Roche signs Japanese National Champion Yamashita

Following last week’s signing of Vesa Yli to it’s race team, World Championship winning 1:12 manufacturer Roche has announced the addition of 1:12 Japanese National Champion Kazuki Yamashita.  Representing Yokomo in 1:10 Touring car,  he will race with Roche P12 in coming years, also work on testing the new P12 chassis ahead of the 2023 1:12 World Championships which takes place in November in Florida.  Commenting on the news, Yamashita said, ‘I am looking forward to the new challenges at Roche.  And I would like to thank Max for giving me this opportunity, and I would like to work together to develop a high performance 1:12 chassis.  I would like to focus on the World Championships in Florida this year and do my best’.

Source: Roche [rocherc.com]