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Ken Nomura
is a drifting driver from Japan. He made his debut in the D1 Grand Prix in the 3rd round in 2001, driving the Blitz D1 Spec ER34 Skyline which he still drives. His nickname is Nomuken (のむけん) or Monkey Magic (as a reference to his company). In his youth, Nomura was a baseball player and was very well known within his region, but his career never progressed any further through injury and turned to property developing. Once he gained his driving licence, he was dedicated to night-time street drag racing and then progressed to touge racing. In 1992, Nomuken was runner up in the "All Japan Ikaten" Finals and later in 1996 opened his own tuning shop Uras (reverse for saru, Japanese for monkey), producing drift specific products. When he first joined the D1GP series in 2000, his performance was average, he had been away from drifting for some time before competing in its inaugural year. But as soon as he signed a contract with parts manufacturer Blitz as a works driver, his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England, near the Northamptonshire villages of Towcester, Silverstone and Whittlebury. It is the home of the British Grand Prix, which it first hosted as the 1948 British Grand Prix. The 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone was the first race in the newly created World Championship of Drivers. The race rotated between Silverstone, Aintree and Brands Hatch from 1955 to 1986, but settled permanently at the Silverstone track in 1987. The circuit also hosts the British round of the MotoGP series. On 30 September 2004, British Racing Drivers' Club president Jackie Stewart announced that the British Grand Prix would not be included on the 2005 provisional race calendar and, if it were, would probably not occur at Silverstone. However, on 9 December an agreement was reached with former Formula One rights holder Bernie Ecclestone ensuring that the track would host the British Grand Prix until 2009 after which Donington Park would be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 D1 Grand Prix Season
2003 Schedules ''n.b. Winning Driver are mentioned on the right'' 2003 D1 Grand Prix Point Series Round 1 - February 2 - Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan - Nobushige Kumakubo (S15) Round 2 - March 8/9 - Bihoku Highland Circuit, Okayama Prefecture, Japan - Kazuhiro Tanaka (S15) Round 3 - April 19/20 - Sports Land SUGO, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - Nobushige Kumakubo (S15) Round 4 - July 6 - Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan - Youichi Imamura (FD3S) Round 5 - August 9/10 - Ebisu South Course, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - Youichi Imamura (FD3S) Round 6 - October 4/5 - Sekia Hills, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan - Katsuhiro Ueo (AE85) Round 7 - November 26/27 - Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan - Nobuteru Taniguchi (S15) 2003 D1 Grand Prix Exhibition Matches D1 US Exhibition - August 31 - Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, California, United States - Katsuhiro Ueo (AE86) Final Championship Results Source: D1GPOfficial Site 2003 Championship table See also * D1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsukuba Circuit
is a motorsport race track located in Shimotsuma, a neighboring city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, about north of central Tokyo. It is long, with 32 pit garages and a long back straight. There is a small chicane used only for motorcycle racing that increases the track's total length to . The track was established in 1966 with the aim of attracting young people to participate in motor sports, but was not actually completed until 1970. At the present time, an event is held every week. The track has a large variety of corners, ranging from wide sweepers to hairpins. The circuit accommodates 8500 spectators on the track, 3000 in the stands, 5000 on lawn seats, and 500 standing over the pits. The illustration of thcourse guideshows that there are various courses other than the main course. * Course 1000 In 2001, the minibike course that had been called the "East Course" was completely renovated and opened as Course 1000 (TC1000), which is almost 1,000 meters in circ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 D1 Grand Prix Season
2002 D1 Grand Prix Point Series ''n.b. Winning Driver are mentioned on the right'' Round 1 - February 22/23 - Bihoku Highland Circuit, Okayama Prefecture, Japan - Katsuhiro Ueo (AE86) Round 2 - April 19/20 - Ebisu South Course, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - Nobuteru Taniguchi (S15) Round 3 - May 5/6 - Sports Land SUGO, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - Masatoshi Asamoto (FD3S) Round 4 - July 7 - Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan - Youichi Imamura (FD3S) Round 5 - August 13/14 - Ebisu South Course, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - Kouichi Yamashita (S15) Round 6 - September 28/29 - Sekia Hills, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan - Ken Maeda (AE86) Round 7 - November 11 - Nikkō Circuit, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan - Youichi Imamura (FD3S) Final Championship Results Source: D1GPOfficial Site 2002 Championship table See also * D1 Grand Prix * Drifting (motorsport) Sources [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikkō Circuit
is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 80,239 in 36,531 households, and a population density of 55 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . It is a popular destination for Japanese and international tourists. Attractions include the mausoleum of ''shōgun'' Tokugawa Ieyasu (Nikkō Tōshō-gū) and that of his grandson Iemitsu (Iemitsu-byō Taiyū-in), and the Futarasan Shrine, which dates to the year 767 AD. There are also many famous hot springs (''onsen'') in the area. Elevations range from 200 to 2,000 meters. The Japanese saying 【日光を見ずして結構と言うなかれ】 "Never say 'kekkō' until you've seen Nikkō"—''kekkō'' meaning beautiful, magnificent or "I am satisfied"—is a reflection of the beauty and sites in Nikkō. Geography Nikkō covers a vast area (1,449.83 km2) of rural northwestern Tochigi approximately 140 km north of Tokyo and 35 km west of Utsunomiya, the capital of To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nissan Skyline
The is a brand of automobile originally produced by the Prince Motor Company starting in 1957, and then by Nissan after the two companies merged in 1967. After the merger, the Skyline and its larger counterpart, the Nissan Gloria, were sold in Japan at dealership sales channels called '' Nissan Prince Shop''. The Skyline was largely designed and engineered by Shinichiro Sakurai from inception, and he remained a chief influence of the car until his death in 2011. Skylines are available in either coupé, or sedan body styles, plus station wagon, crossover, convertible and pickup/sedan delivery body styles. The later models are most commonly known by their trademark round brake and tail lights. While not distributed in the United States until its importation as the Infiniti G, the Skyline's prominence (particularly for the GT-R variant) in video games, movies and magazines resulted in many such cars being imported there, and makes up a large amount of second-hand Japanese car i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blitz (company)
is a tuning company headquartered in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan. It formerly specialized in turbo compression using Kühnle, Kopp & Kausch turbos on their first achievements, Blitz is now a general tuner offering parts ranging from simple pressure gauge to supercharging kit, including body kits. Tuning Blitz is not a brand specific tuner. Although it often presents the spearheading Nissan Skyline, Blitz also works on models from companies such as Subaru, Mitsubishi, Honda and Toyota. Also, it has a subsidiary specializing in European cars called Blitz AG. Motorsports Blitz also stands out in motorsport events such as in D1GP and drag racing. In D1GP, the company is represented by Ken Nomura and his Blitz D1 Spec ER34 Skyline. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebisu Circuit
is a motorsport race track, racing complex located in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima, Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Overview The Ebisu Circuit complex has seven individual tracks and two skid pad type circuits. The circuits are Nishi (West), Kita (North), Higashi (East), Minami (South) as well as Drift Land, the School Course, The Touge (mountain pass) and 'KuruKuru Land' which are the skidpads. The most famous circuit is the Minami or South course which is used for D1 Grand Prix and other Drifting (motorsport), drifting events. The Higashi or East circuit features a 420-meter-long main straight with 20 ground-floor pit garages and is used mainly for Grip (auto racing), grip events. Ebisu Circuit was designed and built by the drift driver Nobushige Kumakubo and is one of the premier drifting-based race tracks in the world. Nobushige also holds other non-drifting motorsport events at Ebisu including motorcycle races, karting, Endurance racing (motorsport), endurance races, FJ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
