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Tunnel Running is a kind of recreational motor vehicle activity, in the form of a road rally for owners of high-performance sports cars. It emphasises recreational driving in a group, and in particular, journeys involving tunnels, often at night when little other traffic is present.〔('RIDES' magazine ), May/June 2006, p.41-42. ()〕 At times convoys of over 200 cars have driven through tunnels in this manner.〔〔''Autocar'', February 2006, p.68-69. () and ()〕 Like flash mobs, tunnel runs tend to be organised in a clandestine manner,〔As described in both reviews organisation of runs tends to be via a "members only" website with directions and routes often only handed out at the rendez-vous; the description "clandestine" was also used in the Islington Council description.〕 although some groups do inform police about 'runs' beforehand. The activity originated in 2004 in the UK and focuses on the enjoyment of the noises engines make in enclosed spaces rather than outright speed, this makes it rare among sports car clubs〔 The originating group runs regular "Tunnel Runs". They are known as the London Tunnel Runners and were founded in 2004.〔 == Background and history == Tunnel Running or "tunnelling", originated as a social activity amongst TVR enthusiasts in 2004.〔 Some sources state it was originated by one person, Eddie Wharram,〔 others that it started with a group of "six enthusiasts" 〔 - ''Autocar'' state that six people "turned up" following a suggestion.〔 Eddie Wharram stated in an interview that the initial motive was simply the "unbelievable" noise caused by echoes of a large displacement engine within the confines of a tunnel.〔 This has since evolved into a much larger 'membership' where runs are organised in a democratic manner with no overall leaders. Out of this unwritten rules have been created whereby participation and mutual appreciation of others cars are the aim instead of any perceived competition. Semi-regular meetings have since followed, often at night or pre-dawn to avoid congestion and gatecrashing by people who may not care for the safety of others. At times runs could comprise more than 200 cars so the late times meant it was also beneficial to people not familiar with London to be able to follow in convoy. Since forming, The London Tunnel Runners have visited areas such as Wales, the south coast of England and as far as Paris.〔 On all runs, route and logistical information is often provided by the organisers, themselves enthusiasts. Due to the size and nature of the group, traffic jams have been known to occur by passers by trying to take photographs. An example of this is the run to Paris where a minor traffic jam occurred near the Eiffel tower as locals stopped to take pictures but, whilst the police attended shortly after the jam started, their action was for the most part limited to curiosity and chatting with Tunnelers. Since November 2007 (Missbanzai ) have organised tunnel runs through central London for Japanese car enthusiast. These events have had up to 450 modified Japanese cars in attendance from Nissan Skylines to Honda Preludes and have raised over £15k for charity’s such as (Royal London Hospital Kidney Patients Association ) and the (London Air Ambulance ). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tunnel Running」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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