Formula-D USA, Hiroya Minowa placed 2nd @ St. Louis!<br><br>

Formula-D USA, Hiroya Minowa placed 2nd @ St. Louis!

RSE/TOMEIUSA supported driver, JYR Hiroya Minowa, who is just 14 years old, and his teammate Kazuya Taguchi participated in the 5th Formula-D USA held at the Worldwide Technology Raceway in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, from Friday, July 19th to Saturday, July 20th, 2024.

 Together with teammate Kazuya Taguchi, he
is competing in the ZN6 body equipped with the TOMEIUSA/RSE VR41 stroker engine
with 274 camshafts, armed with an engine that offers outstanding torque, power,
and durability.

 Hiroya beat Dan Burkett with JZA80 Supra in
the Top 32, then won against Taylor Hull with Corvette C6 in the Top 16.
  In the great 8 Hiroya then beat Adam LZ with
BMW E36, then won a victory over three-time series champion Fredric Aasbo
withGR90 Supra in the Top 4.
  And was
finally defeated by James Deane with Mustang in the final. Still, Hiroya missed
his chance in a close battle to take second place on the podium! After five
races, he has risen to fourth place in the annual rankings.

 Get ready for the sixth race! The next race
will be held over two days, from August 9th (Friday) to 10th (Saturday), in
Seattle, Washington. It’s a chance for Hiroya to shine again!

You can watch the race live for free on the
Formula-D website, so grab some tacos and beer and come cheer him on! We also
look forward to his teammate Kazuya Taguchi’s great performance.

Thank you everyone for your attention and support.

TOMEI/RSE — VR41KIT, Camshaft ,Valve Springs..etc..–

TOMEI/RSE VR38 274 Camshaft

TOMEI/RSE VR38 274 Camshaft

2024 Formula-D USA Schedule

  1. Streets of Long Beach – PRO 
    April 12-13

  2. Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta – PRO, PROSPEC
    May 9-11

  3. Orlando Speed World – PRO 
    May 31-June 1

  4. Old Bridge Township Raceway Park – PRO, PROSPEC 
    June 20-22

  5. World Wide Technology Raceway – PRO, PROSPEC 
    July 18-20

  6. Evergreen Speedway – PRO 
    August 9-10

  7. Utah Motorsport Campus – PRO, PROSPEC
    August 29-31

  8. Irwindale Speedway – PRO 
    October 18-19
Hiroya Minowa Finished in the final top 32 at Formula-D USA Round 2!

Hiroya Minowa Finished in the final top 32 at Formula-D USA Round 2!

JYR Hiroya Minowa, a 14-year-old driver supported by TOMEIUSA/RSE, participated in the second round of Formula-D USA held at Michelin Raceway in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Hiroya Minowa Finished in the final top 32 at Formula-D USA Round 2!
Looking forward to the next race! May 10th (Friday) – May 11th (Saturday), 2024

JYR Hiroya Minowa, a 14-year-old driver supported by TOMEIUSA/RSE, participated in the second round of Formula-D USA held at Michelin Raceway in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
TOMEIUSA/RSE VR41 kit equipped with 274 degree camsTogether with his teammate Kazuya Taguchi, JYR has two cars this year.  Both drivers are competing in an 86/FRS/BRZ chassis, equipped with a VR38-based VR41 stroker kit with 274 duration camshafts, making it an engine with outstanding torque and durability.The exhaust systems on both race cars are beautifully designed JYR’s original, made of full titanium material from TOMEIUSA/RSE, providing not only power but excellent sound.

Round 2 was an impressive Best 32 finishIn the first race, Hiroya finished an amazing 8th place, which gave him the right to advance to the finals in the second race!  Unfortunately, he had a tire bead break in the BEST32 final, and the race ended there, but his performance was so powerful that he surpassed other top drivers in terms of quality, speed, and angle.

The 3
rd race following is in Florida!  The race will be held over two days from May 31st (Friday) to June 1st (Saturday) on banked and angled circuit course at Orlando Speed World in Orlando, Florida, USA.Everyone can watch the race for free via live streaming on Formula-D website, so please grab your pizza and beer and show your support.  This will be Hiroya’s first attempt at a banked course, so we think it will be spectacular.Please look forward to the performance of Hiroya Minowa and his teammate Kazuya Taguchi.

Thank you everyone for your attention and support.

TOMEI/RSE — VR41KIT, Camshaft ,Valve Springs..etc..–

TOMEI/RSE VR38 274 Camshaft

TOMEI/RSE VR38 274 Camshaft

2024 Formula-D USA Schedule

  1. Streets of Long Beach – PRO 
    April 12-13

  2. Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta – PRO, PROSPEC
    May 9-11

  3. Orlando Speed World – PRO 
    May 31-June 1

  4. Old Bridge Township Raceway Park – PRO, PROSPEC 
    June 20-22

  5. World Wide Technology Raceway – PRO, PROSPEC 
    July 18-20

  6. Evergreen Speedway – PRO 
    August 9-10

  7. Utah Motorsport Campus – PRO, PROSPEC
    August 29-31

  8. Irwindale Speedway – PRO 
    October 18-19

Hiroya Minowa Finished in the final top 32 at Formula-D USA Round 2!
Looking forward to the next race! May 10th (Friday) – May 11th (Saturday), 2024

JYR Hiroya Minowa, a 14-year-old driver supported by TOMEIUSA/RSE, participated in the second round of Formula-D USA held at Michelin Raceway in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
TOMEIUSA/RSE VR41 kit equipped with 274 degree camsTogether with his teammate Kazuya Taguchi, JYR has two cars this year.  Both drivers are competing in an 86/FRS/BRZ chassis, equipped with a VR38-based VR41 stroker kit with 274 duration camshafts, making it an engine with outstanding torque and durability.The exhaust systems on both race cars are beautifully designed JYR’s original, made of full titanium material from TOMEIUSA/RSE, providing not only power but excellent sound.

Round 2 was an impressive Best 32 finishIn the first race, Hiroya finished an amazing 8th place, which gave him the right to advance to the finals in the second race!  Unfortunately, he had a tire bead break in the BEST32 final, and the race ended there, but his performance was so powerful that he surpassed other top drivers in terms of quality, speed, and angle.

The 3
rd race following is in Florida!  The race will be held over two days from May 31st (Friday) to June 1st (Saturday) on banked and angled circuit course at Orlando Speed World in Orlando, Florida, USA.Everyone can watch the race for free via live streaming on Formula-D website, so please grab your pizza and beer and show your support.  This will be Hiroya’s first attempt at a banked course, so we think it will be spectacular.Please look forward to the performance of Hiroya Minowa and his teammate Kazuya Taguchi.

14-year-old Hiroya Minowa debuts at Formula Drift USA!  

14-year-old Hiroya Minowa debuts at Formula Drift USA!  

14-year-old Hiroya Minowa debuts at Formula Drift USA!
And places TOP8 in his first competition in the USA!

Formula-D USA was held at USA Long Beach for two days, from April 12th (Friday) to April 13th (Saturday), 2024.  Supported by RSE/TOMEIUSA, Hiroya Minowa, a 14-year-old driver participated in the race for the first time here.  Hiroya’s engine, the Nissan VR38DETT, uses RSE/TOMEIUSA’s VR41KIT with 272-degree duration camshafts, making it a very durable high-power, strong-torque machine.   He took first place in the 16-car seeding bracket tournament held on Friday to advance to the finals, achieving the feat of finishing in the top 8!

He placed 1st in the seeding bracket to advance to Saturday’s finals!

Hiroya made it through smoothly in Friday’s seeding bracket with 16 competitors.

He competed against Dan Burkett with JZA80 Surpa in the seeding bracket TOP4 battle and won.

He won a close battle with Adam LZ with BMW in the seeding bracket final,

Saturday final: Achieve the feat of TOP8!

In the TOP32 finals, won against Dylan Hughes and safely advanced to the TOP16.
Then, he competed against Kazuya Taguchi, who is also Japanese, on the same team, with the same RSE/TOMEIUSA VR41!
Hiroya won the close battle by a narrow margin and advanced to the TOP8!

In the final TOP8, he competed against Aurimas Bakchis!
Hiroya placed best 8 as he was eliminated here, but it was a brilliant debut race in the USA, with great expectations for the next race.

JYR Teammate-Kazuya Taguchi

This is a one shot of Hiroya’s senior, teammate, and rival, Kazuya Taguchi and Hiroya Minowa, who are working hard with Japanese SAMURAI spirit!

Thank you everyone for your attention and support.

TOMEI/RSE — VR41KIT, Camshaft ,Valve Springs..etc..–

TOMEI/RSE VR38 274 Camshaft

TOMEI/RSE VR38 274 Camshaft

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2024 Formula-D USA Schedule

  1. Streets of Long Beach – PRO 
    April 12-13

  2. Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta – PRO, PROSPEC
    May 9-11

  3. Orlando Speed World – PRO 
    May 31-June 1

  4. Old Bridge Township Raceway Park – PRO, PROSPEC 
    June 20-22

  5. World Wide Technology Raceway – PRO, PROSPEC 
    July 18-20

  6. Evergreen Speedway – PRO 
    August 9-10

  7. Utah Motorsport Campus – PRO, PROSPEC
    August 29-31

  8. Irwindale Speedway – PRO 
    October 18-19