# Kazuho Takahashi

Kazuho Takahashi (高橋 一穂, Takahashi Kazuho, born 18 January 1953) is a Japanese businessman and semi-retired amateur racing driver. He is the CEO, president and founder of VT Holdings and Honda Cars Tokai, a chain of Honda dealerships found across Aichi Prefecture.

## Racing career

Takahashi's first known form of racing was in 1994 in the Tokachi 24 Hours; he would race intermittently in that series, last competing in that series in 2001. Takahashi also competed in two editions of the Suzuka 1000 km as a privateer; it was around 1998 when he started Cars Tokai Dream28 as the racing arm of his family of dealerships.
Takahashi first competed in what was then known as the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship in 2001; being a Honda-based team thanks to his dealerships he would drive a Honda NSX. Initially paired up with Hiroshi Kimura, for 2002 he would pair up with Akira Watanabe. The team switched from a Honda NSX to a Vemac RD320R in 2005, the series now being known as Super GT.
2006 would see Takahashi with a new teammate, Hiroki Katoh, and a new car, the Mooncraft Shiden. 2006 and 2007 were both strong years for the team, achieving wins and podiums; both years would have the team fighting for the Drivers's and Constructors's championships at the end of the year. Despite tying with other teams in points Cars Tokai Dream28 would lose both the 2006 and 2007 Drivers's Championships on countback, although they would win the 2007 Constructors's Championship.
Takahashi retired from full-time competition after the 2019 Super GT Series, but vowed to continue racing in other categories.

## Racing record
### Complete Super GT results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
| 2001 | Verno Tokai Dream28 | Honda NSX | GT300 | TAI | FUJ | SUG | FUJ | MOT 13 | SUZ 13 | MIN | | | NC | 0 |
| 2002 | Verno Tokai Dream28 | Honda NSX | GT300 | TAI 9 | FUJ 14 | SUG 4 | SEP 8 | FUJ 10 | MOT Ret | MIN Ret | SUZ 9 | | 16th | 22 |
| 2003 | Verno Tokai Dream28 | Honda NSX | GT300 | TAI 5 | FUJ Ret | SUG 5 | FUJ 21 | FUJ 9 | MOT 19 | AUT 13 | SUZ 8 | | 14th | 22 |
| 2004 | Verno Tokai Dream28 | Honda NSX | GT300 | TAI 18 | SUG Ret | SEP 17 | TOK 17 | MOT 14 | AUT 20 | SUZ 22 | | | NC | 0 |
| 2005 | Verno Tokai Dream28 | Vemac RD320R | GT300 | OKA 14 | FUJ 13 | SEP 14 | SUG 9 | MOT 6 | FUJ Ret | AUT 14 | SUZ 6 | | 14th | 12 |
| 2006 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Mooncraft Shiden | GT300 | SUZ 6 | OKA 11 | FUJ 4 | SEP 4 | SUG 3 | SUZ 5 | MOT 21 | AUT 1 | FUJ 12 | 2nd | 89 |
| 2007 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Mooncraft Shiden | GT300 | SUZ 2 | OKA 2 | FUJ 5 | SEP 11 | SUG 4 | SUZ 1 | MOT 6 | AUT 10 | FUJ 3 | 2nd | 89 |
| 2008 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Mooncraft Shiden | GT300 | SUZ 2 | OKA 9 | FUJ 3 | SEP 5 | SUG 10 | SUZ Ret | MOT 2 | AUT 3 | FUJ 11 | 4th | 68 |
| 2009 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Mooncraft Shiden | GT300 | OKA 6 | SUZ | FUJ | SEP | SUG | SUZ | FUJ | AUT | MOT | 20th | 5 |
| 2010 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Mooncraft Shiden | GT300 | SUZ | OKA | FUJ | SEP | SUG | SUZ 18 | FUJ | MOT | | NC | 0 |
| 2011 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Mooncraft Shiden | GT300 | OKA 7 | FUJ Ret | SEP 10 | SUG 13 | SUZ 6 | FUJ 3 | AUT 4 | MOT 8 | | 10th | 32 |
| 2012 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Mooncraft Shiden | GT300 | OKA 7 | FUJ 2 | SEP DNS | SUG Ret | SUZ 15 | FUJ 13 | AUT DNQ | MOT 16 | | 11th | 25 |
| 2013 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | GT300 | OKA Ret | FUJ 18 | SEP 15 | SUG 16 | SUZ 18 | FUJ 14 | FUJ 5 | AUT 11 | MOT 17 | 25th | 3 |
| 2014 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | GT300 | OKA 14 | FUJ 7 | AUT 13 | SUG 21 | FUJ 12 | SUZ 12 | CHA 15 | MOT 19 | | 33rd | 4 |
| 2015 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Lotus Evora MC GT300 | GT300 | OKA 16 | FUJ Ret | CHA 11 | FUJ 22 | SUZ 7 | SUG Ret | AUT 21 | MOT 13 | | 24th | 5 |
| 2016 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Lotus Evora MC GT300 | GT300 | OKA 17 | FUJ 13 | SUG 23 | FUJ Ret | SUZ Ret | CHA DNS | MOT 19 | MOT Ret | | NC | 0 |
| 2017 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Lotus Evora MC GT300 | GT300 | OKA 26 | FUJ 22 | AUT 24 | SUG Ret | FUJ 24 | SUZ 23 | CHA 20 | MOT Ret | | NC | 0 |
| 2018 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Lotus Evora MC GT300 | GT300 | OKA 23 | FUJ 23 | SUZ 13 | CHA 12 | FUJ 20 | SUG Ret | AUT 21 | MOT 22 | | NC | 0 |
| 2019 | Cars Tokai Dream28 | Lotus Evora MC GT300 | GT300 | OKA 14 | FUJ 23 | SUZ 23 | CHA 21 | FUJ 12 | AUT 23 | SUG 17 | MOT 29 | | NC | 0 |

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2008 | Terramos | Yojiro Terada Hiroki Katoh | Courage LC70 | LMP1 | 224 | NC | NC |