Yuichi Tachibana

Yuichi Tachibana (立花 祐一 Tachibana Yūichi, "Boss") is the boss of the gas station that Takumi worked in. An old friend of Bunta's and a racer in his youth, Yuichi acts like a father figure to the Akina Speed Stars.

It seems that he drives a black Toyota Chaser that is seen during some of Takumi's races that he watched, specifically the races against Nakazato's R32 and Ryosuke's FC3S. He was lucky hasn't hit by AE86 through Death Gum Tape on his hand EG-6 behind him.