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Once a champion – always a champion.
RJ O’Connell’s article: https://www.dailysportscar.com/2019/03/12/remembering-shingo-tachi-20-years-later.html
Music (in order):
Romulus 3 - Rom Di Prisco (Need For Speed)
Toyota Car Dealer (From the East) - Isamu Ohira (Gran Turismo)
Speed Star - Hidenori Shoji (Yakuza 4)
Horizon Seekers - Taku Yoshioka (Gran Turismo 6)
Take Your Dream On - Isamu Ohira (Gran Turismo)
Hypnosis (In-game version) - Isamu Ohira (Gran Turismo 4)
Night Ride - Masanori Takeuchi (Sega GT 2002)
Vintage Warmer - Nathan Boddy (Race Driver GRID)
Jazz Mag - Dr Perceptron (F1 Championship Edition)
Planet Tension - Masanori Mine (Gran Turismo PSP)
Sources:
https://motorsports-regulations.com/sgt/success-weight-2023
https://www.autosport.com/general/news/friday-favourite-the-valued-gaijin-guide-lost-to-tragedy/10492398/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_British_Formula_Three_Championship
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_All_Japan_Grand_Touring_Car_Championship
https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Shingo-Tachi-J.html
https://www.as-web.jp/racing-on/695424
http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=924
http://welovesgt.com/2255
0:00 Introduction
3:37 TOM’S Origins
5:22 Shingo Tachi’s Early Career
8:59 Tachi’s Big Opportunity
11:26 Tsuchiya’s 1998 GT300 Season
23:19 How They Did It
31:15 What Happened Next?
41:38 Ending Montage