Manabu orido biography
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Manabu orido biography
Manabu Orido
Japanese racing driver
Manabu "MAX" Orido (Shinjitai: 織戸 学, Orido Manabu, born Funabashi, Chiba, 3 December 1968; alternative nickname Monkichi) is a Japanese professional racing driver.
He currently competes in the Super GT series for Team apr Racing driving a Toyota GR86 GT300, in the Super Taikyu series driving an Aston Martin Vantage GT8R, and in the GT World Challenge Asia series driving a BMW M4 GT4.
Orido is a two-time JGTC / Super GT GT300 class champion, two-time Super Taikyu ST-1 class champion, and GT World Challenge Asia GT4 class champion.
Racing career
Early career
Orido began his racing career as a street racer and then progressed to touge racing.[1] He made his professional racing debut in 1990, where, sponsored by the Bandoh Chain of Commerce, Orido entered a drift contest organized by the automobile magazine CARBOY.
He emerged as the grand champion and promptly moved on to circuit racing.[citation needed]
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