1. Ride-Along Driving

Professional driver Yamano will drive your car to bring out its limits. After the drive, using Yamano’s driving as a model will help improve your driving skills.

2. Reverse Ride-Along Driving

* Handling Club Plus only
Yamano will evaluate your driving from the passenger seat and provide detailed advice. You can apply this to your subsequent driving to further improve your driving skills.

3. Communication Time

In the afternoon, we have a communication time with driver Yamano. You can ask about not only driving techniques but also car customization, maintenance, and racing gear.

4. South Course

The South Course is a course marked with white lines in a large parking lot, with a very wide "safe area." It is relatively safe even if you overrun or spin. Also, starts are done one car at a time with intervals, so you can drive at your own pace, allowing beginners to drive without rushing. You can make many mistakes and learn a lot.

5. Interval

Participants are divided into 2 to 3 groups and take turns driving. There is an interval after driving, so even those who don’t want to overwork their car or lack confidence in their stamina can participate comfortably.

"80 minutes of driving (20 minutes x 4 slots), with accompanying driving"

Professional driver Yamano will drive your car to bring out its limits. After the drive, using Yamano’s driving as a model will help improve your driving skills.

Participation Fee

MCoM・SMSC Member

22,000yen

General

28,000yen

* The participation fee includes admission, parking fees, lunch, and insurance.
* Lunch for accompanying guests is also available separately.

Travel Time and Capacity

Travel Time

80 minutes (20 minutes x 4 slots, with accompanying ride)

Capacity

45 people

Minimum Number of Participants

10 people

※If the minimum number of participants is not met, the event may be cancelled.

" 120 minutes of driving (30 minutes x 4 slots), with accompanying and reverse accompanying driving"

Small group system with a capacity of 26 people for intensive driving. The added bonus is "riding together" and "reverse riding". The "reverse riding" where we give advice from the passenger seat on your driving is highly praised by our customers.

Participation Fee

MCoM・SMSC Member

33,000yen

General

39,000yen

* The participation fee includes admission, parking fees, lunch, and insurance.
* Lunch for accompanying guests is also available separately.

Travel Time and Capacity

Travel Time

120 minutes (30 minutes x 4 slots, with passenger driving and reverse passenger driving)

Capacity

26 people

Minimum Number of Participants

5 people

※If the minimum number of participants is not met, the event may be cancelled.

Eligibility

A driver's license that allows you to operate the participating vehicle.
*We will verify this at the reception on the day.
*It is prohibited to drive with a companion seated in the passenger seat. Thank you for your understanding.

Participating Vehicles

Road-legal vehicles registered with the Land Transport Bureau (vehicles with license plates)

Eligible Vehicles

Light passenger car type ^※1 Regular car
SUV / Station wagon <sup>※2

※1</sup> Light passenger cars with open roofs that lack a B-pillar (the pillar behind the driver) must be equipped with a roll bar of four points or more, or a hardtop. So-called targa top or T-bar roof vehicles are allowed to participate.
　Example) ○Honda S660 ×Honda BEAT
^※2 If you are unsure, please contact us before applying.

Unavailable Vehicles

RV / 1BOX
Van / Minivan
Light car high wagon type
Example) ○Honda N-ONE ×Honda N-BOX

Equipment Required for Driving

Helmet: (JIS, Type C, SNELL standard or higher)
Clothing: Racing suit, or long sleeves and long pants
Shoes: Easy to drive in (heels, sandals, etc. not allowed)
Gloves: Non-slip gloves such as racing gloves (work gloves not allowed)
*There are no rental items available. Participants are requested to prepare their own equipment.

Tetsuya Yamano

Racing driver born in Tokyo on October 2, 1965.

• 1992 JAF All Japan Gymkhana Championship Series First Championship Win
• 1996 Ene-1 Challenge Suzuka Pole to Finish Victory
• 3-time consecutive champion in the 2004-2006 All Japan GT Championship/SUPER GT, the only one of its kind
• 2016 Honda Development Vehicle "4-MOTOR EV CONCEPT" Achieves 3rd Place Overall and Fastest Time for Japanese at Pikes Peak
• Won the first series championship at the 2017 GLOBAL MX-5CUP JAPAN
• Achieved 100 wins at the 2018 JAF All Japan Gymkhana Championship. Awarded the "Motorsports Special Award" by the Japan Automobile Federation.
• In addition to winning the series championship in the 2023 JAF All-Japan Gymkhana Championship and the Super Taikyu series, awarded the "Driver of the Year" selected by votes from racing fans at the "2023 JAF Motorsports Awards Ceremony."
• 2024: Won the series championship for the 24th time in the JAF All-Japan Gymkhana Championship.
  The racing driver with the most wins in the history of JAF All-Japan Championships.
  In Super Taikyu, achieved 3rd place in the series, the highest among Civic Type R competitors in the ST2 class.

In addition to race activities, they also participate in various events, school programs, coaching, development drivers, journalists, and more.

Comments from the Advisor

The Tetsuya Yamano Handling Club is positioned as the "shortest course to improve driving skills." It involves repeated practice actively experiencing full braking, understeer, and oversteer, which cannot be experienced in everyday driving. During the driving sessions, you can always experience a ride-along driven by Tetsuya Yamano.
In the Tetsuya Yamano Handling Club Plus, in addition to 1.5 times the driving time, you can also choose the “reverse riding” where Tetsuya Yamano gives advice from the passenger seat. We hope you will improve your basic driving techniques and become a skilled driver who can perform well from circuits around the world to the streets.