AOF Charity Slickcart event was held on July 3, 2010, Saturday, at BigBang Amusement Park located in Yamato City of Kanagawa Prefecture.
A total of 47 participants (38 men, 3 ladies, and 6 students) took part in the fun event that was filled with laughter. We were able to donate 16,503 yen to the children around the world through Save The Children Japan.Mr. Akiyama, a wheelchair bound member of the Sagamihara City Social Welfare Association, also participated in this event. It was heartwarming to see everyone lend a helping hand when it was Mr. Akiyama’s turn at the Slickcart. It had been several years since Mr. Akiyama drove a cart, but he seemed to be enjoying the experience.As a result of the understanding and cooperation of the participants and the various companies that supported this event, it was possible to successfully complete our second event.Thank you very much for you support.
2nd AOF Charity Slickcart event Cooperations
□ MACTOOLS JAPAN
■ SUNOCO Oil
□ PALM
■ BIRDMAN
□ HOT TOOLS
YOKOSO! JAPAN is JNTO’s campaign which publicizes to the people overseas the attractiveness of Japan and to promote tourism under this logo. Starting from 2010, YOKOSO! JAPAN logos will be displayed on Akinori Ogata’s NASCAR race car which will be raced in the United States. He will not only race but will actively be participating in events so that as a NASCAR driver, he will be meeting with many people and will promote with responsibility the attractiveness of Japan.
MAC TOOLS Golden Week（Japanese Calendar）Event where MAC TOOLS products will be offered at sale prices will be held on May 1 (Saturday) and 2 (Sunday) at MAC TOOLS Ichihara Store in Chiba Prefecture. During this event, Akinori Ogata will hold a Autograph session on May 2. Akinori Ogata’s #83 NASCAR MACTOOLS merchandise will also be available, along with the MAC TOOLS version of his hero card. Please feel free to drop by.
Akinori Ogata will participate in Auto Salon 2010 which will be held at Makuhari Messe from January 15 to 17 of 2010.
He will be at the booth of Maziora and SHOWup, both of which sponsored Akinori at NASCAR races in 2009. At the booth, he will be selling the 2009 NASCAR Participation T-shirts, as well as giving away his post cards. Akinori himself will be at the booth, so stop on by. He will be waiting for you at the SHOWup and Maziora booth.
Contributions that we received at the Akinori Ogata Booth of Japan Fest that was held in Atlanta on September 19 and 20 will be donated to Save the Children Japan which in turn will be distributed to children worldwide. We appreciate your contributions from the bottom of our hearts.
Akinori Ogata's booth will be present at the Japan Fest which will be held
on September 19 (Saturday) and 20 (Sunday) at Atlanta, Georgia. This is the
largest Japan festival held in the eastern U.S., and is a popular event with
not only many Japanese visitors but many American visitors in attendance as
well. The booth will also feature the NASCAR racing machine to appeal to
many of the visitors that he is participating in the NASCAR series as a
Japanese.
My first race for 2009 will be on June 13 (Saturday) as scheduled,but my second race which had been set for June 20 (Saturday)will be postponed. I will inform you of the new schedule when it is finalized. The paint scheme introduced here will onlybe used for therace on June 13.
In May of 2009, Nippon Oil (USA) Ltd and Akinori Ogata Inc. signed a contract for the 2009 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, calling for Eneos USA's support of Akinori Ogata Inc. Eneos USA has mainly been participating in the drifting series, but this support of Ogata will be their first endeavor in any form of NASCAR racing series.
Starting from 2009, MacTools Japan (Stanley Works Japan) and NASCAR driver Akinori Ogata have decided to reunite and race. The strong relationship developed between MacTools Japan and Ogata during Ogata's tenure as sales promotional driver for "Midget", the tool box original to Japan, has resulted in this reunion.
The "Midget" brand was derived from the open wheel race category in which Ogata had been participating. During the 2006 season, which had been his seventh season since starting racing in the midget series, he earned his first victory while driving the MacTools machine. The two parties both had strong desires to go NASCAR racing in 2007, but unfortunately, this did not come to fruitation. Due to their two year blank,
both parties have strong desires to resume NASCAR racing.
This will be my 6th season of NASCAR racing. I am now applying for visa so that I can move my base to North Carolina, and I would like to inform you that I have decided on my racing schedule. My car number will be 83, and I will be participating in 10 races. I will basically be racing at the historical track of Hickory Motor Speedway where many star drivers were born, along with events at Caraway Speedway.
Nippon Paint’s “Maziora” brand which supported Akinori Ogata when he first started NASCAR racing in 2003 and 2004 will return to NASCAR with Akinori Ogata starting from the 2009 season. Maziora also participates in Formula Drift which is held mainly on the West Coast, but with Maziora entering the American market, will support Ogata’s NASCAR machine which is based on the East Coast.
Maziora is one of Nippon Paint’s products, and is a special paint with different colors depending on the angle and lighting. Japan Toyota offers limited models with Maziora colors, and along with racing, Maziora paint can also be found on items used in daily life such as cellular telephones.