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Valenti Sponsors: TOM’S TGR TEAM au TOM’S
Valenti is a proud to support high performance racing in Japan, and sponsors the TGR TEAM au TOM’S Super GT.
From the team site:
TOM’S TGR TEAM au TOM’S to compete in the SUPER GT GT500 class: Livery, driver and race queen for the 2021 season announced
In the opening round of the 2020 series, which was the Supra’s return to SUPER GT after a 15-year absence, TOM’S cars No. 37 and No. 36 finished 1-2, and No. 36 showed its strength by finishing on the podium four times. This season, the new duo of Yuhi Sekiguchi, who fought within striking distance of the annual championship until the final race of last season, and Sho Tsuboi, who won the 2018 All-Japan F3 Championship with overwhelming speed from TOM’S, are expected to create a synergy. With KDDI Corporation as the main sponsor, the livery will be based on the au brand and KDDI’s corporate colors, as it was last year, and the lines around the headlights and the two lines on the rear fenders have been changed, evolving into a more powerful design.
The team’s indispensable “au Circuit Queen” is the duo of “Miyabi Kondo” and “Kako Ookawa,” two tall, sporty girls who are popular with both men and women. The tall and sporty duo is popular among both men and women, and at the end of last season, there were many calls on social media for them to continue as a pair. This is the third year for Miyabi Kondo and the second year for Kako Ookawa. In addition to these two, Kurusu Ran, Matsumotokiyoshi Race Queen, and Rie Kimura, TOM’S Lady, will be cheering on Car 36.
Team name: TGR TEAM au TOM’S
Car Name: au TOM’S GR Supra
Car number: 36
Team Manager: Daisuke Ito
Driver: Yuhi Sekiguchi / Sho Tsuboi
Race Queen: Miyabi Kondo / Kako Ookawa
About the High Flash (AKA Hyper Flash) Phenomenon
One of the issues people encounter when switching their car lights to LED models is known as the high flash or hyper flash phenomenon, where the LEDs flash extra rapidly. In order to prevent this from happening, we include a special resistor in our light housings, so the signals all work as expected.
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Valenti Sponsors: Nobuteru Taniguchi
Valenti is a proud sponsor of high performance racing in Japan, and we support the excellent driver Nobuteru Taniguchi and his team.
About Nobuteru Taniguchi
Birthplace: Hiroshima Prefecture
Date of Birth: May 18, 1971
Height: 185.4cm
Weight: 66kg
Blood type: B
Hobbies: Car, Golf
1971: Born in Saeki-gun (now Hatsukaichi City), Hiroshima Prefecture on May 18.
1989: Became obsessed with motorcycles in high school, and at the age of 18, became Japan’s number one in mini-bike racing.
After becoming the best minibike racer in Japan, he discovered drifting and bought an AE86.
1996: Won a top prize in a national drifting competition. At this time, he began to be interviewed by magazines, and the name Nobuteru Taniguchi began to gain recognition.
1999: Moved to Tokyo at the age of 28 to become a motor journalist. Worked part-time as a magazine driver.
2001: Began racing in earnest at the age of 30. His first race was the Altezza one-make race.
Race record
2000
- 24 Hours of Tokachi Race, 5ZIGEN CIVIC (10th overall, 4th in class)
2001
- D1 GRAND PRIX (series champion, 2 wins)
- Super Taikyu – Class N+ (#4 REDLINE ALTEZZA) (2nd in the series)
- Netz Cup Altezza One-Make Race (#41 REDLINE ALTEZZA) (4th in series)
2002
- All Japan GT Championship, GT300 class (RE Amemiya Racing #7 Amemiya Matsumotokiyoshi Asparagus RX7 ) (13th in the series, 1 win)
- Super Taikyu – Class N+ (#25 ADVAN ALTEZZA) (Series champion)
- D1 GRAND PRIX (2nd in the series, 1 win)
2003
- All Japan GT Championship – GT300 Class (up to Round 6) (RE Amemiya Racing #7 Amemiya Matsumoto Kiyoshi Asparagus RX7) (17th in the series)
- D1 GRAND PRIX (4th in the series, 1 win)
2004
- All Japan GT Championship – GT300 Class (RACING PROJECT BANDOH #19 Weds Sports Celica) (5th in the series, 1 win)
- Super Taikyu – Class 1 (DENAG RACING #25 ADVAN DG ZENADRIN GT3) (2nd in the series, 2 wins).
- D1 GRAND PRIX (2nd in the series with 1 win).
2005
- SUPER GT, GT300 class (RACING PROJECT BANDOH #19 Weds Sports Celica) (7th in the series).
