TAG Heuer Announces Four Inductees into the Hall of Fame

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Hall of Fame Announces Four New Inductees

Established in 2011, the "JAPAN MOTOR RACING HALL of FAME" honors individuals who have made significant contributions to Japanese motorsport, the automotive industry, and automotive culture. On July 9th, ahead of the "JAPAN MOTOR RACING HALL of FAME" awards ceremony scheduled for October 9th in Tokyo, TAG Heuer announced the four distinguished recipients of this year's accolades.

Text by AKIZUKI Shinichiro (OPENERS)

Actor Toshiaki Karasawa Honored in Automotive Culturalist Category

Since developing the "Time of Trip" dashboard for automobiles and aircraft in 1911,chronographTAG Heuer has consistently walked hand-in-hand with the world of motorsport, notably through its association with prestigious F1 teams such as Ferrari and McLaren.FerrariTAG Heuer has consistently walked hand-in-hand with the world of motorsport, notably through its association with prestigious F1 teams such as Ferrari and McLaren.

The "JAPAN MOTOR RACING HALL of FAME" is a TAG Heuer initiative born from the desire to shine a spotlight on those who have contributed to automotive and motorsport, and to pass on the automotive culture built by past luminaries to the next generation aspiring to work in various fields of the automotive industry.

Now in its third year since its inception in 2011, the awards ceremony will be held in Tokyo on October 9th, with the four distinguished recipients announced in advance.

In the Automotive Culturalist category, the award goes to Toshiaki Karasawa, an actor and renowned enthusiast of historic cars. In the Designer category, the honor is bestowed upon Hideo Kodama, who dedicated 38 years of his career as a designer at Adam Opel AG in Germany.

Masaaki Sakai, one of the presenters, participated in the "Mille Miglia" held in Italy in May, finishing an impressive 57th out of 422 cars, his best result to date. He shared his joy at the awards ceremony.

Furthermore, in the Racing Legend category, the award recognizes Kunimitsu Takahashi, a living legend representing contemporary Japanese racing. In the Motor Racing World category, the honor goes to Masasaburo Nakamura, a member of the National Diet who has contributed to the development of motorsport and recently opened the Sodegaura Forest Raceway.

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