Going for the Victory! Kazuyoshi Hoshino!

Photo & Text Koichi Mitsui (MTI Interactive)

			The 1997 Le Mans 24 Hour Race is finally about to begin. This year, keep your eyes on the car number 23 R 390 GT1. Nissan concentrated all of their efforts into this machine, and she responded by becoming the first GT car ever to set the fastest times during the Pre Qualifying session, achieving the pole position for the session. I was shooting the car*s attack at the Ford chicane, and Martin Brundle*s driving took the car all the way to the edge of the run-off area! It was exhilarating to watch as he would drop a tire off the track, and then bring her back under control. And we must forget the presence of "Kazuyoshi Hoshino". This year, he has even retired from Formula Nippon, the supreme single seater racing series in Japan, so that he can concentrate on Le Mans. He will not let us down this year. I hope everyone in Japan will support him.