Daijiro Yoshihara

Quick Facts

Full Name	Daijiro Yoshihara
Occupation	Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth	Dec 24, 1978(1978-12-24)
Age	46
Birthplace	Hachioji
Country	Japan
Birth City	Tokyo
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Daijiro Yoshihara Biography

Daijiro Yoshihara is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on December 24, 1978 in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. Japanese driver has been among the top well-known drifters on the planet by winning events such as Formula D Championship Series. Formula D Championship Series. He has also been a driver in commercials for companies such as EA Sports and Spike TV.

He as well as American driver He and American driver Tanner Foust are both Formula D Champions. are both Formula D Champions.

Yoshihara ended his maiden season of 2003 with multiple wins. As a result, he was entered into the 2004 Formula Drift Championship Series the following season. Yoshihara finished in the top 8 at two rounds and placed 2nd at two of the rounds placing him 2nd overall in the championship run. Yoshihara earned the accolade of being the driver with the fastest entry speed every time he raced in the 2004 Formula Drift season. In 2005 and 2006 Yoshihara earned even more success in the Formula Drift series with multiple podium finishes, and in 2007 finished 3rd overall. In 2008, Yoshihara entered with a factory-backed Pontiac GTO for RMR Racing, along with teammate Rhys Millen. Yoshihara ended the 2008 season with a podium finish and placed 2nd overall during the Red Bull Drifting World Championship. Throughout the 2008 season, Yoshihara took podium twice and eventually finished 4th overall in the Formula D series.

Yoshihara always loved drifting but saw no real economic opportunity in the sport. Yoshihara instead worked in more stable, long term jobs, taking on jobs at various companies including a car dealership, a telephone company, and a trucking service. However, in 2003, Yoshihara was offered a chance to compete in the 2003 D1 Grand Prix in its inaugural season in the United States, and accepted the offer, although he had never been prior or even competed in a drift competition. Yoshihara entered the D1 driving for Pacific Rim Motorsport in a Nissan Silvia (S13). Having never competed, Yoshihara was a rookie with no competition experience but qualified and finished in the top half out of 32 competitors. Yoshihara then competed in the Drift Showoff in Irwindale, California and took a podium spot to finish 2nd overall.

He was born in Hachioji, Tokyo.

Daijiro Yoshihara Net Worth

Daijiro Yoshihara is one of the richest Race Car Driver from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Daijiro Yoshihara 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He rode bikes and motorbikes before he bought his first automobile which was a 1985 Toyota Corolla Levin, at the age of 18.

He has appeared in the documentary web-based program Behind the Smoke, which has won the Bronze Telly Award for Best Online Video Reality Show in 2012.

Daijiro Yoshihara (吉原 大二郎 , Yoshihara Daijiro) , more commonly known as Dai Yoshihara, (born December 24, 1978) is a Japanese drifter and often regarded as one of the world’s best.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Daijiro Yoshihara Dating?

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Yoshihara continued to drive for Falken for 2011, with the same Nissan 240SX as he did in the 2009 and 2010 seasons; however, with more changes to the car, Yoshihara finished the 2011 season as Formula DRIFT champion and also won the Triple Crown award.

Facts & Trivia

Daijiro Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Daijiro Yoshihara celebrates birthday on December 24 of every year.

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Is Dai Yoshihara retiring?

After 18 years of competing in Formula DRIFT, ENEOS ambassador Dai Yoshihara is retiring from the series that catapulted him to superstar status in order to pursue different motorsport activities.

How old is Yoshihara?

43 years (December 24, 1978)

What does Yoshihara mean?

Japanese: from a very old and common place name in Japan and the Ryukyu Islands meaning ‘ lucky (or good) plain ‘, which has been taken as a surname by several unrelated families. One family descends from court nobles who took the name in ancient times.

How much is a yoshindo Yoshihara sword?

Please note that Master Yoshihara only produces swords through custom orders, and he requires a visit to his atelier to meet him in person before the purchase. Typically, one of his full-sized swords will begin around JPY 6,500,000 (approximately USD 60,000).

Where is Yoshiwara?

Yoshiwara (吉原) was a famous yūkaku (red-light district) in Edo, present-day Tokyo, Japan.