KYB and Team JAOS take on Asia cross country rally

The biggest cross country rally event in Asia known as the "Paris-Dakar of the East"

KYB and Team JAOS take on Asia cross country rally
JAOS vehicle team drivers.

KYB Corporation is sponsoring Team JAOS who will participate in the Asia Cross Country Rally (AXCR).

AXCR began in 1996 and has been an FIA certified rally since 2001.

AXCR includes a number of vehicle driving disciplines, motorbikes, quad bikes, sidecars, and 4x4s, with most of these disciplines including petrol, diesel and electric classes.

The Team JAOS vehicle is a Toyota Double Cab HILUX REVO (Revo / Toyota: Hilux) 2.8 G.

The vehicle will drive with specially designed KYB shock absorbers.

There are two drivers for the vehicle.

Firstly, 30 year old Japanese Tomonori Noto, who began racing at the age of ten and joined JAOS team in 2015.

Secondly, 40 year old Japanese Kazuhiro Tanaka, who graduated from university majoring in mechanical engineering.

In 2001 he began working for KYB, and in 2015 he joined the JAOS service crew to support the team in the AXCR. In 2017 he became the co-driver for JAOS.

AXCR 2018 begins in Thailand and finishes in Cambodia, via Siem Reap, the most popular tourist site in Cambodia.

The 2,200km rally is spread between six legs and is a test of driving and navigation skill, endurance and teamwork, as well as the preparation, durability and toughness of the four wheel drive vehicles.

KYB has partnered with Team JAOS for the last few years their partnership is hoping to build on previous results, with their best finish to date in fifth place.

Find further information about KYB by following the ‘more details’ link below.

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