GTronix360° Team mcchip-dkr driver presentation Kohei Fukuda
Kohei Fukuda collected his first VLN experiences in 2017. This year he will compete in addition to VLN also his first 24h race on the Porsche Cayman. For this reason, he takes every time a long journey. The crow flies distance from his hometown Tokyo to the Nürburgring is exactly 9,380.38 kilometers.
How did you get into motorsport?
My father bought a racing kart for me when I was 12 years old. Since then I am motorsport infected.
Your biggest success in motorsport?
My first experience of racing was the Porsche GT3 Cup challenge Japan in 2015. In the second GT3 Cup Challenge season, I celebrated my greatest success. I could win all five races and became overall champion.
Your expectations and targets for the season 2018?
It’s my first 24h race at the Nürburgring. The ultimate target is to finish the race and slowly improving myself. I hope to step up in the next years in faster categories like SP or GT3 class.
Why is the production car class so interesting?
I was aiming to drive formula cars at the age of 18 but it was very hard to find a way into professional formula motorsport. Thereby I decided to enjoy motorsport as a gentleman driver with close to production touring cars.
How do you prepare for a race weekend?
I analyze past race videos and prepare me with physical and mental training.
What do you do when you sit not in the race car?
I have a European car tuning shop in Japan called Sunrise Blvd. We provide car services, modifications and tuning work as distributor for mcchip-dkr in Japan.
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