Sweet 16
Ken Nomura
Toshiki Yoshioka
Youichi Imamura
Kumiaki Takahashi
Ken Maeda
Toyohisa Matsuda
Ryuji Miki
Takahiro Ueno
Masato Kawabata
Rhys Millen
Yasuyuki Kazama
Kazuhiro Tanaka
Nob Taniguchi
Nob Kumakubo
Masao Suenga
Hideo Hiraoka
The Blitz Skyline piloted...
The Blitz Skyline piloted by Nomuken was surprisingly absent from the tandem elimination rounds.
Ryuji Miki made a big impression...
Ryuji Miki made a big impression in his Skyline-powered 350Z. It took the artistic driving talents of Ueno to end his day.
Calling Gary Castillo! Gary,...
Calling Gary Castillo! Gary, a former staffer at Turbo and Import Tuner, now crews for RS*R and he had his hands full at this D1 as Orido also tore up the RS*R Supra.
Elite Eight
Ken Nomura
Youichi Imamura
Ken Maeda
Takahiro Ueno
Rhys Millen
Yasuyuki Kazama
Nob Kumakubo
Masao Suenga
Kumakubo was on the march...
Kumakubo was on the march in the Team Orange Silvia as he thrashed his way to the round of four before falling to eventual winner Kazama.
Takahiro Ueno/Vortex Soarer...
Takahiro Ueno/Vortex Soarer (left) and Nob Taniguichi/HKS Silvia (right).
The Big Dog on this day was...
The Big Dog on this day was Yasuyuki Kazama he was in excellent form and his Kei Office S15 Silvia was right in step as well providing the perfect blend of balance and power all weekend long.
Final Four
Youichi Imamura
Takahiro Ueno
Yasuyuki Kazama
Nob Kumakubo
Runner-up
Youichi Imamura