Sumo Power is a British

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company based in

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. Founded in 2002, Sumo Power specializes in custom tuning Japanese imports, including the Nissan Skyline GT-R and

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, as well as the importation and sale of many Japanese performance parts, including being an official British distributor for HKS Europe Ltd. Sumo Power regularly competes in

drag racing Drag racing is a type of motor racing in which automobiles or motorcycles compete, usually two at a time, to be first to cross a set finish line. The race follows a short, straight course from a standing start over a measured distance, most c ...

and drifting events with their tuned cars, and has recently expanded their efforts into

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and

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. In 2009 Sumo Power merged with JR Motorsports Group (JRM), an experienced motorsport development company which already served as the official team for

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. Sumo Power and JRM now serve as the official importer of the

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to Britain. In 2010, Sumo Power and JRM partnered with

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to serve as one of two teams representing

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in the inaugural

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. The team, entered under the Sumo Power GT title, campaigned two

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s, with a line-up including British drivers

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, and

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, as well as Nismo factory driver

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. Sumo Power will return for 2011 running four Nissans, with JR Motorsports representing the second squad. JR Motorsports won the Driver's Championship with Michael Krumm and Lucas Luhr, but failed to win the Team's Championship. For 2012, the team competed in the

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in LMP1 with an

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a car. As of April 2014, Sumo Power is under new ownership and based in Littleport.

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JRM Group

JR Motorsport
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