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2022 D1 Grand Prix Series
2022 Gran Turismo D1 Grand Prix series was the 22nd season of D1 Grand Prix and it started from April 24 on Fuji Speedway and ended on November 6 on Ebisu Circuit. Naoki Nakamura (Professional Drifter), Naoki Nakamura entered the season as the Defending Champion. Masashi Yokoi won his third championship with Masato Kawabata winning the Tanso (Solo Run) championship. Regulation Changes In an attempt to reduce grip from specialised tires, D1GP now mandates the UN/ECE R117-02 international standard for wet performance, noise and rolling resistance. The grip reduction is implemented in order to decrease damaged cause by tires to the road surfaces and also to increase tire choices. The tires that will be used will undergo an inspection before being able to be use in competition. This rule change caused Linglong and Sailun to withdraw from the series because of an inability to provide tires with such specification. Following dispute over a pit time limit in Autopolis, the time giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D1 Grand Prix
The , abbreviated as D1GP and subtitled ''Professional Drift'', is a production car drifting series from Japan. After several years of hosting amateur drifting contests, Daijiro Inada, founder of '' Option'' magazine and Tokyo Auto Salon, and drifting legend, Keiichi Tsuchiya hosted a professional level drifting contest in 1999 and 2000 to feed on the ever increasing skills of drifting drivers who were dominating drifting contests in various parts of Japan. In October 2000, they reformed the contest as a five-round series. In the following year for the following round, the introduction of the two car tsuiou battle, run in a single-elimination tournament format, a common tradition for tōge races which became popular with car enthusiasts. Since then, the series has spread from the United States to United Kingdom and Malaysia to New Zealand with an ever increasing fanbase all over the world. The series has become a benchmark for all drifting series as its tsuisou format became w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nankang Rubber Tire
Nankang Rubber Tire Corp., Ltd. () is a Taiwanese manufacturer of automobile tires and other synthetic rubber products. The company's products include automotive tires, and tires for light trucks, sedan cars, sport utility vehicles and snowfield-use vehicles. During the year ended 31 December 2006, the company obtained approximately 99% of its total revenue from the automobile tires business. In 2006, the company obtained approximately 35% and 32% of its total revenue from the Americas and Europe, respectively. Tires History Nankang Rubber Tire Corporation Ltd is the largest established tire manufacturer in Taiwan, having been started in 1940 by a group of engineers. Based originally upon the principles of Japanese manufacturing technologies, the company has grown substantially. Its two Taiwanese plants ( Nankang and Hsinfung) continue to manufacture the bulk of Nankang's product. September 2003 marked the commencement of production at Nankang's Jiangsu facility in China. This e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideyuki Fujino
is a Japanese professional drifting driver. He currently competes in the D1 Grand Prix The , abbreviated as D1GP and subtitled ''Professional Drift'', is a production car drifting series from Japan. After several years of hosting amateur drifting contests, Daijiro Inada, founder of '' Option'' magazine and Tokyo Auto Salon, and ... series for Team Toyo Tires Drift, and is the 2017 and 2023 series champion. He is based in Fukaya. Career Fujino started to compete in D1GP on its early day of competition but due to his results not being good enough he stopped competing in 2003 After the D1 Street Legal was launched in 2006 he start to compete in it instead, he claim his first D1SL win in opening round of the 2013 season. He's also compete in The Drift Musle and claimed the championship 2 times in 2015 and 2016 2015 mark his return to D1GP driving an SR20 powered 180SX he managed to finishes second on his return to the series after long time. he along with Masato Kawabata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukio Matsui
Yukio is a masculine Japanese given name. Written forms Yukio can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *幸夫, "happiness, man" *幸生, "happiness, live" *幸男, "happiness, man" *幸雄, "happiness, male" *行夫, "to go, man" *行男, "to go, man" *行雄, "to go, male" *之夫, "of, man" *之男, "of, man" *之雄, "of, male" *由起夫, "reason, to rise, man" *由紀夫, "reason, chronicle, man" *由記雄, "reason, scribe, male" *悠紀夫, "long time, chronicle, man" *雪雄, "snow, male" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆきお or katakana ユキオ. Notable people with the name *, Japanese pocket billiards player *, pseudonym of Akiyuki Nosaka (野坂 昭如), Japanese novelist, singer, lyricist, and politician *, Japanese politician who was Governor of Tokyo *, Japanese baseball player *, youngest-known Japanese Kamikaze pilot killed in World War II *, Japanese politician *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RE Amemiya
is an automotive tuning company from Tomisato, Chiba Prefecture, Japan founded by Isami Amemiya. Amemiya has made a name for himself tuning rotary engines since 1974 and has become a pioneer in tuning rotary-powered Mazdas. Thirty years later, first on the street and later in the Super GT series, Amemiya has left its mark in the tuning and motorsports worlds for rotaries. Motorsport RE Amemiya's cars are often featured on the Japanese show Hot Version. Hot Version often shows Keiichi Tsuchiya and other professional drivers competing in Touge events; these events are run in a cat and mouse fashion, much like the form of racing seen in the ''Initial D'' franchise. RE Amemiya's RX-7 often battles with the Amuse S2000, the J's Racing S2000 and the MCR R34 GT-R. RE Amemiya's RX-7 held the title of Touge Monster from 2004 to 2007, when it went against J's Racing at the Touge GP 2007 event with a new blue FD3S RX-7 which had revised side-ports and a single aftermarket turbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kojiro Mekuwa
