NODA Racing Academy High School

Faculty

ROGER YASUKAWA HIROKI KATO HIROAKI ISHIURA Team Le Mans HIROYOSHI DONUMA YASUSHI KAWANO Charles A. Chen HIROAKI SASAJIMA FIONA WATANABE MASAE NODA

Driver section

ROGER YASUKAWA
Date of Birth
October 10, 1977
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California
Height
171cm
Weight
68kg
Homepage
http://www.rogeryasukawa.com/

Roger Yasukawa was born in USA, but grew up in Japan and Italy. His father, being involved in Formula 1, made Roger get acquainted to the racing community. In 1990, Roger raced in both USA and Italy in the Kart Championship. He became the Formula Dodge Western Series Champion in 1998. Rookie of the Year of the Barber Dodge Pro Series in 1999.

In 2003, he becomes a full time IRL IndyCar Series driver. His passion towards American Style Racing is a strong one. Continues as a IndyCar driver with two Top 10 finishes in the Indy 500. Becomes the Asian Driver to race in the Indy 500 the most.

Roger also started to Daytona 24 Hours race, as well as is coaching at the Skip Barber Driving School and a personal coach for a Ferrari Challenge Cup racer.

Career Profile

1990-1992
Start Kart Racing in USA. 1991 California Junior Champion
1993-1996
Kart Racing in Italy. 1996 Centro Assistenza Champion
1997
Formula Vauxhall Junior Series
1998
Formula Dodge Western Series Champion (10 wins in 11 races)
1999
Barber Dodge Pro Series: ?Ranking 9th, Rookie-of-the-Year
2000
Barber Dodge Pro Series: Ranking 7th
2001
Barber Dodge Pro Series: Ranking 4th (1 win)
2002
Toyota Atlantic Series: Ranking 10th (1 win)
2003
IRL IndyCar Series: Ranking 12th
2004
IRL IndyCar Series: Indy 500 & Indy Japan
2005
IRL IndyCar Series: Ranking 17th
2006
IRL IndyCar Series: Indy 500
2007
Rolex 24 at Daytona: 6th

IRL IndyCar Series: Indy 500
2008
IRL IndyCar Series: Indy 500 & Indy Japan
2009
IRL IndyCar Series: Indy Japan
ROGER YASUKAWA
HIROKI KATO
Date of birth
February 23, 1968
Place of birth
Kanagawa
Height
167cm
Weight
58kg
Blood type
RH+B
Homepage
http://www.imedia24.tv/hiroki-katoh-net/
Racing career highlights
Second in Super GT Japan GT300 2007.
Second in Super GT Japan GT300 2006.
Second in FIA Sportscar Championship – SR1 2001.
Second in Formula 3 Japan 1998.
Third in Formula 3 Japan 1995.
HIROKI KATO
HIROAKI ISHIURA
Date of birth
April 23, 1981
Place of Birth
Tokyo Japan
Homepage
http://www.ishiura.net/
Official weblog
http://ameblo.jp/ishiura/
1999
NTC YAMAHA-class win
2000
TC PRD kart series 2nd
2001
NTC CUP SS-class

Motegi kart series FA-class Champion
2002
FormulaTOYOTA Racing School
2003
FormulaTOYOTA series 4th(1P.P.)
2004
FormulaTOYOTA series 6th(1P.P.)
2005
FormulaTOYOTA series 3rd(4P.P. 2wins)

GC-21series Champion(5P.P. 5wins
2006
Japanese F3 series 9th(1P.P. 1win)

SuperGT 300 suzuka 1000km
2007
Japanese F3 series 4th(3P.P. 2wins)

SuperGT 300(TOYOTA MR-S) Champion
2008
Formula Nippon series 16th

SuperGT 500(LEXUS SC430) 15th
2009
Formula Nippon series 6th

SuperGT 500(LEXUS SC430) 9th(1win)
2010
Formula Nippon series 8th

SuperGT 500(LEXUS SC430) 6th(1win)
2011
Formula Nippon series

SuperGT 500(LEXUS SC430)

Nurburgring 24hours race
HIROAKI ISHIURA
Team Le Mans

Our motorsports experience is a valuable asset on which we draw in many of our business fields. The many talented and dedicated drivers, support staff, customers and supporters with whom we have come into contact over the years have all contributed to our pool of knowledge.

