Ken Nomura

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Ken Nomura
Nomuken.jpg
Nomuken in a comedy pose during a Pit Walk session, Silverstone Circuit, October 2005
Nationality Japan
Born (1965-05-09) May 9, 1965 (age 56)
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
D1 Grand Prix career
Debut season2001
Current teamPACIFIC RACING TEAM DUNLOP
Wins4
Best finish2nd in 2006, 2008

Ken Nomura (Shinjitai: 野村謙, Nomura Ken, born Fukuoka, May 9, 1965) is a drifting driver from Japan. He made his debut in the D1 Grand Prix in the 3rd round in 2001, driving the Blitz D1 Spec ER34 Skyline which he still drives. His nickname is Nomuken (のむけん) or Monkey Magic (as a reference to his company).

In his youth, Nomura was a baseball player and was very well known within his region, but his career never progressed any further through injury and turned to property developing.[1] Once he gained his driving licence, he was dedicated to night-time street drag racing and then progressed to touge racing.[1] In 1992, Nomuken was runner up in the "All Japan Ikaten" Finals and later in 1996 opened his own tuning shop Uras (reverse for saru, Japanese for monkey), producing drift specific products.[1]

When he first joined the D1GP series in 2000, his performance was average, he had been away from drifting for some time before competing in its inaugural year. But as soon as he signed a contract with parts manufacturer Blitz as a works driver, his skills quickly developed.[1]

In the D1 events, he is known for his imitation of a monkey, as the pioneer of the smoke technique, he drifts with the most smoke. He is widely a fan favorite in the series.[1] He also competes in the budget spinoff series, D1 Street Legal with a toned down version of his Skyline.

In 2006, Ken Nomura won the D1GP Non Championship Event World All Star.

He has also appeared for a TV commercial for his sponsor, Dunlop Tires in Japan, appears as a guest presenter in Video Option and Drift Tengoku as well as a columnist for the Option magazine and judges in drift events.

He announced his intention to retire after the 2018 season on Twitter,[2] and ran his last full-time race on Odaiba.[3]

Complete Drifting Results[]

Nomuken's Blitz ER34 Skyline GT-T

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D1 Grand Prix[]

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Position Points
2001 Nissan 180SX EBS
DNQ 		0
Blitz Nissan Skyline ER34

TAN 		EBS
TAN
⇨
2002 Blitz Nissan Skyline ER34
TAN 		EBS
6 		SGO
3 		TKB
10 		EBS
10
6
2 		⇨ 3 58
2003 Blitz Nissan Skyline ER34 TKB
6
4 		SGO
9 		FUJ
TAN 		EBS
8
6
16 		7 44
2004 Blitz Nissan Skyline ER34 IRW
3 		SGO
3 		EBS
1 		APS
8 		ODB
7 		EBS
8 		TKB
16 		⇨ 4 72
2005 Blitz Nissan Skyline ER34 IRW
8 		ODB
TAN 		SGO
2 		APS
9 		EBS
16 		FUJ
4 		TKB
8 		⇨ 6 49
2006 Blitz Nissan Skyline ER34 IRW
6 		SGO
1 		FUJ
10 		APS
1 		EBS
2 		SUZ
2 		FUJ
10 		IRW
3 		2 109
2007 Blitz Nissan Skyline ER34 EBS
6 		FUJ
16 		SUZ
7 		SGO
6 		EBS
1 		APS
7 		FUJ
11 		⇨ 5 57
2008 Blitz Nissan Skyline ER34 EBS
2 		FUJ
8 		SUZ
6 		OKY
6 		APS
2 		EBS
15 		FUJ
11 		⇨ 2 78
2009 Blitz Nissan Skyline ER34 EBS
1 		APS
2 		OKY
3 		OKY
10 		EBS
5 		EBS
7 		FUJ
7 		FUJ
18 		3 106
2010 Blitz Nissan Skyline ER34 EBS
7 		APS
4 		OKY
2 		OKY
9 		EBS
2 		EBS
16 		FUJ
6 		⇨ 4 90
BLITZ DFellow Nissan Skyline ER34 ODB
7 		APS
4 		SUZ
11 		OKY
10 		EBS
8 		EBS
12 		FUJ
8 		⇨ 6 140
BLITZ Dfellow Toyota GT86 ZN6 ODB
15 		SUZ
16 		APS
Q-16 		EBS
Q-25 		EBS
Q-16
6 		ODB
16 		⇨ 22 20
Blitz Toyota GT86 ZN6 MSI
Q-28 		SUZ
Q-30 		EBS
Q-22 		EBS
Q-23
N 		ODB
Q-31 		⇨ - -
2014 PACIFIC RACING TEAM with URAS Toyota GT86 ZN6 FUJ
Q-43 		SUZ
Q-25 		APS
R 		EBS
N 		EBS
N 		ODB
N 		⇨ - -
PACIFIC RACING TEAM with URAS Nissan Skyline ER34 ODB
Pq-21 		SUZ
Q-36 		EBS
Q-39 		TKB
Q-24 		MSI
Q-43 		ODB
N 		⇨ - -
2016 PACIFIC RACING TEAM with DUNLOP Nissan Skyline ER34 ODB
Q-27 		FUJ
15 		TKB
Q-35 		TKB
12 		EBS
23 		EBS
Q-28 		ODB
N 		⇨ 27 16
2017 PACIFIC RACING TEAM DUNLOP Nissan Skyline ER34 ODB
22 		ODB
Q-21 		TKB
Q-36 		MSI
Q-30 		EBS
Q-22 		EBS
18 		ODB
N 		⇨ 34 2
2018 PACIFIC RACING TEAM DUNLOP Nissan Skyline ER34 MSI
8 		MSI
18 		APS
Q-20 		TOK
Q-18 		TKB
15 		EBS
Q-23 		EBS
23 		ODB
17 		24 23

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Ken Nomura » Driver Profile » Drift Japan
  2. ^ @_n_o_m_u_k_e_n_ (1 March 2018). "私、自称レジェンド（自分で言うとるw）は2018年をもってD1選手生活を終了します♪皆さん成績低迷にもかかわらず背中を押し続けてくれた事、支えてくれた事、ホントにあざーっす!こんなヤツを応援してくれる皆さんがいた事は、一生の宝物で…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Legend Nomuken's Retirement! Follow his achievements before D1GP Tokyo Drift!

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