Yasuyuki Kazama

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yasuyuki Kazama
Occupation	Racing Driver
Date Of Birth	Feb 1, 1970(1970-02-01)
Age	54
Birthplace	Nagano
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Aquarius

Yasuyuki Kazama Biography

Yasuyuki Kazama is one of the most popular and richest Racing Driver who was born on February 1, 1970 in Nagano, Japan. Yasuyuki Kazama is a Japanese drifter driver. He was previously a competitor in D1 Grand Prix. His Nissan Silvia S15 is well-known. He is also known by the names Waku Waku or Spin Benz Dokan.

He was able to place second against Nobuteru Taniguchi in 2002’s Ebisu Circuit round 2. He was then unable to make it past the qualifying runs, which led him to be ranked 17th overall.

In 2004, this was marked as a start to a successful season for him as he won his first event at the season opener in Irwindale, it was an important pinpoint since he’s a veteran drifter within the Japanese drifting community. At the championship round finale, Kei-Office once again debuted another S15 with the main focuses of a lighter chassis than the previous car with the use of Driftmaster rims, an HKS 2.2L stroker kit setup by Auto Produce Boss, Speed Glass lightweight windows, and the use of a Holinger sequential transmission. The car was later reused for the 2005 and 2006 season. The 2003-spec S15 was used only for international events throughout 2005 until the car was exported to Norway in 2007. He had a very steady season and was able to keep a seeded position. He was ranked 4th overall.

In 2005, he manages to win the season opener held at Irwindale once again. He also earned more victories at Sugo and Ebisu rounds to rack up his position as the series point leader. At the championship finale, he was crowned as the 2005 D1GP champion and earned the championship title by beating Masao Suenaga only by 1 point.

Spin Benz Dokan was his former name. This was due to an incident that occurred after 2001 D1GP season finales in Nikko. Sunpros had filmed a Team Drift’ segment for Drift Heaven. It involved hitting Toru Maruyama, then D1 Driver,’s daily Mercedes Benz. Later, he was known as Waku Waku Kun, or Rodeo Clown, due to his reputation for being a clown in the series. He is also well-known for his Rodeo Drift, which involves sitting on the driver’s side of the car and performing a form of doughnutting. This trick was first learned at the Big-X events.

Yasuyuki Kazama Net Worth

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

He was a well-known drifter in the 90s. He drove a Nissan Silvia S13 and Toyota Mark II JZX90. He was 3rd in the Young Version’s STCC competition hosted by Keiichi Takaya in 1994. He won the Chubu Ikaten in 1997 at Rally Kids INA (INA Circuit), along with his team “Kazama Juku”, who won the team class. Tsuchiya sponsored him to drive the Kei-Office S15. He was one of the pioneers in drifting, but he was also heavily indebted. He won the 2nd Ikaten Superstar Drift Battle at Ebisu Circuit’s South track in 2000.

He had some success when he started in D1GP at the end 2000. But, when he joined Gengo, it was a great partnership. He drove his own S15 from the end of 2000 until Kei-Office presented a blue S15 at Nikko’s Final Round. The car was being maintained throughout 2001 and continued to be used in 2002 and 2003.

In 2003, the Kei-Office team had debuted a new track-spec S15 at the 4th round in Fuji Speedway which wore the company’s signature jade green, Prodrive GC- 06D rims and a new 2003-spec original brand body kit (now under Rodextyle) as the previous kit was co-produced by Behrman/Wisesquare. He still had moderate success especially taking the runner-up spot once again at Round 5 in Ebisu. He was ranked 12th overall.

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Facts & Trivia

Yasuyuki Ranked on the list of most popular Racing Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Yasuyuki Kazama celebrates birthday on February 1 of every year.

Top Facts about Yasuyuki Kazama

1. Yasuyuki Kazama is a retired Japanese professional drifting driver.
2. He was born on December 12, 1970 in Tokyo, Japan.
3. Kazama won the D1 Grand Prix championship in 2005.
4. He also competed in the Formula Drift series in the United States.
5. Kazama was known for his aggressive driving style and high-speed entries.
6. He drove a Nissan Silvia S15 during his career.
7. In addition to racing, Kazama runs a successful tuning shop in Japan.
8. He has been featured in numerous automotive magazines and videos.
9. Kazama has also appeared as a judge on various drifting competitions.
10. His nickname is “Kazamatsuri” which means “Drift Festival” in Japanese.