Team LeMans has been participating in the top ranks of Japanese formula racing, including Formula Nippon (formerly F2, F3000), since the Team’s inauguration in 1969. Many Team LeMans drivers have later moved up to F1, CART, etc., including Michael and Ralf Schumacher and Johnny Herbert.

http://www.lemans.co.jp/e_company/index.html

History of Team Le Mans race

1969
Team LeMans is launched.
1976
Competes in the All Japan F2000, then the top category in Japan, with driver Keiji Matsumoto.
F1 driver Jacque Laffite drives for the Team in a Chevron BMW in Rd. 5 (Fuji), winning the race.
1977
Team driver Keiji Matsumoto takes on the Japanese F2000 Championship.
The Team attracts a number of F1 drivers, including Patrick Tambay and Keke Rosberg.
Riccardo Patrese, one of these F1 drivers, wins the final round “JAF Suzuka Grand Prix” in a Chevron BMW.
1978
Team driver Keiji Matsumoto competes in the All Japan F2 Championship, which had just changed its name from F2000.
Marc Surer, one of the Team’s drivers invited from overseas, wins Rd. 4 (Suzuka).
1979
Keiji Matsumoto wins the Drivers Championship of the All Japan F2 Championship with 3 wins.
1980
Keiji Matsumoto wins Rd. 5 of the All Japan F2 Championship.
1981
Keiji Matsumoto wins the opening round of the All Japan F2 Championship.
Stefan Johansson, Thierry Boutsen and Teo Fabi, all F1 drivers, join the Team for selected events.
1982
Keiji Matsumoto finishes 2nd in the All Japan F2 Championship. He also finishes 2nd in the Fuji GC Series with 1 win.
Other drivers joining the Team at various points in the season are Johnny Cecotto, Geoff Lees and Christian Danner.
1983
Keiji Matsumoto and Eje Elgh compete in the All Japan F2 Championship as the Team’s regular drivers.
Matsumoto also wins the Fuji GC Series for the first time with 1 win and 1 second.
1984
Keiji Matsumoto drives for the Team in both the All Japan F2 Championship and Fuji GC Series.
Toshio Suzuki is also a regular driver for the Team, piloting a March BMW in the All Japan F2 Championship.
In June, the LM03C Nissan driven by Team drivers Haruhito Yanagida/Takao Wada comes in 2nd overall in the Fuji 500km event.
1985
Keiji Matsumoto wins the opening round of the All Japan F2 Championship. He ends up finishing 2nd overall, and 3rd in the Fuji GC Series.
In October at WEC In Japan, the LM05C piloted by Team drivers Osamu Nakako/Akio Morimoto/Emanuele Pirro finishes 2nd overall.
1986
Keiji Matsumoto finishes 2nd overall in the All Japan F2 Championship with 2 wins, including a victory in the opening round. He also comes in 2nd overall in the Fuji GC Series with a win in Rd. 3. Meanwhile, Team driver Akio Morimoto wins the drivers title at the All Japan F3 Championship with 4 wins.
1987
The All Japan F2 Championship becomes the All Japan F3000 Championship. Matsumoto comes in 4th overall; he also finishes 2nd overall at the Fuji GC Series.
In September, Team drivers Takao Wada and Anders Olofsson take their March 86S/Nissan to pole position at WEC In Japan.
1988
The Team enters the All Japan F3000 Championship with drivers Emanuele Pirro and Geoff Lees. In Rd. 5 (Sugo), Lees and Pirro finish 1-2. Pirro finishes the season in 3rd overall.
Lees also drives for the Team at the Fuji GC Series, taking the title with wins in 3 of the 6 rounds.
1989
Pirro and Lees are again the drivers for the All Japan F3000 Championship. Significant progress is made with the Team’s machines thanks to the increased support of Reynard Racing Cars Co. Pirro wins Rd. 4 (Suzuka).
In the All Japan GC, Pirro and Lees battle each other until the final round. Lees finishes as Series Champion with 1 win, 2 seconds and 1 third. Pirro is the runner-up with 2 wins.
1990
Team drivers Takuya Kurosawa and Jonny Herbert take on the All Japan F3000 Championship, both driving Reynard 90D/Mugens.
In Rd. 2 (Fuji) of the JSPC, Takao Wada / Osamu Nakako take pole position in a CABIN R90V Nissan.
1991
The Team participates in F3000, F3 and JSPC. In Rd. 6 (Sugo) of the All Japan F3000 Championship, Ross Cheever comes in 1st in a Reynard 91D, while Michael Schumacher is 2nd in a Ralt RT23. (Schumacher makes his F1 debut later this year.) Cheever also wins Rd. 8 and Rd. 11.
1992
Enters the All Japan F3000 Championship with driver Ross Cheever. Cheever wins Rd. 1 (Suzuka) in a Reynard 92D and ultimately takes 3rd in the Series. Takao Wada also competes in a Ralt RT24.
1993
Team drivers Ross Cheever and Akira Ishikawa take on the All Japan F3000 Championship in Reynard 93Ds. Cheever wins Rd. 1 (Suzuka) and Rd. 9 (Suzuka) en route to a 3rd-place finish in the Series.
1994
The Team enters the All Japan F3000 Championship with Ross Cheever and Naoki Hattori in Reynard 94Ds. Cheever wins Rd. 1 (Suzuka) and Rd. 7 (Suzuka), and finishes the season in 3rd overall for the third consecutive year. Hattori wins the final round at Suzuka. In keeping with its tradition of cultivating talented young drivers, the Team uses driver Masami Kageyama for Rd. 7 and Rd. 9.
1995
Naoki Hattori and Katsumi Yamamoto participate in the All Japan F3000 Championship in Reynard 95Ds. Hattori wins Rd. 1 (Suzuka), the Team’s record fourth consecutive victory in the opening round.
1996
Competes in Formula Nippon with drivers Ralf Schumacher and Naoki Hattori. In one of the Team’s most successful seasons, R. Schumacher and Hattori finish 1-2 overall in the Series with 5 wins between them; Team LeMans also wins the team title. In the All Japan GT Championship, the Team not only competes in a 300ZX, but also handles maintenance for the Championship-winning Lark McLaren GT-R Team.
1997
Norberto Fontana, then the main rival to Ralf Schumacher, joins Team LeMans, entering Formula Nippon along with Esteban Tuero. Fontana comes in 3rd overall in the Series.
1998
Norberto Fontana and Satoshi Motoyama are the Team drivers in Formula Nippon. Motoyama wins 3 races, becoming the first Japanese to win the Drivers Championship. Team LeMans also takes the team title.
1999
Competes in Formula Nippon with drivers Satoshi Motoyama and Koji Yamanishi. Satoshi is in contention for the title until the final round, ultimately finishing 2nd; the Team finishes 2nd in the team point standings. Team LeMans also enters the All Japan GT Championship with drivers Wayne Gardner and Hideki Noda in a Toyota Supra.
2000
Team drivers Hideki Noda and Yudai Igarashi compete in Formula Nippon. Malaysian rookie Alex Yoong is the driver for a second team in the Series, called Team Malaysia.
In the All Japan GT Championship, Wayne Gardner and Nideki Noda continue to compete for the Team in a Toyota Supra.
チームルマン

