The reinforced metal clutch and clutch cover set developed by Ogura has been adopted by OEM as an optional part /GR part of the GR Yaris which was newly released by Toyota Motor Corporation on September 4th.
Since 1998, Ogura has been developing, manufacturing and selling reinforced clutches for racing vehicles and tuning vehicles under the name of ORC (Ogura Racing Clutch), and this technology and experience have been recognized by Toyota Motor Corporation, and led to adoption by OEM.
From September 4th to 6th, the opening NAPAC Fuji SUPER TEC 24 hours Race of the Pirelli Super Taikyu Series 2020 was held. Pirelli Super Taikyu Series 2020 is an endurance race using production vehicles and held at Fuji Speedway.
GR Yaris (entrant name: ROOKIE Racing) which participated in this 24-hour endurance race also used a reinforced metal clutch & clutch cover set, and it achieved pole-to-win in qualifying 1st place / final 1st place in the debut race. The durability and reliability of the clutch have been proved even in the harsh 24 hours endurance race.
OEM adopted GR Reinforced Metal Clutch & Clutch Cover Set will be sold as GR parts at GR Garage nationwide, which is a Toyota dealer.