞をけちる, ＜…＞の手を抜く
(KW: ＤＣＲラリー 四国のてっぺんラリー)
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