Engineer section

HIROYOSHI DONUMA

Team Le Mans Representative

Date of Birth
28th Jun 1955
Place of Birth
Nigata Japan
weblog
http://ameblo.jp/donuma/
1977
enter a Team Le Mans
YOSHIHIRO DONUMA
YASHUSHI KAWANO
1959
Born in Japan
1983
Graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology (N.J. U.S.A)
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
1984
Joined TRD (Toyota Racing Development)
Design racing Gear Box for two years
Chassis Engineer for 16 years
1991
Leader of chassis engineering group
As a chief engineer and a design engineer for following racing cars
TS010 (2nd Place at Le-Mans)
GT 500 Supra 1999
GT 300 MRS
JTCC Chaser
And others
As Race Engineer
Le-mans in 1989 with 89CV and 1992, 93 with TS010
Sports Car World Championship in 1992 and 1993
Group C car in Japan 1989
As test and develop engineer for all Toyota racing cars for these years.
2003
Formula Nippon. Help establishing a new racing team. (Hideki Noda) Race engineer and technical director
2005
JGT and Formula Nippon
Join Team Lemans (Japanese racing team for Formula Nippon and JGT)
AS an engineering adviser for three years.
2008to10
Join AIM racing as a Technical director.
2008 European lemans series and Le-Man with Creation(English team),
Technical director and a race engineer.
2009 and 2010 European lemans series and Le-Mans with Oreca (French team)
Technical advisor.
YASHUSHI KAWANO

Training section

MASAE NODA

Person responsible for Cellexercise and Autonomic measurement.

Matsuyama Ballet former schoolteacher.

Started to classic balleta the age of 3.
Enroll in Matsuyama Ballet school at the age of 12.
Get into teaching of Matsuyama Ballet school at the age of 17.
Study under teachers of ballet in Nihon-ongaku ballet course at the age of 18.
Create a Pilaballetch,And private teacher at the age of 29.
Ballet class -Splemdeur- open at the age of 30.

MASAE NODA

Management section

Charles A. Chen

http://speedofjapan.com/

We fulfill our clients’ requests in a timely and economical manner by staffing specialists in-house. Our diverse portfolio combined with our expertise in the motorsports industry and in international business makes for a specialized niche wherein we can fully utilize our resources to realize optimal results for our clients. Our management contract with worldwide racers provides maximum sponsorship opportunities for our clients.

Our racer management group, Speed of Japan currently has contract with the following racers:

Roger Yasukawa, IndyCar
Hideki Noda, Le Mans Series
Makoto Tamada, World Superbike
Ryuichi Kiyonari, British Superbike
Yukio Kagayama, British Superbike
Osamu Miyazaki, Japan Roadrace
Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Japan Roadrace
Haruchika Aoki, Japan Autorace
Koichiro Ishii, NASCAR
Katsuhiro Konno, Indy Lights
Specialties

Charles A. Chen

Anti-Doping

HIROAKI SASAJIMA
Date of Birth
28 May 1987
Place of Birth
Motegi,Tochigi,Japan
2006
Tochigi Moka High school
2012
Kitasato university of pharmacy
2012
Licensed pharmacist
2012-
Hospital pharmacist in Utsunomiya,Tochigi,Japan
2012
NR Supplements adviser
2013
JAD official sport pharmacist approval program
HIROAKI SASAJIMA

General course

FIONA WATANABE



English teacher.
Living in Japan since 1997.

FIONA WATANABE
SEISA international high school