About

Professional Racing Driver

TAKUMA KOGA

Born 1977. Originally from Nagoya, Aichi prefecture.

In 2005, he became the first Japanese driver to fully enter the NASCAR Grand National Division series. Currently racing in the NASCAR K&N PRO series.

HOW IT ALL STARTED

“When I was a child, I never liked playing video games, so I was riding karts all the time. Driving in real life was so much more fun than video games. One day, when i was working as a test driver, the idea came to me. We were using simulators for vehicle development, but its quality wasn’t satisfactory. I was wondering what it would take to better replicate a real driving experience. Then, I found out that a friend of mine was developing the hardware for simulators. I tested the system and my first impression was positive. I felt that it might be possible to create the ultimate racing simulator with this new hardware. That’s how it all started.”