NEWS

2/1/2010
Tanaka Racing Corvette shipped to Xtreme Motorsports for ground up rebuild for 2010 Formula Drift season.
Modifications include all new upper and lower control arms (polished) new front and rear sub-frames (polished), new 434 cu. in. super charged engine from Technosquare, new carbon fiber front fenders, bumpers, hood and custom wide body rear quarter panels. 
3/5/2010
Rav Design (ravedesign.com) agrees to design new graphic scheme for the Tanaka Racing Corvette
3/11/2010
Rav Design graphic artist Eric Nelson reveals new graphic scheme for the Tanaka Racing Corvette. Design is a hit with everyone involved with the Tanaka Racing Corvette.
3/15/2010
Tanaka Racing and Nitto Tires announce sponsorship deal.
3/16/010
Tanaka Racing announces that Jacob Tanaka will drive the Tanaka Racing Nitto Tire Corvette at selected west coast Redline Time Attack events.
3/27/2010
Rebuild of Tanaka Racing Corvette complete
3/28/2010
Rav Design finishes wrap of Tanaka Racing Corvette. (see Photo Gallery)
4/6/2010
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Press Day - First time car has been on track since rebuild. We discovered that the engine harmonic balancer is cracked causing Blower Belt to come off.
4/7/2010
Engine removed and balancer replaced
4/9/2010
Alex Pfeiffer qualifies the Tanaka Racing Nitto Tire Corvette 16th at Long Beach. Sets second fastest entry speed in qualifications.
4/10/2010
Tanaka Racing Nitto Tire Corvette eliminated in the first round. We would like to thank Garrett, Jamie, Randy, Jake, Howard, Richey, Pablo and Crandell for their help in preparing the car for the Long Beach event. We would also like to thank our sponsors, SCT, Nitto Tire, Sam's Autoland, Penske Shocks, Exedy Clutches, Porterfield Brakes, Simpson, Rav Design, Xtreme Motorsports, Technosquare, Seaside Printing and Sparco for their support. We hope to better represent you in Atlanta.
4/18/2010
Tanaka Racing Nitto Tire Corvette develops engine problems during Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Team Drift Event.
4/21/2010
Tanaka Racing announces that it will not participate in the Formula D New Jersey event.
4/22/2010
Engine removed from Tanaka Racing Nitto Tire Corvette to investigate extent of damage. Team announces that it might not participated in Atlanta.
4/23/2010
Tanaka Racing Nitto Tire Corvette shipped to Sam's Autoland for body damage repairs.
4/26/2010
Tanaka Racing Nitto Tire Corvette engine shipped to Danzio Performance for evaluation.