(abbreviated as ''Specialized Hayashi Telempu Driving Emotion Racing''.) is a Japanese racing team which competes in
Super GT
Super GT (stylized as SUPER GT) is a sports car racing series that began in 1993. Launched as the , generally referred to as the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC), the series was renamed to Super GT in 2005. It is the top level of ...
and
Super Taikyu
Super Taikyu (スーパー耐久, ''Super Endurance''), formerly known as the Super N1 Taikyu Series prior to 2005 and N1 Endurance Series prior to 1995, and currently named the Eneos Super Taikyu Series Empowered by Bridgestone for sponsorship ...
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
The , sold in North America as the Acura Integra and later the Acura RSX, is an automobile produced by the Japanese company Honda from 1985 until 2006, and then since 2021. It succeeded the Quint as a more luxurious and sport-oriented derivati ...
, with Katsuyuki Hiranaka, Hiro Hayashi,
Hiroki Yoshida
is a Japanese racing driver. He currently competes in Super GT in the GT300 category and the Super Taikyu Series in the ST-Z category, both for Saitama Green Brave.
Yoshida won the 2023 Super GT Series, 2023 Super GT Championship in the GT300 c ...
where they clinched second place in the class standing. For 2019, the team changed the car to
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 ...
, they also clinched 2 wins with Hiranaka,
Yuji Kunimoto
is a Japanese racing driver for Toyota Gazoo Racing who is currently competing in Super GT for Racing Project Bandoh and in Super Formula for Team Impul. He is the champion of the 2016 Super Formula Championship and the 2010 Japanese Formula ...
, 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
is a Japanese race car driver.
Career
Katsuyuki began Kart racing, karting in 1995 when he was 14, and in 2002 moved to the All-Japan Formula Three Championship, as a member of the TOM'S team. In 2002, he achieved one fastest lap and came fif ...
(who had spent the previous 13 seasons at Gainer), and
F4 Japanese Championship
The is a formula racing series held in Japan regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was held in 2015.
History
Gerhard Berger and the FIA Single Seater Commission launched the current FIA Formula 4 in March 201 ...
graduate Eijiro Shimizu were announced as the team's driver line-up. For 2023, the team retained the same line up, with Shinosuke Yamada acting as the third driver. In that season, they achieved their maiden podium in
Sportsland Sugo
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is a motorsports facility in the town of Murata, Miyagi, Murata, Shibata District, Miyagi, Shibata District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Course
The track was opened in 1975 and is one of the largest motorsports facilities in Japan, with a total ...
where they ended up in second place. In 2024, Shade Racing is set to change tyre suppliers from Dunlop to
Michelin
Michelin ( , ), in full ("General Company of the Michelin Enterprises P.L.S."), is a French multinational tyre manufacturing company based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes '' région'' of France. It is the second largest t ...
.
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.shade-racing.com/
Japanese auto racing teams
Super GT teams
Super Taikyu teams
Auto racing teams established in 2015
Toyota in motorsport