is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently serving as a judge in Formula Drift Japan after he stopped competing in 2019.
Besides driving and drifting, his other passion is flowers as his parents ran a florist business. When he is not drifting he is working as a florist in Yamanashi. His favourite time of the week is when he and his wife drive out to collect stock.
Imamura has been competing in the D1 Grand Prix series since it began in October 2000. His first successful year was the season where he won the series title in his A'PEXi Mazda RX-7 (FD3S). After A'PEXi left the series he switched to ORC and has been working with the team to improve the performance of the Nissan Fairlady Z coming in sixth in the series. In 2008, he switched to the newly formed team Auto Produce Boss with Potenza D-1 Project, driving their Nissan Silvia S15 which was actually Yasuyuki Kazama's 2005 Championship car. He went on to win the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Series Championship in this car, making him the only driver with the most championship titles at four, the first driver to win titles in consecutive years, the second driver with the most wins at 16 after Daigo Saito. He remained compete in D1 driving for Nichiei Racing, OTG Motorsports and MMM Racing, he stopped competing after 2019 season and now became one of the judge for Formula Drift Japan.
Like rival drifter who he was team mate to, Ryuji Miki, Imamura also competed in the Net'z Cup, a one make series for the Toyota Altezza between 2005 and its final season in 2006, BATTLEGEAR.NET レース＆イベントレポート his racing antics were documented twice on Video Option.
Complete drifting results
D1 Grand Prix Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Position Points I.C.B.M. Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 EBS1 NIK6 BHH8 EBS5 NIK2 2nd 66 A'PEXi Toyota Altezza SXE10 BHHTAN EBSTAN SGOTAN 5th 54 Mazda RX-7 FD3S TKB1 EBS7 SEK8 NIK1 A'PEXi Mazda RX-7 FD3S TKB4 BHH3 SGO2 FUJ1 EBS1 SEK16 TKB2 1st 106 A'PEXi Mazda RX-7 FD3S IRW16 SGO6 EBS6 APS ODB2 EBS1 TKB1 3rd 78 A'PEXi Mazda RX-7 FD3S IRW2 ODB9 SGO5 APS16 EBS5 FUJ16 TKB1 3rd 68 ORC with Top Secret Nissan Fairlady Z Z33 IRW16 SGO9 FUJ8 APSTAN EBS SUZ FUJ16 IRW8 15th 19 ORC with Top Secret Nissan Fairlady Z Z33 EBSDNQ FUJ12 SUZ3 SGO10 EBSTAN APS3 FUJ4 6th 51 Auto Produce Boss with Potenza D-1 Project Nissan Silvia S15 EBS7 FUJ14 SUZ5 OKY1 APS4 EBS FUJ 3rd 702009 Auto Produce Boss with Potenza D-1 Project Nissan Silvia S15 EBS2 APS1 OKY6 OKY8 EBS4 EBS6 FUJ3 FUJ4 1st 1302010 M7 Boss SGC with Dunlop Nissan Silvia S15 ODB1 APS5 FUJ1 OKY3 EBS6 EBS1 FUJ13 1st 122
Sources JDM Option D1 Grand Prix Silky House Flower Boutique Home page Auto Produce Boss
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