1. Ride-Along Driving

Professional driver Yamano will drive your car to bring out its limits. After the drive, using Yamano’s driving as a model will help improve your driving skills.

2. Reverse Ride-Along Driving

* Handling Club Plus only
Yamano will evaluate your driving from the passenger seat and provide detailed advice. You can apply this to your subsequent driving to further enhance your driving skills.

3. Communication Time

In the afternoon, we have a communication time with driver Yamano. You can ask about not only driving techniques but also car customization, maintenance, and racing gear.

4. South Course

The South Course is a course marked with white lines in a large parking lot, with a very wide "safe area." It is relatively safe even if you overrun or spin. Also, starts are done one car at a time with intervals, so you can drive at your own pace, and beginners can drive without rushing. You can make many mistakes and learn a lot.

5. Interval

Participants are divided into 2 to 3 groups and take turns driving. There is an interval after driving, so even those who don’t want to overwork their car or lack confidence in their stamina can participate comfortably.

"80 minutes of driving (20 minutes x 4 slots), with accompanying driving"

Professional driver Yamano will drive your car to bring out its limits. After the drive, using Yamano’s driving as a model will help improve your driving skills.

Participation Fee

MCoM・SMSC Member

22,000 yen
(From May 2026
23,000 yen)

General

28,000 yen
(From May 2026
33,000 yen)

* The participation fee includes admission, parking fees, lunch, and insurance.
* Lunch for accompanying guests is also available separately.

Travel Time and Capacity

Travel Time

80 minutes (20 minutes x 4 slots, with accompanying ride)

Capacity

45 people

Minimum Number of Participants

10 people

※If the minimum number of participants is not met, the event may be cancelled.

" 120 minutes of driving (30 minutes x 4 slots), with accompanying and reverse accompanying driving"

Small group size, with a maximum capacity of 26 people for intensive driving. The added bonus is "riding along" and "reverse riding". The "reverse riding" option, where we provide advice from the passenger seat, is highly praised by our customers.

Participation Fee

MCoM・SMSC Member

33,000 yen
(From May 2026
34,000 yen)

General

39,000 yen
(From May 2026
40,000 yen)

* The participation fee includes admission, parking fees, lunch, and insurance.
* Lunch for accompanying guests is also available separately.

Travel Time and Capacity

Travel Time

120 minutes (30 minutes x 4 slots, with passenger driving and reverse passenger driving)

Capacity

26 people

Minimum Number of Participants

5 people

※If the minimum number of participants is not met, the event may be cancelled.

Eligibility

A driver's license that allows you to operate the participating vehicle.
*We will verify this at the reception on the day.
*It is prohibited to drive with a companion seated in the passenger seat. Thank you for your understanding.

Participating Vehicles

Road-legal vehicles registered with the Land Transport Bureau (vehicles with license plates)

Eligible Vehicles

Light passenger car type ^※1 Regular car
SUV / Station wagon <sup>※2

※1</sup> Light cars with open roofs that lack a B-pillar (the pillar behind the driver) must be equipped with a roll bar of four points or more, or a hardtop. So-called targa top or T-bar roof vehicles are allowed to participate.
　Example) ○Honda S660 ×Honda BEAT
^※2 If you are unsure, please contact us before applying.

Unavailable Vehicles

RV / 1BOX
Van / Minivan
Light car high wagon type
Example) ○Honda N-ONE ×Honda N-BOX

Equipment Required for Driving

Helmet: (JIS, Type C, SNELL standard or higher)
Clothing: Racing suit or long sleeves and long pants
Shoes: Easy-to-drive footwear (heels, sandals, etc. not allowed)
Gloves: Non-slip gloves such as racing gloves (work gloves not allowed)
*There are no rental items available. Participants are requested to prepare their own equipment.

Tetsuya Yamano

Racing driver born on October 2, 1965, from Tokyo.

• 1992 JAF All Japan Gymkhana Championship Series First Championship Win
• 1996 Ene-1 Challenge Suzuka Pole to Finish Victory
• 3-time consecutive champion in the 2004-2006 All Japan GT Championship/SUPER GT, the only one of its kind
• 2016 Honda Development Vehicle "4-MOTOR EV CONCEPT" Achieves 3rd Place Overall and Fastest Time for Japanese at Pikes Peak
• Won the first series championship at the 2017 GLOBAL MX-5CUP JAPAN
• Achieved 100 wins at the 2018 JAF All Japan Gymkhana Championship. Awarded the "Motorsports Special Award" by the Japan Automobile Federation.
• In addition to the 2023 JAF All-Japan Gymkhana Championship, the driver won the "Driver of the Year" award at the 2023 JAF Motorsports Awards, selected by votes from racing fans, due to their achievements in winning the series championship in the Super Taikyu series.
• In 2024, won the series championship for the 24th time at the JAF All-Japan Gymkhana Championship.
  The racing driver with the most wins in the history of JAF All-Japan Championships.
  In Super Taikyu, achieved 3rd place in the series, the highest among the Civic Type R competitors in the ST2 class.

In addition to race activities, they also participate in various events, school programs, coaching, development drivers, journalists, and more.

Comments from the Advisor

The Tetsuya Yamano Handling Club is positioned as the "shortest course to improve driving skills." It involves repeated practice while actively experiencing full braking, understeer, and oversteer, which cannot be experienced in everyday driving. During the driving sessions, you can always experience a ride-along driven by Tetsuya Yamano.
In Circuit Plaza Plus, in addition to 1.5 times the driving time, you can also choose the “reverse ride-along” where Tetsuya Yamano gives advice from the passenger seat. We hope you will improve your basic driving techniques and become a skilled driver capable of handling everything from circuits around the world to the streets.