Hideo Minagawa

Hideo Minagawa (皆川 英雄 Minagawa Hideo) is a professional racer and a member of Katagiri.

History
At the start of the battle, Hideo states he plans to go all out in an attempt to pressure Keisuke into making a mistake and capitalize, even saying he could pass after he makes a mistake in the battle. But Hideo didn't predict the hillclimb to be at such a high pace and ends up causing his tires to wear throughout the race. Halfway through the battle in the technical section, Keisuke taps the brakes to cause Hideo to let off the gas and his turbo to spool down, which creates a gap. Towards the end of the battle though, Hideo closed the gap Keisuke made, but in the last straightaway, he concedes the race after lightly tapping Keisuke's rear bumper due to the fact that he lost all his tire grip to go for a second round.

He later on spectates Project D's final battles against Sidewinder with Kai Kogashiwa.

Trivia

 * Near the end of the battle in the manga, it is stated that Hideo is able to pass Keisuke before the end of the battle, but due to his racer pride he can't make himself go through with it.