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Apr (racing Team)
apr Co., Ltd. stylized as äpr, is a Japanese racing team competing in the GT300 class of Super GT as well as in Super Taikyu. The team also manufactures and sells parts for automobiles and motorcycles. History Originally it was the racing division of Apex company, but as it's business expanded, it became a fully independent corporation in 2000 and was rebranded as "apr". In 1998, the company began participating in the GT300 class of the JGTC (All Japan GT Championship) (SUPER GT from 2005) as a constructor with the Toyota MR2. After winning the championship in 1999, the following year, the company began developing cars with the support of TRD. In 2001, the company was also in charge of operations for ARTA's GT300 team. In 2003, the company was also responsible for the design and development of the ASL Garaiya GT300 car when the car participated in the race. The contract with ARTA ended at the end of the 2010 season. In 2012, the company entered the Toyota Prius, the first hybri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsugi
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 223,960 and a population density of 2400 persons per km². The total area of the city is . While the name "Atsugi" is often associated with the United States Navy base named Naval Air Facility Atsugi, the base is actually not in Atsugi, but straddles the border between the nearby cities of Ayase and Yamato. Geography Atsugi is located in the hilly center of Kanagawa Prefecture, approximately from central Tokyo or from central Yokohama. It is located at the northern end of the Sagami Plain created by the Sagami River, which originates from Lake Yamanaka, and straddles the Tanzawa Mountains in the west and the plain on the west bank of the Sagami River to the southeast. The Nakatsu River and Koayu River, which originate from the Higashitanzawa Mountains, join the Sagami River, which forms the border with Ebina, Zama, and Sagamihara. Parts of the western portion of the city are within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASL Garaiya
The is a mid-engined concept sports car developed by ASL, the car manufacturing arm of Autobacs Seven. History Autobacs Seven first announced the Garaiya on 4 December 2001 as their first sports car offering. The car's name apparently comes from that of a thief from the Ming dynasty who shared his stolen wares with those who were less well off. The car was styled by Noriyuki Nishida and engineered by Kikuo Kaira, known for his work on the Tommykaira ZZ. The Garaiya was first shown off to the public at the 2002 Tokyo Auto Salon, alongside the ASL RS01. The Garaiya was set to enter production in fall 2002 with a planned production volume of 100 cars a year at a price of ¥6,500,000 each. A showroom specifically to sell the Garaiya was set up in Kita-Aoyama, Tokyo in 2002. At least 60 backorders were placed, although it is likely some were for speculative purposes. There were apparently some issues with development of the Garaiya, and as a result ASL decided to cancel sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Auto Racing Teams
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Tsuchiya Engineering
Tsuchiya Engineering is a team located in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, founded by Haruo Tsuchiya, and now ran by his son, Takeshi Tsuchiya, Takeshi. Origins Haruo Tsuchiya used to work at TOMEI Automotive, before leaving in 1971 to create his own shop and team. The team initially competed in local touring car races, before entering Japanese Touring Car Championship, JTC, where it won the Division-3 title twice, in 1989 and 1990 Japanese Touring Car Championship, 1990. Tsuchiya later entered JGTC, and not long after, in 1998 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, 1998, they set a record-breaking season. A partnership with Team Taisan and with drivers Shingo Tachi and Keiichi Suzuki (racing driver), Keiichi Suzuki earned them 5 wins out of 6 races. In 1999, they partnered with A'PEX and had 3 drivers throughout the season, one of which, Morio Nitta (who had entered in all the races) won the title, giving Tsuchiya back to back titles in GT300. They entered in GT500 in 2000, but they co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haruo Tsuchiya
Haruo (written: 春雄, 春生, 春男, 春夫, 晴生, 晴男, 晴夫, 暎夫, 治夫 or 治夫) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese chemist *, Japanese film director *, Japanese businessman and banker *, Japanese singer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese singer *, Japanese novelist *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese water polo player *, Japanese director *, Japanese watchmaker *Haruo Takeuchi Haruo Takeuchi (竹内 治夫, ''Takeuchi Haruo'') is a paralympic athlete from Japan competing mainly in category B3 javelin events. Haruo competed in the B3 category javelin at the 1992 Summer Paralympics )( es, Deporte Sin Límites) , ..., Japanese Paralympic athlete *, Japanese actor *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese militant *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese swimmer {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SHADE Racing
(abbreviated as ''Specialized Hayashi Telempu Driving Emotion Racing''.) is a Japanese racing team which competes in Super GT and Super Taikyu championship. History SHADE Racing was founded in 2015 by an automotive parts company name Hayashi Telempu. The team started to compete in Toyota Gazoo Racing 86/BRZ Race where they still compete as of 2024. Super Taikyu The team made their debut in Super Taikyu in 2018. They competed in ST-4 class with Honda Integra Type-R, with Katsuyuki Hiranaka, Hiro Hayashi, Hiroki Yoshida where they clinched second place in the class standing. For 2019, the team changed the car to Toyota 86, they also clinched 2 wins with Hiranaka, Yuji Kunimoto, and Hiro Hayashi. Super GT – GT300 SHADE Racing entered Super GT for the first time, with a Toyota GR86 GT300 riding on Dunlop tyres. Three-time GT300 championship runner-up Katsuyuki Hiranaka (who had spent the previous 13 seasons at Gainer), and F4 Japanese Championship graduate Eijiro Shimizu were a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyota 86
