
Tachi Oiwa Motor Sport—or TOM’S Racing—is arguably Japan’s longest-running and still very much active top motorsports team active in many of today’s racing series in Japan. Its Castrol-liveried A80 Supras of the mid- to late-’90s are the stuff that today’s generation of enthusiasts dreams of, immortalized by games like Gran Turismo.

Founded in 1974 by Nobuhide Tachi and Kiyoshi Oiwa at the height of the oil crisis, TOM’s resilience allowed the fledgling team to show success early on. To date, TOM’S has won the Japan GT Championship/Super GT Championship nine times, the Japanese Formula 3 Championship a record 21 times, and the Super Formula Lights Championship three times.




Aside from competing in the top echelon of motorsports, TOM’S offers complete brand-new performance-oriented cars using a bevy of Toyota and Lexus models as base vehicles. Today, the complete car lineup includes models like the GR Yaris, two A90 GR Supra variants, the GR86, the Century, and the Lexus LC500.
Of course, it also manufactures performance parts, accessories, wheels, and bodykit for a number of both new and old Toyota and Lexus models, which include the entire GR lineup, the Prius, the IS, the RC, and the LC. Perfect for tuning car enthusiasts embarking on their project car adventure.



For this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon, TOM’S Racing is unveiling three Formula 4 race cars that will showcase the team’s collective knowledge in its 48 years of existence.
Additionally, the Japanese racing/tuning outfit will debut six new tuning programs. These include the GR Corolla, the IS500, and the Alphard.

The Prius, the LM, and even a restomodded A80 Supra are also debuting together with the aforementioned models. But these, however, remain closely guarded secrets for now, adding to the excited anticipation of tomorrow’s show.
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