Tarzan Yamada
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.
Racing record edit
Complete Japanese Formula 3 results edit
(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 edit
| 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 |
Complete JGTC/Super GT Results edit
(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 edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
References edit
- ^ 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
- ^ Tarzan signs on as a Formula D Judge; drifting.com; Retrieved October 19, 2007
- ^ a b Who is Tarzan Yamada?; August 2004; SRO magazine; Retrieved October 19, 2007
- ^ WOOD: Things Lost in the Fire 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.