The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years passed through the area where J’s Racing is but they’ve since recovered.
Less than a week after a hellacious typhoon swept through Japan’s Kansai Region, that means Kyoto, Kobe, and Osaka, where J’s Racing Tuning is located, although J’s Racing suffered some damage, they’re already open for business days later. As per one of their presumable factory drivers and employee Daigo Umehara over twitter, whom I’ve been following as he chronicled the shop’s rebuild last week, Typhoon Jebi hit J’s racing pretty hard, but as mentioned, thanks to the hardworking spirit of this small shop’s employees, they’re already open for business. Check out a couple of the tweets with highlights from the typhoon below.
It looks like Typhoon Jebi did most of its damage over last weekend. In preparation for the wind and rain, J’s Racing rolled down its shutters and battened down whatever they could. Here’s what Daigo Umehara discovered after Typhoon Jebi hit.
マジかよもう泣きたい。。。
さすがに心折れた。。。 pic.twitter.com/0kBhNOr7xS— うめはらだいご@9/30FIT全国オフ (@js_umehara) September 4, 2018
Although thankfully, not much rain crept inside their shop, damage to some windows, shutters, and debris finding its way into the shop meant thieves could just walk in if they wanted to with the shop unattended. There was major work to be done.
Later on, the next day, Daigo tweeted out this update. The shop was 80 percent cleaned up but no security or rolling shutters meant he slept overnight to make sure the rare looter didn’t take advantage of the situation. After all, there are some very expensive shop cars there.
皆さんホンマにご心配をおかけしてすみませんでした。怪我人はありませんのでご安心ください。店はなんとか一旦片付け終わりましたがこれからがまだまだ大変な日々になりそうです。シャッターとセキュリティーが当分復旧しないので今夜から警備のために泊まります?♂️ pic.twitter.com/DJucen7cwc
— うめはらだいご@9/30FIT全国オフ (@js_umehara) September 4, 2018
This simple tweet with pictures later that night says it all, Daigo ate some noddles and drank some Japanese sake while he guarded the empty shop with his pistol strapped by his side. Or is that a BB gun? I’ve heard it’s hard to even GET a gun in Japan…so I’m thinking BB.
陸自時代の警衛思い出した。
今日は色々あり過ぎたわ。
呑むしかない。 pic.twitter.com/75ai8kAxtr— うめはらだいご@9/30FIT全国オフ (@js_umehara) September 4, 2018
After a night’s sleep in the shop, the rest of J’s Racing employees got to the shop and work sped up exponentially. The shop was finally almost back to normal.
ファクトリーはスタッフが全力で綺麗にして見事に片付きました✨ 修理に当分時間がかかるシャッターの代わりに建てた防壁にはこの日を忘れないように記しを残しました。まだまだ頑張るぞー? pic.twitter.com/fKM9jsB7so
— うめはらだいご@9/30FIT全国オフ (@js_umehara) September 6, 2018
And not even 72 hours after they got hit, most of the shop cars were already shined up and they announced they’re open for business once again.
J’SRACINGチューニングファクトリーは本日ピットが復旧し午後から作業再開致します。皆様には本当にご心配をおかけしましたm(__)m また北海道地震に遭われた皆様へ心よりお見舞い申し上げます。 pic.twitter.com/tLUx2XMAh2
— うめはらだいご@9/30FIT全国オフ (@js_umehara) September 6, 2018
And here’s one of their latest tweets as of this writing. Less than a week later and they’re already hard at work, wrenching on a couple of Honda Fits and they’re even throwing an event at their shop at the same time.
おはよーございます? 日曜日も作業予約沢山頂いております?♂️ お天気悪いのでご来店の方は気をつけてお越しください(ﾉｼ ‘ω’)ﾉｼ SAルート22北ナゴヤ店でも本日イベント開催中ですのでそちらも是非是非宜しくお願いします? pic.twitter.com/fYSDlTjHNQ
— うめはらだいご@9/30FIT全国オフ (@js_umehara) September 9, 2018
Not bad, J’s Racing. Way to get back on your feet after suffering a minor setback with the typhoon and all. It was only the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years.
Fighting!
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