Daijiro Inada
“God-Father” of JDM
PROFILE
“I want to know the limits of tuning cars! The man who embodied Japanese tuning technology in the form of the ultimate speed.
One of the pioneers who founded the legendary tuning car magazine, ‘Option,’ celebrating its 44th anniversary this year. He established Auto Salon, popularized drifting worldwide, brought it to professional levels, and has been at the forefront of Japanese custom car culture. Known as the Godfather of JDM and an active top-speed driver.”
He set a world record of 233.217 mph (about 370 km/h) in the FBGCC class in 1997 in the same JUN Auto R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R at Bonneville 1997.
He also had a big crash at the Silver States Classic Challenge, but has been challenging the highest speeds since then.
One of the pioneers who founded the legendary tuning car magazine, ‘Option,’ celebrating its 44th anniversary this year. He established Auto Salon, popularized drifting worldwide, brought it to professional levels, and has been at the forefront of Japanese custom car culture. Known as the Godfather of JDM and an active top-speed driver.”
He set a world record of 233.217 mph (about 370 km/h) in the FBGCC class in 1997 in the same JUN Auto R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R at Bonneville 1997.
He also had a big crash at the Silver States Classic Challenge, but has been challenging the highest speeds since then.
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