- Tetsuya Hibino
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name = Tetsuya Hibino
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nationality = JPN
date of birth = Birth date and age|1974|4|10
place of birth = Aichi, Japan
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current series =D1 Grand Prix
first year = d1|2002
current team = Sunrise
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best finish = 9th
year = 2004
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award years = nihongo|Tetsuya Hibino|日比野哲也|Hibino Tetsuya|10 April 1974, Aichi is aJapan ese professional drifting driver, currently competing in theD1 Grand Prix series for SunRise and Aion.Like many of the drivers in the D1GP he is the owner of his own tuning shop called RunRise, and so has works on his car himself. He is quite a popular driver as he is one of best drivers of the
Toyota AE86 chassis in the D1GP today, he is also famous for his "jumping drift" which he first showed atEbisu Circuit in 2004, where he drifts while his car is airborne. He has always driven the Toyota Corolla Levin since he began and the combination of its light weight and his aggressive driving style make him a formidable apponant. His Levin however is heavily modified, featuring the SR20 engine from aNissan Silvia which gives a significant performance advantage over the standard engine. Though some of the more hardcore AE86 fans do not like this Nissan transplant, it is fairly common.He Began competing in the
D1 Grand Prix in the sixth round in 2002, though he did not get any recognition until round 3 of 2004 when out of nowhere he defeated many well know names to take second place, also he first exhibited his "jumping drift" which took the crowd and judges by storm. Although he has never actually won a round yet he has come second on a few occasions proving he has got what it takes, he just needs to be patient.Complete Drifting Results
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D1 Grand Prix
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* [http://www.d1gp.co.jp/ D1 Grand Prix]
* [http://tyre.dunlop.co.jp/motorsport/d1/hibino.html Dunlop]External links
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