Rod at Speedhunters asked me to write a guest blog for them recently and he suggested talking about Top Secret. So I put something together about Smoky Nagata specifically, and the post ended up being a bit more in depth than my usual blog posts. The post is designed to give some understandable perspective to the man who is so mysterious to so many. It explains his motivations which have ultimately guided his actions over the years. I’ve had some interesting times with Smoky…having started off as a fan of Top Secret back in the day, it used to always shock me when I’d look in my rear view mirror of my car and see him sleeping in the back seat as we drive to the track, or taking him to In - N - Out for his first time. Those personal experiences I recognized were a rare sight for many who simply dream of getting an autograph and thats it… I hope with my post I can give a bit of a feel for the man that most will never really understand aside from admiring his talents from afar.

Rather than re-post my content up here as well, I’m giving Speedhunters the exclusive on it.

Hopefully you all find it to be a good read.

http://speedhunters.com/archive/2009/08/28/guest-blog-ben-schaffer-gt-gt-kazuhiko-smoky-nagata-the-quest-for-the-gold.aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage