, known as "Boss", is a Japanese drift driver.
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Driving career

Yamamoto first became a pro driver at the age of 18, racing

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s in the Civic and Mirage race divisions in Japan. He set track records at the Suzuka track in Japan which stood for a number of years. At 20 he opened a tuning shop called Garage-S to focus on the technical side of race tuning, and would later become more widely known after establishing himself in the Japan Drift and tuning scene. From the mid-1990s onwards he focused his time tuning and racing the

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powered Nissan S13

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and

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or RB20DET powered versions, as well developing his own line of aero body kits and sportswear line. Seigo Yamamoto is currently racing a Toyota Chaser with an OS Giken built KA24DE powered in the 2006

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series. Falken Tires, OS Giken, K&N, Wise Sports,

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, Tein, Garage-S and Skye Service SPL are current sponsors.

Complete Drifting Results

D1 Grand Prix

Formula D

References

External links

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