Tomokazu Hirota
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Tomokazu Hirota is a Japan
ese born drifter. He competes in D1gp, and has competed in D1 U.S.A .
He drives for the Vertex T-and-E team Japan and currently uses a Lexus
GS350 built by Team A.S Mori.
Tomokazu Hirota was born on the 20 August 1976 in the Kanagawa Prefecture
Japan.
Before He entered D1GP in 2001 Tomokazu was in a Japanese street team called NIGHT WALKERS.
In 2001 He chose a Toyota Verossa for his D1 competition car.This was an awkward choice to everyone else yet its 1JZ GTE was more than capable of delivering
power in a D1 level.The Vertex promotional Verossa can be seen in JDM insider Volume 2 drifting in Yokohama before it entered D1, this is Tomokazu's car because of the distinguishing NIGHT WALKERS banner that can be seen above the windscreen.
He drove the verossa to one second place position at Round 4.Okayama in 2008.
The reason for his choice of unusual car is not clear but he has been named "D1's best Verossa Drifter" by Kiiechi Tsuchiya at previous D1
events
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese born drifter. He competes in D1gp, and has competed in D1 U.S.A .
He drives for the Vertex T-and-E team Japan and currently uses a Lexus
Lexus
is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. First introduced in 1989 in the United States, Lexus is now sold globally and has become Japan's largest-selling make of premium cars. The Lexus marque is marketed in over 70 countries and territories worldwide, and has...
GS350 built by Team A.S Mori.
Tomokazu Hirota was born on the 20 August 1976 in the Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
Japan.
Before He entered D1GP in 2001 Tomokazu was in a Japanese street team called NIGHT WALKERS.
In 2001 He chose a Toyota Verossa for his D1 competition car.This was an awkward choice to everyone else yet its 1JZ GTE was more than capable of delivering
power in a D1 level.The Vertex promotional Verossa can be seen in JDM insider Volume 2 drifting in Yokohama before it entered D1, this is Tomokazu's car because of the distinguishing NIGHT WALKERS banner that can be seen above the windscreen.
D1GP
Tomokazu Drove the Verossa for nine years in D1GP before changing to a Lexus GS350.He drove the verossa to one second place position at Round 4.Okayama in 2008.
The reason for his choice of unusual car is not clear but he has been named "D1's best Verossa Drifter" by Kiiechi Tsuchiya at previous D1
events
See also
- 2008 D1 Grand Prix season2008 D1 Grand Prix seasonThe 2008 Gran Turismo D1 Grand Prix season will be the eighth season for the D1 Grand Prix series and the third for the D1 Street Legal spinoff series. The US series was proposed for a second season in November 2007, but in February 2008, due to commitments, the series was cancelled, leaving the ...