WebShark, which operates the Yogibo brand in Japan, competed in SUPER GT’s GT300 class last year in an alliance with the Drago Corse team, fielding a solo Honda NSX GT3 for Ryo Michigami and Shogo Mitsuyama.
However, for 2022 the company has decided to set up shop on its own to tackle the six-round GT World Challenge Asia series with a Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo decked out in Yogibo’s distinctive light blue colours, with an eye on contesting the Intercontinental GT Challenge in the future.
Misato Haga, the former Direxiv boss that acted as team manager for Drago Corse last year, heads up the newly-formed ‘Yogibo Racing’ squad, with Japanese pair Naoki Yokomizo and Kiyoto Fujinami signed up to drive.
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Former Nissan GT500 driver Yokomizo is familiar with the Ferrari from his race outings last year for Pacific CarGuy Racing, and was also a race winner in Blancpain GT Asia back in 2017 for CarGuy.
Fujinami meanwhile is set to combine his new Yogibo duties with another season…
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