Craft Bamboo Racing

P5 in ST-X today in Autopolis – it isn’t what we were hoping for, but we never gave up and made the best of a tricky situation. took the start before holding over to , and we were holding steady in P5 in class and overall while challenging for P4 at the mid-way point.

Unfortunately, this is when a ran into a technical issue. We came into the garage to try a repair and put the car back out, now with at the wheel, to try and capitalise on a few others going into garages and grab some points. Sadly, the issue persisted, so it was back to the garage for more repairs, which thanks to an awesome effort from the crew we were able to execute in time to complete our last compulsory driver change and 70 percent race distance, with Jeffrey taking us across the line.

While things didn’t go the way we wanted, we could not be more proud of our entire team – everyone dug deep and gave it their all. Now, we pack up, debrief, and get ready to put our best foot forward at Okayama for round six, October 24-25.

We line up P5 for tomorrow’s five-hour スーパー耐久シリーズ race here at オートポリス AUTOPOLIS INTERNATIONAL RACING COURSE. It has been a big day here, a lot of work has been done, a lot of strategy underway, and we could not be more pumped to get into it Sunday – watch this space.

It has been a busy day preparing for tomorrow’s スーパー耐久シリーズ qualifying here at オートポリス AUTOPOLIS INTERNATIONAL RACING COURSE 😊 Making sure we are on top of how to best carry the 90kg of success ballast we have on board this weekend thanks to our results so far this season has been our core focus, and we are feeling good heading into Saturday. Let’s do this! 💪

As the venue of our first Super Taikyu win, Autopolis always has a special place in our hearts. Just two sleeps to go until we get into all the action, and we couldn’t be more excited! Here’s some pics from our last round while we continue the count down ⏰

It’s race week, and we can’t wait to take on this weekend for the latest round of the 2026 season 😁

2nd in the ST-X standings and carrying 90kg of success ballast this weekend thanks to our strong form, we are set for a huge weekend in Japan, that is for sure.

Joining and in our #33 Mercedes AMG-GT3 at Ōita Prefecture will be Joao Paulo ‘JP’ de Oliveira.

has raced with us in Super Taikyu and GT World Challenge Asia previously, and with countless accolades to his name – including being crowned as the Super GT GT300 champion in 2020 and 2022 – we are confident he will be putting his best foot forward with us as he fills in for , who has other commitments this weekend.

Let’s do this! 🏎️

P3 and fighting tooth and nail for P2 all the way to the line – Race 2 here at Fuji International Speedway was an intense one, and we are so proud of our drivers Alex and Daisuke and each and every member of our team.

took the start and immediately went to work making his way through the field, before handing over to to bring it home after 19 laps.

Now, we look ahead to the next event: Okayama next month (August 27-30).

P3 in Race 1 – eyes forward to race two 👀

took the start, putting in a solid stint P4 in class, while working his way up the field before handing over the #77 on lap 14. Over the next 20 laps, put his head down to ensure we were in position to bring it home P3 for class, and P14 overall - an improvement of 6 positions on track. Not the easiest day but we can’t wait to do it all again tomorrow; now it is time to dive into the data and get back on the tools to prepare for Race 2!

Qualifying 1 and 2 locked and loaded, and the countdown is now on to Race 1 here at Fuji! We still start this afternoon’s race P4 in Silver-Am, and tomorrow’s P5 in class, and we couldn’t be more keen to get into it!

It has been a strong day here at Fuji International Speedway as we get ready for a big weekend - second quickest in Silver-Am in pre-qualifying and some top tier prep work in the pits has us feeling positive, that’s for sure 💪