Top Secret (company)
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Native name | 株式会社トップシークレット |
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| Industry | Motorsport |
| Founder | Kazuhiko “Smokey” Nagata |
| Headquarters | Chiba Prefecture, Chiba City |
| Products | Automotive Performance Parts |
| (£1,500.300) | |
| Website | http://www.topsecret-jpn.com/ |
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| Founder(s) | Kazuhiko “Smokey” Nagata |
|---|---|
| Former series | D1GP |
| Drivers' Championships | 1 |
Top Secret Co., Ltd. (株式会社トップシークレット, Kabushiki-gaisha Toppu Shīkuretto) is a Japanese automobile tuner and parts manufacturer. The company was founded by Japanese automotive engineer and driver, Kazuhiko “Smokey” Nagata.[1]
“Smokey '' Nagata is well known in the JDM car community and became universally known because of reposted clips on different social media platforms.[2] Some clips found on YouTube are sourced from “Midnight 200mph Blast”(DVD).
The company is mainly known for its body kits and performance engineering. Top Secret is also known for its illegal Wangan high speed runs, professional drifting, circuit, and drag racing. A recognizable feature of many Top Secret tuned cars are their gold paint schemes. Only cars that Nagata deem to be his best work receive this paint scheme.
Ryuji Miki won Round 5, and ultimately won the 2004 Japanese D1GP championship in a Nissan Silvia S15 racing for Top Secret.[3] In 2005 Miki won an exhibition round at Silverstone Circuit in the UK in a Nissan Fairlady Z.
In 2007, Yoichi Imamura took 3rd place at Round 3 and 6 at Suzuka and Autopolis respectively. Imamura also won an exhibition round at Las Vegas Motor Speedway the same year.
Top Secret won the 2007 Tokyo Auto Salon Championship with its "Final Evolution" V12 twin turbo Toyota Supra.[4]
At the 2017 Tokyo Auto Salon, Top Secret debuted an R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R that had been transplanted with the engine, driveline, and interior of the newer R35 Nissan GT-R. The tuning company dubbed this car the "Skyline VR32 GT-R".[5]
Racing Results
D1GP
| Year | Car | Driver | Drivers' rankings |
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| 2002 | Nissan Silvia S14 |  Ryuji Miki
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28th |
| Nissan Silvia S15 | |||
| 2003 | Nissan Silvia S14 | Ryuji Miki
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13th |
| 2004 | #10 Nissan Silvia S15 | Ryuji Miki
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1st |
| 2005 | Nissan Fairlady Z Z33 | Ryuji Miki
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16th |
| 2006 | Nissan Fairlady Z Z33 | Yoichi Imamura
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15th |
| 2007 | Nissan Fairlady Z Z33 | Yoichi Imamura
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6th |
| 2021 | Nissan Laurel C33 | Makoto Toda
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1st |
References
- ^ "株式会社トップシークレット". www.topsecret-jpn.com. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
- ^ SMOKEY NAGATA's MIDNIGHT 200MPH BLAST chapters 1 & 2, retrieved 2022-11-28
- ^ "D1 GRAND PRIX Official Website - Past Series". www.d1gp.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
- ^ "TS8012 SUPRA - TOP SECRET OFFICIAL WEBSITE".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "VR32 GT-R - TOP SECRET OFFICIAL WEBSITE". Top Secret.
