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Four Japanese drivers to Macau finale

A four-driver Japanese patrol will join the FIA WTCC for the season’s final. The addition of a race meeting at Okayama – on October 26th – has aroused huge interest in the Country of the Rising Sun.

N.technology-Honda and Chevrolet were the first to announce their plans to line up additional cars for Japanese drivers. Yukinori Taniguchi will join N.technology for the events in Monza and Okayama, while Manabu Orido will drive the fourth Chevrolet Lacetti in the same two events plus the championship’s finale in Macau.

In the latest days, two other drivers have announced participation in their home race at Okayama: Takayuki Aoki and Masaki Kano.

Following a deal between Japan-based Endless Racing and Wiechers-Sport, Aoki will take the wheel of the German team’s BMW 320si, while Kano will drive for Liqui Moly Team Engstler with which he clinched the 2007 Asian Touring Car Championship crown.

The Japanese drivers presented their plans to the national press last week in Okayama.