Auto Race

is a Japanese version motorcycle speedway which combines gambling with motor racing.
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Auto Race invited Hiroshi Fujioka, who portrayed Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1 as their special guest to promote the anniversary event. The suit of Kamen Rider 1 also appeared in the celebration race opening. Since Kamen Rider 1 is a motorcycle racer in his civilian life as Takeshi Hongo, Auto Race naturally chose to utilize the character in TV ads. This event also just so happened to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Kamen Rider in 2001.
===Commercials===
#Takeshi is relaxing in a cafe in Paris and asks for an American Coffee. However, he begins to hear everyone say the word "Oui" (meaning "yes" in French) around him, reminding him of the Shocker Combatmen's grunt of "Eee!". He immediately rushes back to Japan to race as Kamen Rider 1, using a bike stunt to land past the finish line.
#Takeshi is in a restaurant talking to a woman and when the subject of romance comes up, he suggests they "Go!, Go!, Let's go!" to AutoRace. He leaps into the air and races and the speed of his bike causes the woman's skirt to go up in a parody of Marilyn Monroe's famous scene from the Seven Year Itch.
#Takeshi is at the dentist as two women take care of cleaning his teeth, but the sound of the dental tools reminds him of a motorcycle engine and thus reminds him he forgot about a race he was going to be in. Takeshi squirms and struggles as the female dentists protest him leaving to finish getting his teeth cleaned.
#Takeshi is at a restaurant and the waiter describes the dish's name which sounds like "AutoRace", this causes him to abandon his meal and head for the racetrack as Kamen Rider 1. He goes through a plaza and heads to the stadium on his New Cyclone, with several security guards chasing him for speeding in a public area.
==External Links==
*Official AutoRace page (Japanese)
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