Kojirō, Kojiro, Koujirou or Kohjiroh is a masculine Japanese given name. It can also be a surname. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese educationist *, Japanese scholar of Islam *Sasaki Kojirō (Ganryu Kojiro, c. 1585–1612), Japanese swordsman famous for his rivalry with Miyamoto Musashi *, Japanese actor *, Japanese sport wrestler Fictional characters * James (Pokémon) (''Kojiro''), a member of Team Rocket from the ''Pokémon'' series *Kojiro, a character in ''Brave Fencer Musashi'', a fictional personification of Sasaki Kojiro *Kojiro Hyuga, a supporting character from ''Captain Tsubasa'' *Kojiro Kanemaki, a main character in ''Orient'' * Kojiro Murdoch, a supporting character in ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' *Nezu Kojirō, a supporting character in '' The Elusive Samurai'' *Rinko Koujiro, a supporting character in '' Sword Art Online: Alicization'' *Kojiro Sakai, a supporting character in ''The Irresponsible Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Yamaguchi '' (コジコジ), an anime series sometimes romanized ''Koji Koji''
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Koji, Kōji, Kohji or Kouji may refer to: *Kōji (given name), a masculine Japanese given name *Kōji (Heian period) (康治), Japanese era, 1142–1144 *Kōji (Muromachi period) (弘治), Japanese era, 1555–1558 *Koji orange, a Japanese citrus cultivar *Andrew Koji Shiraki (born 1987), singer/songwriter known as ''Koji'' *Koji, the software that builds RPM packages for the Fedora project *Koji (food), molds used to ferment food *Koji, an interactive content creation tool from GoMeta See also *Kojii, music project by Kojii Helnwein *''Coji-Coji is a Japanese manga series by Momoko Sakura which was serialized in the magazine ''Kimi to Boku'' from December 1994 to May 1997. The manga was adapted into an anime television series titled which aired from October 4, 1997, until Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyo Tires
, commonly known as Toyo Tires, is a multinational tire and rubber products company based in Itami, Japan. The company owns and operates eight factories in Asia, North America, and Europe and distributes tires and automotive components through fourteen sales companies throughout the world. Toyo Tires posted net sales of 497B Japanese yen for fiscal year 2022. It is the eleventh largest tire company in the world based on 2022 revenue. History The company started in 1945. In 1966, the company expanded to the United States as ''Toyo Tire USA Corporation''. In 1999, ''Nitto Tire North America'' was established. Timeline Lines of business Manufacturing and marketing of car tires, industrial rubber and synthetic resin products, soft and rigid polyurethane products, waterproof sheets, anti-vibration rubber for automotive parts, seat cushions, and sporting goods. Tire brands * Toyo * Nitto * Silverstone Sponsorship Toyo has sponsored off-road Trophy Truck drivers including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokuto Matsuyama
Hokuto may refer to: *''Hokuto Shichisei'' or the Big Dipper, the Japanese name for the asterism *Hokuto (train) the name of train services operating in Hokkaido, Japan *Hokuto Corporation, a Tokyo-based Japanese adult video company *Hokuto (Street Fighter), a character in the ''Street Fighter EX'' video game series *''Hokuto no Ken'' or ''Fist of the North Star'', the title refers primarily to "Hokuto Shinken", a deadly martial art school *Hokuto Bank, a Japanese bank headquartered in Akita * Hokuto (apple), The Hokuto apple is a variety of apple that originated in Aomori, Japan. Places Hokuto means "northern city" in Japanese. It may refer to: *Hokuto, Yamanashi, a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan *Hokuto, Hokkaido, a city in Hokkaido, Japan *Japanese name of Beitou, Taiwan *Nickname for Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan *Heian-kyō, a former capital of Japan, now Kyoto. Described as the northern capital in contrast to Heijō-kyō, the southern capital. *Kyoto, a nickname derived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daigo Saito
is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series and Formula Drift Japan. He formerly competed in Formula DRIFT USA and World Championship series for Achilles Radial. He was the first driver to win the two drifting majors, D1GP in 2008 and Formula D in 2012. Biography From an early age, Saito gained an appreciation for motorbikes, and motorbike racing, a hobby and sport his Father had exposed him to. Saito then gained his motorcycle license at the age of 16. One evening, when Saito was going for a ride on his motorbike with his friends, he stumbled upon a drift car meeting in the hills of Karuizawa. There he saw a white Mercedes-Benz saloon drifting. From then on he wanted to take part in drifting, and drift a saloon-style car. Upon turning 18, he gained his drivers license, though his father did not want him to take part in drifting. His Father bought him a Mini Cooper as his first car, a vehicle that is generally not capable of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokohama Rubber Company
is a Japanese manufacturing company based in Hiratsuka, Japan. The company was founded and began on October 13, 1917, in a joint venture between Yokohama Cable Manufacturing and BFGoodrich. In 1969, the company expanded to the United States as Yokohama Tire Corporation. It primarily produces tires, rims and golf equipment. The company has two manufacturing facilities in the United States: one in Salem, Virginia, and another in West Point, Mississippi. History *1917 – Established in Yokohama as 橫濱護謨製造株式會社 (Yokohama Rubber Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), a joint venture between 橫濱電線製造 (Yokohama Electric Cable Manufacturing Company, currently Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.) and BFGoodrich, BF Goodrich Company. *1920 – Built a factory in Hiranuma, Yokohama. Installed US-made refining equipment and manufacturing equipments. Started manufacturing rubber belts, tires, hoses, etc. (At this time, tires of this company are sold in Japan under the "Goodric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
