Akina SpeedStars

The Akina SpeedStars (秋名スピードスターズ, Akina Supīdosutāzu) are an Gunma based team. Their home course is Akina Pass. They are an amateur team led by Koichiro Iketani. They are considered to be one of the weakest teams in the Gunma area, due to their lack of proper technique and skills. At the beginning of the series there were many members of the SpeedStars, however less and less appear as the series progresses, suggesting that they are either busy or have left the team. Takumi Fujiwara is considered an honorary member of the team (although the Tokyopop version of the manga incorrectly lists him as a true member), as he has battled on behalf of the SpeedStars on several occasions

The team is named after Speed Star Wheel (now known as SSR Wheel). The the early chapters of the manga the sticker on Iketani's car reads Spirit, suggesting that this may have been the planned name of the team before it was changed.

Trivia

 * The SpeedStars appeared in chapter 96 of MF Ghost (though no longer street racers, indicating that they quit at some point after the events of Initial D), in which they still live in Shibukawa.