Kai Kogashiwa
Lead Driver
Vehicle Toyota MR-S 140 hp
Circuit
Nagao
長尾峠 · Kanagawa
Circuit data
Territory · R.T. Katagiri Street Ver. Kanagawa
- Length
- 6.2 km
- Elevation
- 420 meters
- Corners
- 45 competition curves
- Surface
- Excellent, circuit-like
- Difficulty
- High
- Type
- Technical with circuit standards
- Prefecture
- Kanagawa
- Real-world
- Nagao Touge (長尾峠)
Profile
About the circuit
Nagao Touge spans between Hakone (Kanagawa) and Gotemba (Shizuoka), near the Tomei Expressway interchange. R.T. Katagiri Street Version, Kanagawa's Second Line of Defense, combines professional circuit experience with touge knowledge.
Background
History
Nagao has been a strategic pass between Kanagawa and Shizuoka. R.T. Katagiri was formed when drivers with professional circuit experience decided to bring their skills to touge, becoming the second line of defense against Project D.
The route
Key points
5 sections
- 01 Hakone Entrance - Start from Kanagawa side
- 02 The Professional Curves - Circuit lines
- 03 Mt. Fuji Viewpoint - Spectacular view
- 04 The Central Technical Section - Tight curves
- 05 Gotemba Exit - Descent to Shizuoka
Craft
To master it
- Circuit techniques applied to street
- Optimized racing lines
- Professionally prepared vehicles
- Telemetry and data analysis
- Consistent and precise driving
Warning
Hazards
- Encounters with other teams
- Active traffic police
- Cyclists and runners
- Weekend traffic
- Rivalry with street teams
Legend
Battles & trivia
- R.T. Katagiri is Kanagawa's Second Line of Defense
- Team 246 also races here in Arcade Stage 5, 6AA and 7AAX
- Several Katagiri members have competition licenses
- It's only 10 minutes from Tomei Gotemba interchange
- Takumi had his rematch with Kai Kogashiwa here
Territory
Katagiri Street Version drivers
Kanagawa, Japan
Hideo Minagawa
Power Driver
Vehicle Toyota Supra RZ 320 hp
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