Hiroyoshi Shimada has had an amazing season behind the wheel of his Tomiyoshi Racing supported EVO VII. The CT9A had been down all Summer at the shop in Kagoshima getting a complete engine overhaul in order to unlock new potential for the 2024 season. The investment paid off with new personal bests at the two tracks Shimada frequents; his local track of Autopolis, and the benchmark of time attack, Tsukuba.
After hitting a goal time of 1’48.7 at Autopolis International Circuit, he went on to mark a 54.1 at Tsukuba putting him 24th overall at TC2000, overtaking the Cyber Evo to make him the 4th fastest EVO at Tsukuba:
Escort: 49.897
Garage G-Force: 52.391
HKS CT230R: 53.589
Kyushu Danji: 54.179
Cyber EVO: 54.392
We caught up with Shimada and the Tomiyoshi brothers during the snowy Autopolis Super Lap event and got some additional up close look at the build. Then, during the February’s Attack Tsukuba, we were there to witness him overtake the Cyber Evo at TC2000. The below video outlines the more prominent modifications of the EVO build, and you can get a closer, more detailed look at the car in the following gallery. Enjoy!
Autopolis gallery:
