Japanese Auto Racing Teams

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Honda Racing F1, Super Aguri F1, Toyota Motorsport GmbH, Toyota in motorsports, Nismo, Dome, SARD, Maki, Kojima Engineering, Autobacs Racing Team Aguri, TOM'S, HKS, Mazdaspeed, A1 Team Japan, Studie, RE Amemiya, Team Goh, Veilside, JUN, Impul, Direxiv, Nakajima Racing. Excerpt: Honda Racing F1 Team was a Formula One (F1) team run by Japanese car manufacturer Honda, from 1964 to 1968 and from 2006 to 2008. Honda's involvement in F1 began with the 1964 season; their withdrawal in 1968 was precipitated by the death of Honda driver Jo Schlesser during the 1968 French Grand Prix. They returned in 1983 as an engine supplier, a role that ended in 1992. They returned again in 2000, providing engines for British American Racing (BAR), and by the end of 2005 BAR had been bought out and Honda Racing was re-established. It was announced on December 5, 2008 that Honda would be exiting Formula One with immediate effect due to the current economic crisis and were looking to sell the team. On February 27, 2009 it was announced that the team had been secured with a management buyout led by team principal Ross Brawn, and raced successfully as Brawn GP in 2009 before being bought by Mercedes and renamed Mercedes GP for the 2010 season. Restored 1965 Honda RA272, the first Japanese car to win in Formula One. The car is painted in the racing colors of Japan.Honda entered Formula One Grand Prix racing in 1964, just four years after producing their first road car. They began development of the RA271 in 1962 and startled the European-dominated Formula One garages with their all-Japanese factory team (except for American drivers Ronnie Bucknum and Richie Ginther). More startling was the fact that Honda built their own engine and chassis, something only Ferrari and BRM - of the other teams still running in 1962 - had previously done. In only...