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| - He recently helped design the technology for Nissan's new GT-R Sports car which appears in the latest game in his franchise, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. He was given a Nissan GT-R (R35) for his contribution. On a video included with Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Yamauchi remarked his favorite car design is the Ford GT and he owns two in real life. Kazunori is also a Professional race car driver. He joined the Gazoo Racing Team on August 29, 2009. He, and the rest of the team, had participated the SP8 class in race 8 with a Lexus IS-F held on the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit. Yamauchi had a fastest lap time of 10"9, which was the best of the team, and the Gazoo team finished as a class Champion. Kazunori Yamauchi also was one of 4 drivers in the #96 Spoon Sports FD2 Civic Type-R during the 25 Hours Of Thunerhill which took place Dec. 5-6, 2009. The 25 Hours Of Thunerhill race was his first time driving in a US road course. The car place 7th in it's class, and 23rd position overall.
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