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D'station Racing
NEXUS Holdings Co., Ltd. is a Japanese racing team who runs D'station Racing that competes in Super GT, FIA World Endurance Championship LMGT3, GT World Challenge Asia, Super Taikyu, and Asian Le Mans Series. History Japan & Asia D'station Racing was founded in 2013 by (no relation to Kazuyoshi Hoshino). Hoshino is the President & CEO of where the company runs Pachinko halls in Japan as well as fitness clubs, restaurants, convenience stores, onsen and child daycare centers. Before the inception of the team, D'station sponsored Kondo Racing in Super GT. D'station Racing competed first time in Porsche Carrera Cup Japan. Then expanded into Super Taikyu in 2016. D'station Racing made their debut in Super GT in 2017 with Tomonobu Fujii who is the current Team Managing Director of the team till now alongside Sven Müller, and some rounds replacing Müller are André Couto & Yuya Motojima. They run Porsche 911 GT3-R on their maiden Super GT GT300 race, and first season both claime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oyama, Shizuoka
is a town located in Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 18,458 in 7516 households and a population density of 140 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Oyama is located in the far northeastern corner of Shizuoka Prefecture, bordering on Yamanashi and Kanagawa Prefectures. Located in between the Tanzawa Mountains and the foothills of Mount Fuji, the town has an average altitude of 800 meters, and has a cool climate with heavy rainfall. Some 65% of the town is covered in forest. Surrounding municipalities *Shizuoka Prefecture ** Gotemba ** Fujinomiya *Kanagawa Prefecture **Hakone ** Yamakita ** Minamiashigara *Yamanashi Prefecture ** Fujiyoshida **Yamanakako Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Oyama has been in decline over the past 50 years. Climate The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Müller (racing Driver)
Sven Müller (born February 7, 1992, in Mainz) is a German-Swiss racing driver. He took the Porsche Supercup title in 2016. Career Müller began his racing career in karting 2004. He remained in karting until 2009. 2010 he started for Eifelland Racing in the ADAC Formel Masters, a formula racing series. He regularly scored points and concluded his first season on the ninth championship position. 2011 Müller participated in the ADAC Formula Masters for ma-con Motorsport. He won four races and finished 12 times on the podium. He became third in the standings behind Pascal Wehrlein and Emil Bernstorff. 2012 Müller starts for Prema Powerteam in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. He collected three podiums and the 8th place in the final standings. In 2013 he competed in the first seven rounds with Ma-con and the remaining three with Van Amersfoort, resulting 9th with a podium and four top 5 finishes. Müller raced at the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2014, after joining ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proton Competition
Proton Competition (also known as Team Felbermayr-Proton) is a German auto racing team founded by Gerold Ried. The team is based in Ummendorf, Baden-Württemberg. They currently operate a Porsche 911 RSR sports car in the FIA World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series History Beginnings and early years The team was founded in 1996 by Gerold Ried. Ried entered two GT2-spec Porsche 911 GT2 to compete it in the BPR Global GT Series. Both cars #51 and #69 got six points each in the Teams Championship. 1997 saw Proton compete in the inaugural FIA GT Championship season running one 911 GT2. The team earned only one point throughout the season. Proton also competed at that year's Daytona 24 Hours which saw the team finish 27th overall. Between 1998 and 2002 saw little success for the team. They competed in the same 911 GT2 between these years mostly with the father/son partnership of Gerold and Christian Ried. The team raced the same car in the first few races o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takuro Shinohara
(born November 20, 1994) is a Japanese racing driver from Yokohama. He won the TCR Japan Saturday and Sunday Series in 2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ..., racing for Audi Team Hitotsuyama. Racing record Super GT References External links * * 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Yokohama Japanese racing drivers Super GT drivers Formula Regional Japanese Championship drivers {{Japan-autoracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kei Cozzolino
Kei Francesco Cozzolino (born in Shinjuku, Tokyo, November 9, 1987) is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in the Super GT series witPACIFIC NAC CARGUY Racing Teamwith thFerrari 488 GT3 EVO. Racing career Karting Cozzolino started karting at the age of 9. He competed and won in various competitions in classes in Japan and around the world. His karting career ended in 2005 when he switched to racing cars. Junior formulae In 2006, Cozzolino made his debut in auto racing, in the Formula Toyota series, during the second round of the championship at Sendai Hi-Land Raceway. Cozzolino finished tenth out of eleven finishers. In 2007, he competed in the Formula Challenge Japan and the Formula Toyota classes. In the Formula Challenge Japan, supported by Nissan, Toyota and Honda, Cozzolino won one race. All the drivers who entered both the Formula Toyota and Formula Challenge Japan series were supported by Toyota. This was to promote the Formula Challenge Japan as a replacement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicki Thiim
Nicki Thiim (born 17 April 1989 in Sønderborg, Denmark) is a Danish professional racing driver, and Aston Martin Racing works driver in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Biography After competing in karting, Thiim won the 2006 Danish Formula Ford Championship. In 2007 he switched to touring car racing, where he finished 5th in the Seat León Supercopa Germany and raced a BMW 3 Series in the Danish Touring Car Championship. The driver won the 2008 Seat León Supercopa Germany with 8 wins in 16 races. Thiim advanced to the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2009, finishing 5th. He also won the SP3T class at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring driving a works Volkswagen Scirocco. Thiim finished 4th in the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, collecting a win and four podiums. In 2012, Thiim raced in the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, finishing 3rd in both. He also got three podiums in the ADAC GT Masters driving a Porsche 911. He continued in both the Porsche Supercup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nissan
