Eiji "Tarzan" Yamada (山田 英二,Yamada Eiji, 25 April 1962) is a Japanesetime attack driver.[1] He is currently a judge at AmericanFormula D events.[2] Yamada has raced in both theJGTC andJapanese Touring Car Championship.
He gained popularity on several Japanese videos with BAKA-MON, his trademarked logo that translates loosely as "stupid monkey."[3] Players of theJuiced 2: Hot Import Nights video game need to compete against a representation of Yamada to advance in the game.[1] Before that, he was a regular feature onVideo Option.
Yamada has raced in numerous series in Japan and America since 1981. His championships include the 1991 Formula Mirage class and 2002 N1Super Taikyu endurance.[3][4]
Yamada, competing in the Cyber Evo, is a two-time World Time Attack Challenge champion (2010, 2011) in the event held annually inSydney,Australia.[citation needed]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Pts |
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1983 | ? | Toyota | SUZ 4 | NIS | SUG | SUZ 5 | TSU | SUZ 7 | SUZ | 6th | 18 | |||
1984 | Seto Love Racing | Toyota | SUZ 2 | NIS | FUJ 13 | SUZ 1 | TSU 8 | SUZ 1 | TSU 5 | SUZ 5 | 2nd | 74 | ||
1985 | Tomei Sports | Nissan | SUZ | FUJ 8 | SUZ 10 | TSU 6 | NIS 11 | SUZ Ret | SUZ Ret | 13th | 10 | |||
1988 | Hot Laps | VW | SUZ Ret | TSU 18 | FUJ | SUZ | SUG | TSU | SEN | SUZ | NIS | SUZ | NC | 0 |
1992 | Will Racing Co., Ltd. | Toyota | SUZ | TSU | FUJ | SUZ | SEN | TAI | MIN | SUG | SUZ DNQ | NC | 0 |
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DC | Pts |
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1991 | Nismo | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | SUG | SUZ | TSU 6 | SEN 4 | AUT | FUJ | 10th | 26 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Co-Drivers | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Pts |
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1992 | Team Zexel | 1 | ![]() | Nissan Skyline GT-R | SEN 4 | FUJ 2 | TAI 4 | TSU 2 | MIN 2 | SUG 2 | ? | ? | ||
1993 | Team Zexel | 1 | ![]() | Nissan Skyline GT-R | TAI 2 | SEN 2 | SUZ 1 | FUJ 7 | TOK 4 | TSU 2 | MIN 5 | SUG 7 | ? | ? |
1994 | Prince Tokyo Fujitsubo | 1 | ![]() ![]() | Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN | SUZ | SEN | FUJ | TAI | TOK 9 | TSU | SUG | ? | ? |
1998 | Manpukudō | 1 | ![]() ![]() | Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN | SUG NC | SUZ 4 | TAI Ret | TOK | SEN | MOT | FUJ | ? | ? |
1999 | Prince Tokyo Fujitsubo | 1 | ![]() ![]() | Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN 1 | SEN 3 | SUZ Ret | TAI 1 | TOK Ret | MOT 4 | FUJ 2 | SUG 1 | 2nd | ? |
2000 | Totomu Fujitsubo | 1 | ![]() ![]() | Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN 3 | SEN 3 | SUZ 3 | TAI 3 | TOK 3 | MOT 3 | FUJ Ret | SUG 4 | 3rd | ? |
2001 | Totomu Fujitsubo | 1 | ![]() ![]() | Nissan Skyline GT-R | MIN 1 | SEN 2 | SUZ 1 | MOT 2 | TOK 5 | TAI 2 | SUG 2 | FUJ 1 | 2nd | ? |
2002 | C-West Advan | 3 | ![]() ![]() | Mazda RX-7 | MIN Ret | SEN 1 | SUZ 1 | MOT 3 | TOK 1 | TAI 3 | SUG | FUJ Ret | 1st | ? |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
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1994 | Johnson Nismo | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT1 | FUJ Ret | SEN 5 | FUJ | SUG | MIN | 18th | 8 | ||||
1995 | Team Comtech Racing Club | Porsche 911 GT2 | GT1 | SUZ | FUJ | SEN | FUJ 15 | SUG | MIN | NC | 0 | |||
1996 | Prova Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT2 | GT500 | SUZ | FUJ | SEN | FUJ | SUG 11 | MIN | NC | 0 | |||
2000 | Auto Staff Racing | Nissan Silvia | GT300 | MOT | FUJ Ret | SUG 8 | 26th | 4 | ||||||
Team Taisan Advan | Dodge Viper GTS-R | GT500 | FUJ 18 | TAI | NC | 0 | ||||||||
GT300 | MIN 10 | SUZ 15 | 26th | 4 | ||||||||||
2001 | Team Taisan Advan Jr. | Dodge Viper GTS-R | GT300 | TAI 8 | FUJ 9 | SUG | FUJ 9 | MOT 14 | SUZ | MIN 3 | 15th | 19 | ||
2002 | Team Taisan Advan Jr. | Dodge Viper GTS-R | GT300 | TAI 10 | FUJ 16 | SUG 5 | SEP 9 | FUJ 8 | MOT 9 | MIN 4 | SUZ 21 | 14th | 26 | |
2003 | Team Taisan Advan | Dodge Viper GTS-R | GT300 | TAI 16 | FUJ 16 | SUG Ret | FUJ 1 | FUJ 5 | MOT Ret | AUT 7 | SUZ Ret | 12th | 34 | |
2005 | A&S Racing | Mosler MT900R | GT300 | OKA 16 | FUJ 15 | SEP Ret | SUG 14 | FUJ 11 | AUT 13 | SUZ | NC | 0 | ||
Chevrolet Corvette | MOT 22 | |||||||||||||
2006 | JIM Gainer | Ferrari 360 modena | GT300 | SUZ | OKA | FUJ | SEP | SUG | SUZ Ret | MOT | AUT | FUJ | NC | 0 |
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Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Pts |
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1994 | Team Glory With Nova | SUZ | FUJ | MIN | SUZ | SUG | FUJ | SUZ | FUJ | FUJ 17 | SUZ | NC | 0 |