- Super Taikyu – ST1 class (TEAM ADVAN DENAG #25 ADVAN DENAG GT3) (series champion, 7 wins)
- D1 GRAND PRIX (10th in the series)
2006
- SUPER GT – GT300 Class up to Round 6 (direxiv motorsport #27 direxiv ADVAN 320R)
- From Round 7 （R&D SPORT #61 ANEVRE ADVAN VEMAC 320R) （3rd in the series, 1 win)
2007
- SUPER GT, GT300 class (TEAM TAISAN with NISHIZAWA #26 UENKEL POWER TAISAN Porsche) (6th in the series, 2 wins)
2008
- SUPER GT – GT300 class (TEAM TAISAN with NISHIZAWA #26 Junker Power Taishan Porsche) (3rd place in the series, 1 win)
- Super Taikyu – ST1 class (PETRONAS SYNTIUM TEAM #28 PETRONAS SYNTIUM BMW Z4M COUPE) (series champion)
2009
- UPER GT – GT300 class (M7 RE Amemiya Racing #7 M7 MUTIARA MOTORS Amemiya SGC 7) (2nd in the series)
- Super Taikyu – ST1 class (PETRONAS SYNTIUM TEAM #1 PETRONAS SYNTIUM BMW Z4M COUPE) (series champion, 5 wins)
2010
- SUPER GT – GT300 class (M7 RE Amemiya Racing #7 M7 MUTIARA MOTORS Amemiya SGC 7) (3rd in the series, 2 wins)
- Super Taikyu – ST1 Class (PETRONAS SYNTIUM TEAM #1 PETRONAS SYNTIUM BMW Z4M COUPE) (Series champion, 6 wins)
- Honda Exciting Cup One-Make Race Civic Race (RS FINE #18 George Spirits M7 Civic) (Inter Series 2nd place, 4 wins)
2011
- SUPER GT – GT300 class (GSR&Studie with TeamUKYO #4 Hatsune Miku Good Smile BMW) (series champion, 3 wins)
- Super Taikyu – ST1 class (PETRONAS SYNTIUM TEAM #1 PETRONAS SYNTIUM BMW Z4M COUPE) (series champion, 6 wins)
- Honda Exciting Cup One-Make Race Civic Race (RS FINE #2 M7JAPAN Pro µ Civic) (series champion, 2 wins)
2012
- SUPER GT – GT300 class (GSR&Studie with TeamUKYO #0 HATSUNE Miku Good Smile BMW) (5th in the series, 1 win)
- Super Taikyu – GT3 Class (PETRONAS SYNTIUM TEAM #1 PETRONAS SYNTIUM Mercedes SLS AMG GT3) (series champion, 4 wins)
- D1 GRAND PRIX (HKS #87 HKS Racing performer 86) (10th in the series)
2013
- SUPER GT – GT300 Class (GSR&Studie with TeamUKYO #4 Hatsune Miku Good Smile BMW)
- Super Taikyu – GT3 Class (PETRONAS SYNTIUM TEAM #1 PETRONAS SYNTIUM Mercedes SLS AMG GT3)
- D1 GRAND PRIX (HKS #87 HKS Racing performer 86)
2014
- SUPER GT, GT300 class (GOODSMILE RACING & TeamUKYO #4 HATSUNE Miku Good Smile BMW) (Series champion, 2 wins)
- GAZOO Racing 86/BRZ Race (Kobe Toyopet #82 Koubetoyopet 86) (series champion, 5 wins)
- D1 GRAND PRIX (HKS #87 HKS Racing performer 86)
2015
- SUPER GT, GT300 class (GOODSMILE RACING & TeamUKYO #0 Good Smile Hatsune Miku SLS) (11th and 2nd in the series)
- GAZOO Racing 86/BRZ Race (KOBE TOYOPET #1 KOBE TOYOPET 86) (Series champion, 4 wins)
- ASIAN LE MANS series GT Class (Team AAI-HubAuto #91 BMW Z4 GT3) Only 2 races in Fuji and Malaysia
2016
- SUPER GT, GT300 class (GOODSMILE RACING & TeamUKYO #4 Good Smile Hatsune Miku AMG) (7th and 2nd in series)
- GAZOO Racing 86/BRZ Race (Kobe Toyopet #1 Kobe Toyopet 86) (14th and 2nd in the series)
2017
- SUPER GT, GT300 Class (GOODSMILE RACING & TeamUKYO #4 Good Smile Hatsune Miku AMG) (Series champion, 1 win)
- GAZOO Racing 86/BRZ Race (Kobe Toyopet #82 Koubetoyopet 86) (8th in the series, 1 win)
2018
- SUPER GT, GT300 Class (GOODSMILE RACING & TeamUKYO #0 Good Smile Hatsune Miku AMG) (4th and 2nd in the series)
- GAZOO Racing 86/BRZ Race (Kobe Toyopet #82 Koubetoyopet 86) (Series champion, 2 wins)
- Suzuka 10 Hours Endurance Race (Mercedes-AMG Team GOOD SMILE #00 Mercedes-AMG GT3) (5th place)
2019
- SUPER GT, GT300 Class (GOODSMILE RACING & TeamUKYO #0 Good Smile Hatsune Miku AMG) (4th and 2nd in the series)
- GAZOO Racing 86/BRZ Race (Kobe Toyopet #82 Koubetoyopet 86) (Series champion, 3 wins)
- Suzuka 10 Hours Endurance Race (Mercedes-AMG Team GOOD SMILE #00 Mercedes-AMG GT3) (10th place)
2020
- SUPER GT, GT300 class (GOODSMILE RACING & TeamUKYO #4 Good Smile Hatsune Miku AMG) (8th and 2nd in the series)
- GAZOO Racing 86/BRZ Race (Kobe Toyopet #82 Kobe Toyopet 86) (2nd in the series, 1 win)
Valenti Sponsors: Formula Drift Japan
Valenti is a proud sponsor of Formula Drift Japan
We support the high performance racing scene in Japan, and are proud to be a sponsor of Formula Drift.
Big things ahead! New Truck Tail Lights coming soon!
We’re hard at work creating new products just for US-model vehicles. Our first focus is to create unique tail light designs for the Toyota Tundra and Ford F-150 models.
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Our LED lights are popular around the world with discerning owners of international models of Japanese brands, such as Toyota, Mazda, Subaru, Nissan, and Scion, and we will be using this site to make those products available to drivers of those select global models.
Until now, we have focused mainly on domestic makes and models within Japan, but we aren’t stopping there! Now we think it’s time for us to branch out with LED tail lights for American makes and models. We are very excited to bring our aesthetic sense to the North American market, and giving you high-quality options for customizing your favorite vehicles.
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