, trading as Nissan Motor Corporation and often shortened to Nissan, is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. The company sells its vehicles under the Nissan, Infiniti, and Datsun brands, with in-house performance tuning products (including cars) labelled Nismo. The company traces back to the beginnings of the 20th century, with the Nissan '' zaibatsu'', now called Nissan Group. Since 1999, Nissan has been part of the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance (Mitsubishi joining in 2016), a partnership between Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors of Japan, with Renault of France. , Renault holds a 43.4% voting stake in Nissan, while Nissan holds a 15% non-voting stake in Renault. Since October 2016 Nissan has held a 34% controlling stake in Mitsubishi Motors. In 2013, Nissan was the sixth largest automaker in the world, after Toyota, General Motors, Volkswagen Group, Hyundai Motor Group, and Ford. In 2014, Nissan was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Paulo De Oliveira
João Paulo Lima de Oliveira (born 13 July 1981) is a Brazilian professional racing driver currently competing in the Japanese Super GT series. He won the Super GT GT300 class championship in both 2020 and 2022 and the Formula Nippon championship in 2010. He is regarded as one of the most successful racing drivers to race in Japan in the last decade. JP, as he is known, has won in every category he competed in. After becoming the German F3 champion in 2003 by far, winning 13 out of 16 races, he arrived in Japan in 2004 and took the Japanese F3 title in next year with 7 wins. After that, he joined Nissan as their official factory driver for the next 13 years in Super GT and Super Formula. He is known for his speed and his in-depth ability for car development. Racing career Born in São Paulo, de Oliveira competed in kart racing only in 1997, then he moved on to Brazilian national Formula Ford and Formula Chevrolet championships in 1998. Beginning in 1999, he started competing in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aston Martin Vantage (2018)
The Aston Martin Vantage is a two-seater sports car manufactured by British luxury car manufacturer Aston Martin as a successor to the previous outgoing model which had been in production for 12 years. Models Vantage V8 Coupe (2018-) It was unveiled on 21 November 2017. Deliveries of the new Vantage began in June 2018. Vantage AMR (2019-) The Vantage AMR is a track-focused variant of the Vantage. The main highlight of the model is the replacement of the ZF 8-speed automatic transmission with a dog-leg Graziano Trasmissioni 7-speed manual transmission previously used on the V12 Vantage S. The AMR also comes with a driver-selectable AMSHIFT system which controls the throttle during gear shifting. A new limited-slip differential ensures linear delivery of power. The power-band of the engine is wider and the unit is designed to deliver of torque from 2,000 rpm to 5,000 rpm. The use of a manual transmission and carbon-ceramic brakes reduce the weight by . New adaptive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aston Martin
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC is an English manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers. Its predecessor was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. Steered from 1947 by David Brown, it became associated with expensive grand touring cars in the 1950s and 1960s, and with the fictional character James Bond following his use of a DB5 model in the 1964 film '' Goldfinger''. Their sports cars are regarded as a British cultural icon. Aston Martin has held a Royal Warrant as purveyor of motorcars to the Prince of Wales since 1982, and has over 160 car dealerships in 53 countries, making it a global automobile brand. The company is traded at the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. In 2003 it received the Queen's Award for Enterprise for outstanding contribution to international trade. The company has survived seven bankruptcies throughout its history. The headquarters and main production of its sports cars and g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porsche
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, usually shortened to Porsche (; see below), is a German automobile manufacturer specializing in high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans, headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company is owned by Volkswagen AG, a controlling stake of which is owned by Porsche Automobil Holding SE. Porsche's current lineup includes the 718 Boxster/Cayman, 911 (992), Panamera, Macan, Cayenne and Taycan. History Origin Ferdinand Porsche (1875–1951) founded the company called "Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche GmbH" with Adolf Rosenberger and Anton Piëch in 1931. The main offices was at Kronenstraße 24 in the centre of Stuttgart. Initially, the company offered motor vehicle development work and consulting, but did not build any cars under its own name. One of the first assignments the new company received was from the German government to design a car for the people; that is, a '' Volkswagen''. This resulted in the Volkswagen Beet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiji Ara
Seiji Ara (荒 聖治; Ara Seiji) (born May 5, 1974 in Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese race car driver. He was the winner of the 24-hour Le Mans race in 2004, driving an Audi R8. In the same year he also raced in the Le Mans Endurance Series and Japanese GT Championship. In earlier years he had competed in Formula Nippon (2001–2002), Japanese Formula 3 (1997–2000) and the Barber Dodge Pro Series (1995). He made his World Touring Car Championship debut with Wiechers-Sport Wiechers-Sport is a German auto racing team which is based in Nienburg. The team was first established in 1999, competing in German touring cars. The team currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship. World Touring Car Championship ... at the 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Japan. Racing record 24 Hours of Le Mans results Complete GT1 World Championship results Complete JGTC/Super GT results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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