did you ever close in on arrangements for nakai to trip over?
with our relocation back to tokyo, & having corresponded with him previously, my wife & i trained out to kashiwa and met with nakai-san.
very courteous guy, and interesting. yes its true he does sleep in his shop...which most nights he keeps open til 3 or 4 a.m. for friends, fellow racers, former customers or those interested in cars, his work to stop by (likely consuming his favorite beverage, stella artois).
has a huge following here....and is interested that he is receiving (unsolicited) offshore inquiries. has hired an english speaker in kobe if decision is made to take his "style" offshore.
he is no rush to pursue global biz it seems...has all the work he can handle, & tends to take only those projects that interest him. he had 3 projects underway in the shop & 6 or 7 outside waiting, & w waiting for customer pickup. a kiwi will be calling in next wkend to discuss a specific project.
HIS DAILY DRIVER
HIS TRACK CAR which he will race next month
PROJECTS ON HAND
BUSINESS END OF THE SHOP (desk is a pool table covered with sheet of mylar)
