Tarzan Yamada

Yamada at Virginia International Raceway in 2007

Eiji "Tarzan" Yamada (山田 英二, Yamada Eiji, 25 April 1962) is a Japanese time attack driver.[1] He is currently a judge at American Formula D events.[2] Yamada has raced in both the JGTC and Japanese Touring Car Championship.

He gained popularity on several Japanese videos with BAKA-MON, his trademarked logo that translates loosely as "stupid monkey."[3] Players of the Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights video game need to compete against a representation of Yamada to advance in the game.[1] Before that, he was a regular feature on Video Option.

Yamada has raced in numerous series in Japan and America since 1981. His championships include the 1991 Formula Mirage class and 2002 N1 Super Taikyu endurance.[3][4]

Yamada, competing in the Cyber Evo, is a two-time World Time Attack Challenge champion (2010, 2011) in the event held annually in Sydney, Australia.[citation needed]

Racing record

Complete Japanese Formula 3 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Pts
1983 ？ Toyota SUZ
4 		NIS SUG SUZ
5 		TSU SUZ
7 		SUZ 6th 18
1984 Seto Love Racing Toyota SUZ
2 		NIS FUJ
13 		SUZ
1 		TSU
8 		SUZ
1 		TSU
5 		SUZ
5 		2nd 74
1985 Tomei Sports Nissan SUZ FUJ
8 		SUZ
10 		TSU
6 		NIS
11 		SUZ
Ret 		SUZ
Ret 		13th 10
1988 Hot Laps VW SUZ
Ret 		TSU
18 		FUJ SUZ SUG TSU SEN SUZ NIS SUZ NC 0
1992 Will Racing Co., Ltd. Toyota SUZ TSU FUJ SUZ SEN TAI MIN SUG SUZ
DNQ 		NC 0

Japanese Touring Car Championship (-1993) Class results

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 DC Pts
1991 Nismo Nissan Skyline GT-R JTC-1 SUG SUZ TSU
6 		SEN
4 		AUT FUJ 10th 26

Super Taikyu Series Class results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Co-Drivers Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Pts
1992 Team Zexel 1 Japan Takayuki Kinoshita Nissan Skyline GT-R SEN
4 		FUJ
2 		TAI
4 		TSU
2 		MIN
2 		SUG
2 		？ ？
1993 Team Zexel 1 Japan Takayuki Kinoshita Nissan Skyline GT-R TAI
2 		SEN
2 		SUZ
1 		FUJ
7 		TOK
4 		TSU
2 		MIN
5 		SUG
7 		？ ？
1994 Prince Tokyo Fujitsubo 1 Japan Takayuki Kinoshita
Japan Tomohiko Sunako 		Nissan Skyline GT-R MIN SUZ SEN FUJ TAI TOK
9 		TSU SUG ？ ？
1998 Manpukudō 1 Japan Takayuki Kinoshita(Rd.2)
Japan Takayuki Aoki(Rd.3,4) 		Nissan Skyline GT-R MIN SUG
NC 		SUZ
4 		TAI
Ret 		TOK SEN MOT FUJ ？ ？
1999 Prince Tokyo Fujitsubo 1 Japan Tomohiko Sunako
Japan Shinichi Katura(Rd.5) 		Nissan Skyline GT-R MIN
1 		SEN
3 		SUZ
Ret 		TAI
1 		TOK
Ret 		MOT
4 		FUJ
2 		SUG
1 		2nd ？
2000 Totomu Fujitsubo 1 Japan Tomohiko Sunako
Japan Shinichi Katura(Rd.5) 		Nissan Skyline GT-R MIN
3 		SEN
3 		SUZ
3 		TAI
3 		TOK
3 		MOT
3 		FUJ
Ret 		SUG
4 		3rd ？
2001 Totomu Fujitsubo 1 Japan Tomohiko Sunako
Japan Hisashi Wada(Rd.5) 		Nissan Skyline GT-R MIN
1 		SEN
2 		SUZ
1 		MOT
2 		TOK
5 		TAI
2 		SUG
2 		FUJ
1 		2nd ？
2002 C-West Advan 3 Japan Naofumi Omoto
Japan Masaaki Nagashima 		Mazda RX-7 MIN
Ret 		SEN
1 		SUZ
1 		MOT
3 		TOK
1 		TAI
3 		SUG FUJ
Ret 		1st ？

Complete JGTC/Super GT Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts
1994 Johnson Nismo Nissan Skyline GT-R GT1 FUJ
Ret 		SEN
5 		FUJ SUG MIN 18th 8
1995 Team Comtech Racing Club Porsche 911 GT2 GT1 SUZ FUJ SEN FUJ
15 		SUG MIN NC 0
1996 Prova Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 GT500 SUZ FUJ SEN FUJ SUG
11 		MIN NC 0
2000 Auto Staff Racing Nissan Silvia GT300 MOT FUJ
Ret 		SUG
8 		26th 4
Team Taisan Advan Dodge Viper GTS-R GT500 FUJ
18 		TAI NC 0
GT300 MIN
10 		SUZ
15 		26th 4
2001 Team Taisan Advan Jr. Dodge Viper GTS-R GT300 TAI
8 		FUJ
9 		SUG FUJ
9 		MOT
14 		SUZ MIN
3 		15th 19
2002 Team Taisan Advan Jr. Dodge Viper GTS-R GT300 TAI
10 		FUJ
16 		SUG
5 		SEP
9 		FUJ
8 		MOT
9 		MIN
4 		SUZ
21 		14th 26
2003 Team Taisan Advan Dodge Viper GTS-R GT300 TAI
16 		FUJ
16 		SUG
Ret 		FUJ
1 		FUJ
5 		MOT
Ret 		AUT
7 		SUZ
Ret 		12th 34
2005 A&S Racing Mosler MT900R GT300 OKA
16 		FUJ
15 		SEP
Ret 		SUG
14 		FUJ
11 		AUT
13 		SUZ NC 0
Chevrolet Corvette MOT
22
2006 JIM Gainer Ferrari 360 modena GT300 SUZ OKA FUJ SEP SUG SUZ
Ret 		MOT AUT FUJ NC 0

Complete Japanese Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Pts
1994 Team Glory With Nova SUZ FUJ MIN SUZ SUG FUJ SUZ FUJ FUJ
17 		SUZ NC 0

References

  1. ^ a b The Celebrity Drivers of Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights- Part One; September 17, 2007; Terry Henderson; Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights review; Retrieved October 19, 2007
  2. ^ Tarzan signs on as a Formula D Judge; drifting.com; Retrieved October 19, 2007
  3. ^ a b Who is Tarzan Yamada?; August 2004; SRO magazine; Retrieved October 19, 2007
  4. ^ WOOD: Things Lost in the Fire Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine; Bill Wood; RACER magazine; October 10, 2007; Retrieved October 19, 2007 He was involved in a high-speed crash at approximately 200 mph, and amazingly survived.