Nobuhiro Tajima
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Japanese
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| Born | June 28, 1950 |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1981–1999 |
| Teams | Suzuki, (Suzuki Sport) |
| Rallies | 19 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 4 |
| First rally | 1981 Lombard RAC Rally |
| First win | Not applicable |
| Last win | Not applicable |
| Last rally | 1999 China Rally |
Nobuhiro Tajima (Shinjitai: 田嶋 伸博 Tajima Nobuhiro?, born Suginami, Tokyo, June 28, 1950; Japanese nickname モンスター田嶋 Monsuta Tajima), nicknamed "Monster", is a hillclimb racer, tuning shop owner, rally team manager and former rally driver who is best known for his participation in Suzuki's rallying program as well as his triumphs at the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb.
Tajima made his race debut in 1968 in the All Japan Dirt Trial Championship where he won his first race. His first involvement in the WRC was in the 1981 Lombard RAC Rally.
In 1983 he established Monster Sport International, a motorsport preparation shop. In 1986, he sealed his association with Suzuki when he established Suzuki Sport, its in-house motorsport division and returned to the World Rally scene where he competed driving a Suzuki Cultus in the Olympus Rally.
In 1987, he competed in the Olympus Rally, taking his first class win and finishing 15th overall. He returned again the following year where he won his class again, finishing 7th overall. Additionally, he competed in the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship.
As the Junior World Rally Championship project took off in 2002, he decided to retire from rally driving while he was competing in the Asia Pacific Rally to become its team manager. He has continued to compete in Hillclimbing, which he is best known for. His debut at Pikes Peak came driving in the Unlimited category in 1992 with a specially built twin engined Suzuki Cultus, which he followed up in 1995 with a rebodied twin engined Suzuki Escudo. The following year, he drove a car which he became famous for, the V6 Suzuki Escudo which he finished second in, losing only to Rod Millen's record-holding Toyota Celica. He used this vehicle to win the Queenstown Gold Rush International Auto Hill Climb for three consecutive years from 1998–2001.
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