Tsukamoto

Tsukamoto (塚本 Tsukamoto) is a minor character that appears in the manga around the time of Takumi Fujiwara's race against Kyoichi Sudo of Emperor.

Tsukamoto was a high school senior when Takumi and Natsuki Mogi were freshmen, but now he is mildly involved with the street racing scene in Akagi. Although he believes that his skills are extreme, they are in fact far from it. He soon experiences real extreme driving when Takumi drives his 180SX down Akagi after a request by Natsuki to pass a cocky couple in a Silvia S13, leading to Tsukamoto fainting. He witnessed Takumi's race with Kyoichi Sudo, and later crashed his 180SX on Akagi, almost being hit by Keisuke Takahashi and Wataru Akiyama during their impromptu battle.

Trivia

 * Tsukamoto is his surname, and his first name has never been stated.
 * Akio Suyama, his voice actor in Special Stage, also voiced Shoichi, a member of Thunder Fire, in First Stage.
 * His introduction is not shown in Second Stage, but a character that looks like him appears as a spectator during Takumi and Kyoichi's battle
 * A member of Thunder Fire fills his role as the crashed racer during Keisuke and Wataru's battle.