is a Japanese businessman and semi-retired amateur racing driver. He is the CEO, president and founder of VT Holdings and

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Cars Tokai, a chain of Honda dealerships found across

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Racing career

Takahashi's first known form of racing was in 1994 in the Tokachi 24 Hours; he would race intermittently in that series, last competing in that series in 2001. Takahashi also competed in two editions of the

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as a privateer; it was around 1998 when he started Cars Tokai Dream28 as the racing arm of his family of dealerships. Takahashi first competed in what was then known as the

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; being a Honda-based team thanks to his dealerships he would drive a

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. Initially paired up with

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, for

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he would pair up with Akira Watanabe. The team switched from a Honda NSX to a Vemac RD320R in 2005, the series now being known as

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would see Takahashi with a new teammate,

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, and a new car, the Mooncraft Shiden. 2006 and

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were both strong years for the team, achieving wins and podiums; both years would have the team fighting for the Drivers's and Constructors's championships at the end of the year. Despite tying with other teams in points Cars Tokai Dream28 would lose both the 2006 and 2007 Drivers's Championships on countback, although they would win the 2007 Constructors's Championship. Takahashi retired from full-time competition after the

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, but vowed to continue racing in other categories.

Racing record

Complete Super GT results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Takahashi, Kazuho Living people 1953 births Japanese racing drivers 21st-century Japanese businesspeople People from Aichi Prefecture