Japan-based motorsport media professional. EN broadcast for @super_formula. Asian Editor + #WEC reporter @sportscar365. Contributor @autosport. たまに日本語の投稿も
Tokyo, mostly
Joined April 2011
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New on JRI - some belated thoughts on last week's news that Ritomo Miyata will make a surprise #SuperGT comeback to replace Zak O'Sullivan in next week's Motegi season finale (free for all readers): substacktools.com/sharex/xx5…
JRI subs had this in their inboxes last week, but ICYMI - Why @ryohirakawa can still be proud despite missing a chance to become a full-time Haas F1 race driver:
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Jamie Klein /クライン・ジェイミー retweeted
📰 NEWS: Rookie Racing has confirmed it will contest next month's #SuperGT finale at Motegi with the new Toyota GR GT3 in concept form, one of several notable changes to the GT300 entry for the final double-header of the season.
➡️ sportscar365.com/super-gt/gr…
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🥊 FIGHTING CHANCE: Honda has vowed to keep up the pressure on TOM’S and Toyota after its hopes of a first-year #SuperGT title for the Prelude were given a significant boost by Team Kunimitsu's victory last weekend at Autopolis.
➡️ sportscar365.com/super-gt/ho…
Jamie Klein /クライン・ジェイミー retweeted
🔎 INSIGHT: @JamieKlein_ explores the keys to @ToyotaRacingWEC's return to domination in the @FIAWEC, with the Japanese manufacturer having clinched the world titles with a race to spare. (Sportscar365+)
➡️ sportscar365.substack.com/p/… #WEC
If you loved the FamilyMart F3 car, or the Lawson Formula Nippon car, then have I got news for you...
🏪 7-ELEVEN COLORS: Mercedes-AMG outfit Tigani Motorsport has unveiled a special 7-Eleven themed livery for its first FIA GT World Cup assault on the streets of Macau next month.
➡️ sportscar365.com/other-serie…
Looks as if Honda protege Taito Kato may be staying in F3 for a second season for a proper title push next year:
The racing action might be done for 2026, but the on-track action isn't 👀
Everything you need to know ahead of our first post-season test at @circuitodejerez 🗞️👇
#F3 #F3Testing
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Jamie Klein /クライン・ジェイミー retweeted
平川亮、ハースF1のシート逃し落胆も諦めず。WECで実力をいかんなく発揮「これからも努力を続けて、自分に何ができるのかを見ていきたい」
#WECjp #F1jp #HaasF1 #6HBarcelona
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Even if the race lacked the drama of Fuji, still thoroughly enjoyed being back in Barcelona and working with the redoubtable @sdlickorish.
That's it for my #WEC season - Stephen and @johndagys will be on the ground for Monza, and I'll be at Motegi for the #SuperGT decider!
📒 POST-RACE NEWS & NOTES: Check out Sportscar365's final notebook from a history-making inaugural @FIAWEC #6hBarcelona.
➡️ sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/… #WEC
Official - Toyota junior @JinNakamura_1 will drive for Prema in this week's post-season Jerez FIA F3 test
Jamie Klein /クライン・ジェイミー retweeted
📰 NEWS: Honda #SuperGT ace Tadasuke Makino (@tadasuke0628) will tackle the upcoming @AsianLeMans season with @ponos_racing at the wheel of a Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo.
➡️ sportscar365.com/lemans/asia…
Another 2027 #SuperGT tyre test coming up at Autopolis on Monday. 11 GT300 cars participating this time: 9, 11*, 18, 20, 22, 56, 60*, 61*, 62*, 96, 360.
* denotes have tried '27 Dunlops already at either Fuji or Suzuka
Unbelievably, Toyota has won all four #WEC races I have attended this year ( 🇮🇹 🇫🇷 🇯🇵 🇪🇸) and none of the ones I missed! Unfortunately for them I won’t be there for the Monza finale 😅😜
🏆 TOYOTA'S TITLE: A dominant 1-2 for @ToyotaRacingWEC in Barcelona secures an eighth @FIAWEC manufacturers' crown for the Japanese marque.
➡️ sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/… #WEC
Thanks to everyone who helped keep me up to date from afar! What a crazy race... #SuperGT
UPDATE: Amid a raft of post-race GT300 penalties, the second-placed Seven x Seven Racing Porsche has been stripped of its podium finish, which has major championship implications.
➡️ sportscar365.com/super-gt/ho…
Jamie Klein /クライン・ジェイミー retweeted
👀 EYE ON THE PRIZE: Toyota Racing's David Floury says the team must remain focused on the “big picture” after losing out to Genesis in the fight for #6hBarcelona pole, ahead of a chance to wrap up the @FIAWEC title early.
➡️ sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/… #WEC #6hBarcelona
Jamie Klein /クライン・ジェイミー retweeted
📒 SATURDAY NOTEBOOK: Check out Sportscar365’s latest notebook after qualifying for this weekend's #6hBarcelona round of the @FIAWEC.
➡️ sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/… #WEC
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😟 ALPINE DRIVERS PESSIMISTIC: Alpine's current roster of @FIAWEC drivers have admitted they do not expect to be racing the A424 next year as prospects of Geely taking over the program appear to have faded.
➡️ sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/… #WEC #6hBarcelona
Jamie Klein /クライン・ジェイミー retweeted
💪 PRELUDE POWER: Honda made it another #SuperGT front row sweep for this weekend's Autopolis round as Nakajima Racing scored a second pole in as many races.
➡️ sportscar365.com/super-gt/ho…
Jamie Klein /クライン・ジェイミー retweeted
🗨️ CONWAY'S BIG DECISION: Toyota driver @Mikeconway26 has opened up on his @FIAWEC retirement decision, saying that the arrival of the new TR010 Hybrid convinced him to hang on for one more season.
➡️ sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/… #WEC #6hBarcelona
Hiyu Yamakoshi (KCMG), Taito Kato (ART), Yuki Sano and Kiyoshi Umegaki (both TOM'S) representing Japan in this year's Formula Regional World Cup in Macau!
🇲🇴🚨 ENTRY LISTS 🚨🇲🇴
The 73rd Macau Grand Prix will deliver a must-see line-up, featuring rising stars, iconic manufacturers and a new generation of FIA FR World Cup cars! 🏁🔥
#FIA #MacauGP
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