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SPORTSHKS PREMIUM DAY 2011:WHERE THE TRUE ENTHUSIASTS GATHERThis HKS-tuned GT-R R35 is blazing fast!Text & Photos Cheryl TayTypical Japanese manga designs!I have attended several car meet-upsbefore and been to some trackingevents, but I have never seen a trackday with more than 300 cars. Eachand every of the 328 cars at the HKSPremium Day tracking session wasthere to have a go at Fuji Speedwaywith their precious vehicles.There were all sorts of cars present –Ferraris, the Nissan R35 GT-R, SubaruImpreza WRX, Mitsubishi LancerEvolution, Nissan CR-Z, Subaru Legacy,Nissan Fairlady Z and more – and theywere so eager to get onto the track onceit was time for the stipulated owners’session.Since the day president and founderHiroyuki Hasegawa designed and builtthe first aftermarket turbocharger forpassenger cars, HKS went on andbecame one of the pioneers in theJapanese aftermarket performanceindustry. They kept innovating anddeveloping new products such as thefirst commercially available electronicturbo timer and boost controller.It all began in 1973 when Hasegawa– former engineer for Yamaha MotorCompany – his partner Kitagawaand Sigma Automotive Co., Ltd whoprovided the start-up capital theyneeded. HKS picked its place at thebase of Mount Fuji from day one andis still there today, with a huge 100,000square-feet production facility.40 MAR 2011