Ken Nomura

For the baseball player, see Kenjiro Nomura. For the artist, see Kenjiro Nomura (artist).
Ken Nomura

Nomuken in a comedy pose during a Pit Walk session, Silverstone Circuit, October 2005
Nationality  Japan
Born (1965-05-09) May 9, 1965
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
D1 Grand Prix career
Debut season 2001
Current team Blitz
Wins 4
Best finish 2 in 2006

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.

Complete Drifting Results

Nomuken's Blitz ER34 Skyline GT-T

(key)

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 NIK
 BHH
TAN		 EBS
TAN		 NIK
2002 Blitz Nissan Skyline ER34 BHH
TAN		 EBS
6		 SGO
3		 TKB
10		 EBS
10		 SEK
6		 NIK
2		 3 58
2003 Blitz Nissan Skyline ER34 TKB
6		 BHH
4		 SGO
9		 FUJ
TAN		 EBS
8		 SEK
6		 TKB
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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Ken Nomura » Driver Profile » Drift Japan

External links

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