The Toyota 86 and the Subaru BRZ are 2+2 sports cars jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru, manufactured at Subaru's Gunma assembly plant. The 2+2 fastback coupé has a naturally-aspirated boxer engine, front-engined, rear-wheel-drive configuration, 53/47 front/rear weight balance and low centre of gravity; it was inspired by Toyota's earlier AE86, a small, light, front-engine/rear-drive Corolla variant widely popular for Showroom Stock, Group A, Group N, Rally, Club and drift racing. For the first-generation model, Toyota marketed the sports car as the 86 in Asia, Australia, North America (from August 2016), South Africa, and South America; as the Toyota GT86 in Europe; as the 86 and GT86 in New Zealand; as the Toyota FT86 in Brunei, Nicaragua and Jamaica and as the Scion FR-S (2012–2016) in the United States and Canada. The second-generation model is marketed by Toyota as the GR86 as part of the Gazoo Racing family. Name The development code of the 2+2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lexus RC F GT3
The Lexus RC (Japanese: レクサス・RC, ''Rekusasu RC'') is a compact executive two-door coupé manufactured by Lexus, Toyota's luxury division. The RC which according to Lexus stands for "Radical Coupe" is a two-door coupé version of the Lexus IS (XE30). The RC is designated as the XC10 series. The RC borrowed styling from the LF-LC concept and was previewed by the LF-CC concept, being designed as a proposal by Pansoo Kwon from 2010 to early 2012 and approved by supervising designers Yasuo Kajino and Tatsuya Takei. Overview The RC was unveiled at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. The RC has a shorter wheelbase than the Lexus IS (XE30) though it is longer overall. The platform shares the front end of the Lexus GS (L10), midsection from the Lexus IS (XE20) convertible, while the rear componentry is from the XE30 series IS. The RC has three LED lamps in the triangular headlights and 18-inch five-spoke alloy wheels as standard, or 19-inch ten-spoke wheels as option. Japan mode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Super GT Series
The 2013 Autobacs Super GT Series was the twenty-first season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship including the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era, and the ninth season under the name Super GT. It marked the thirty-first season overall of a Japanese professional sportscar championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. It was the final year of the GT500 regulations introduced in 2010 as the 2014 season would see unified technical regulations with the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. The season began on April 7 and ended on November 17, 2013 after 8 regular races and 1 non championship event. Apart the series' 8 points-scoring races, the 3 Hours of Fuji, a part of 2013 Asian Le Mans Series organized by Automobile Club de l'Ouest, also counted for points towards the GT300 class. Schedule An updated provisional calendar was released on November 1, 2012. Notes: *There was originally a non-championship race to be held a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Super GT Series
The 2012 Autobacs Super GT Series was the twentieth season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship including the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era and the eighth season as the Super GT series. It also marked the thirtieth season of a JAF-sanctioned sports car racing championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The season began on April 1 and ended on November 18, 2012, after eight championship races and a non-championship race. Masataka Yanagida and Ronnie Quintarelli of Nissan works team MOLA won their second consecutive GT500 Drivers' and Teams' Championships, and became only the second team and driver combination to win the GT500 championship before the final round of the season. Team Taisan Endless and drivers Kyosuke Mineo and Naoki Yokomizo won the GT300 championships in their new Porsche 911 GT3-R, giving Team Taisan their final Super GT championship. Schedule Regulation changes From this season, the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koki Saga
is a Japanese racing driver. Racing career The son of Koei Saga, a senior official at Toyota Gazoo Racing, Saga began kart racing in 1999. In his early career, Saga raced single seaters, such as Formula Toyota and the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. He competed in the Macau Grand Prix in 2008 and 2009 and has competed in Super Taikyu. He competed in Super Formula for four years with no success. Saga began competing in Super GT in 2006; due to his ties to Toyota, he has only driven Toyota or Lexus vehicles in his Super GT career. Saga first competed with Toyota Team Cerumo, contributing to the team's first pole position and victory; he was then called up as a third driver for Lexus Team SARD for the Suzuka 1000 km. Saga has been with apr since 2010. Since the 2018 Super GT Series, Saga has been noted for his antics in pre-race driver introduction segments, consisting of elaborate comedic skits involving costumes, the team's race queens and sometimes other drivers, often pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
