Tetsuya Yamano Handling Club

It feels great when your car moves just the way you want it to!
Japan's number one champion! Driving program presented by Tetsuya Yamano

Schedule

Tetsuya Yamano Handling Club 4/12 (Sat), 6/29 (Sun), 8/3 (Sun), 8/31 (Sun), 10/18 (Sat), 11/9 (Sun), 12/13 (Sat)

Date of Event	Application Period
4/12 (Sat)	2/21(Fri)～4/5(Sat)
6/29 (Sun)	5/10 (Sat) ～ 6/22 (Sun)
8/3 (Sun)	6/14 (Sat) ～ 7/27 (Sun)
8/31 (Sun)	7/12 (Sat) ～ 8/24 (Sun)
10/18 (Sat)	8/29(Fri)～10/11(Sat)
11/9 (Sun)	9/20(Sat)～11/2(Sun)
12/13 (Sat)	10/24(Fri)～12/6(Sat)

Tetsuya Yamano Handling Club “Plus” 3/1 (Sat), 5/2 (Fri), 7/19 (Sat), 10/19 (Sun), 11/23 (Sun, Holiday)

Date of Event	Application Period
3/1 (Sat)	1/10(Fri)～2/26(Wed)
5/2 (Fri)	3/13(Thu)～4/25(Fri)
7/19 (Sat)	5/30(Fri)～7/12(Sat)
10/19 (Sun)	8/30 (Sat) ～ 10/12 (Sun)
11/23 (Sun)	10/4 (Sat) ～ 11/16 (Sun)

* The schedule is subject to change due to course conditions, etc. Thank you for your understanding.

2025/2/10

The schedule for the 2025 Tetsuya Yamano Handling Club and Handling Club “Plus” has been published.
Additionally, starting this year, the application deadline has been changed from 3 days before the event to 7 days before the event. Thank you for your understanding.
2024/11/22

The Handling Club "Plus" scheduled to be held on September 1st (Sun) this year has been canceled due to bad weather caused by Typhoon No. 10, but we have decided on a substitute date.
It will be held on March 1st (Sat), 2025. We hope you will join us.

Experience program for challenging motorsports and enjoying machine control. That is the "Tetsuya Yamano Handling Club". The advisor is professional racing driver Tetsuya Yamano.

Tetsuya Yamano, also known as the "Contractor of Victory", achieved the feat of winning the SUPER GT championship for three consecutive years with different teams, manufacturers, tire manufacturers, and paired drivers.

In 2024, we will participate in the Super Taikyu series ST-2 class with the Honda Civic Type-R. We achieved 3rd place in the series, the highest position among the Civic competitors. Furthermore, in the All Japan Gymkhana Championship, we won the PE1 class for three consecutive years with vehicles equipped with electric parking brakes. This updated my own record for the total number of championships won in the same championship, extending it to 24, the most in All Japan Gymkhana.

No timing will be done, and each car will run at approximately 10-second intervals. You can challenge the limits of driving such as full braking, understeer, and oversteer without worrying about other cars on the fully asphalt-paved South Course, which is laid out with white lines. It is a valuable event where you can also experience a ride-along with driver Tetsuya Yamano. We look forward to the participation of those who want to improve their driving skills.

Tetsuya Yamano Handling Club

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

Of course, it is enjoyable for customers to drive themselves, but the "ride-along" with Tetsuya Yamano, a professional driver, is also popular.
Customers can directly experience and learn the techniques of a professional driver.

Participation Fee

MCoM・SMSC Member: ¥22,000
General: 28,000 yen

※The participation fee includes admission and parking fees, lunch fees, and insurance fees.
※We also accept separate lunch fees for accompanying guests.

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.

Tetsuya Yamano Handling Club
"Plus"

" 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
General: 39,000 yen

※The participation fee includes admission and parking fees, lunch fees, and insurance fees.
※We also accept separate lunch fees for accompanying guests.

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 and Regulations

Eligibility

Driver's license that allows you to drive the participating vehicle.
*We will confirm this at the reception on the day of the event.
*Please note that having a passenger in the front seat during the drive is prohibited. 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 ^※2

^※1 For light passenger cars with open roofs that do not have a B-pillar (the pillar behind the driver), it is mandatory to have a roll bar with four or more points or a hardtop installed. 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, Class C, SNELL standards or higher)
Clothing: Racing suit or long-sleeved shirt and long pants
Shoes: Easy-to-drive shoes (heels, sandals, etc. not allowed)
Gloves: Non-slip racing gloves (work gloves not allowed)
*There are no rental items available. Participants must prepare their own equipment.

TETSUYA YAMANO
Racing driver born on October 2, 1965 in 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 victories in the history of the JAF All Japan Championship.
In Super Taikyu, achieved 3rd place in the series, the highest position among the ST2 class Civic Type R competitors.

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." Participants actively experience full braking, understeer, and oversteer—situations not encountered in everyday driving—while repeating practice sessions. During the driving sessions, you can always experience a ride-along driven by Tetsuya Yamano.
In the Tetsuya Yamano Handling Club Plus, in addition to 1.5 times the driving time, you can also choose the “reverse ride-along,” where Tetsuya Yamano provides advice from the passenger seat. We hope you will improve your fundamental driving techniques and become a skilled driver capable of performing on circuits worldwide as well as on the street.

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Other Information

To cancel your application, please proceed from the My Page of Shikuminet.
For cancellation rules and procedures, click here.

In case the event cannot be held due to bad weather or other reasons, we will refund the fee after deducting the handling fee.
If the event is cancelled, we will inform you by email or other means by 3:00 PM the day before.
For more information on event cancellations, click here.

Schedule

Tetsuya Yamano Handling Club

Participation Fee

Travel Time and Capacity

Tetsuya Yamano Handling Club"Plus"

Participation Fee

Travel Time and Capacity

Eligibility and Regulations

Eligibility

Participating Vehicles

Eligible Vehicles

Unavailable Vehicles

Equipment Required for Driving

Comments from the Advisor

Other Information

LINK

Tetsuya Yamano Handling Club
"Plus"