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Nov 11, 2016 · We recently have heard the founder of legendary Japanese tuning company HKS, has passed away. The company's website in Japan posted news that Hiroyuki Hasegawa has died at the age of 71.
- dave.pankew@motor1.com
- Director, Motor1 Canada
HKS was formed in 1973 by Hiroyuki Hasegawa, a former engineer for Yamaha Motor Company, and his partner Goichi Kitagawa, while the start up capital was supplied by Sigma Automotive (hence the name HKS).
Nov 22, 2016 · Co-founder of legendary Japanese aftermarket parts company HKS, Hiroyuki Hasegawa, left us on November 9th, 2016. He was 71 years old.
- Justin Banner
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Nov 11, 2016 · Japanese tuning company HKS has recently announced that its founder and president Hiroyuki Hasegawa has passed away, he was 71. Hasegawa, a former Yamaha Motor Company engineer founded the...
Nov 11, 2016 · Hiroyuki Hasegawa, co-founder and the “H” of renowned Japanese tuning house HKS, has passed away at the age of 71. A former Yamaha engineer, Hasegawa founded HKS in October, 1973 in a small shed at the base of Mt Fuji in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Nov 16, 2016 · Gone but forever inspiring -Hiroyuki Hasegawa. Mr. Hasegawa was a bright-eyed engineer at Yamaha in the early 1970s when he decided to follow his dream of building race cars and engines at...
Nov 1, 2013 · In a tiny shed at the foot of Mt Fuji in Japan, Hiroyuki Hasegawa and Goichi Kitagawa started a small scale engineering company with the aim of building high performance street and race cars,...
