Solved: GTE 227 - 'Toyota Aqua GS' go-kart driven by Erina Oda of AKB48 Team 8

[gte4289]

Is it a Japanese celebrity ?

Yes

[oko94]

Female ?

[gte4289]

Female ?

Yes

[oko94]

One of the 46 members of "AKB48 Team 8" band ?

Now I think I understand why you said it would be very difficult to find who is behind the wheel !

[gte4289]

One of the 46 members of "AKB48 Team 8" band ?

Now I think I understand why you said it would be very difficult to find who is behind the wheel !

Yes! 

Still locked for you.

[gte4289]

I just checked again and the venue was not Suzuka. Still locked for you to identify the driver and correct venue.

[oko94]

Was it 2017 though ?

[gte4289]

Was it 2017 though ?

Yes

[oko94]

Hitomi Honda ?

[oko94]

I think I've found the girl. The number and position of cameras is the same as in the puzzle picture.

Event was : "50th anniversary of Fuji Speedway" on 12/03/2017.

Now what about the girl's name ? Pictures are not captioned in my source, so I can't really relate the pictures to the text. I assume she's among these girls :
- Erina Oda
- Nao Ota
- Satoshi Sato
- Narumi Kuranoo

Am I on the right track ?

[oko94]

I've found other pictures of other girls in the same car as above :
- Haruna Hashimoto
- Yui Oguri
- Shiori Sato

Honestly I have no idea how to tell who's on the puzzle picture. They all have the same helmet, the same dark hair, the same racing suit, the same car with the same cameras in the same position. Can we end the pain now ?  (and my wife is starting to wonder why I'm spending my time watching pictures of young Japanese girls...)

This is meant to be AutoPuzzles, not J-PopPuzzles 

[gte4289]

Hitomi Honda ?

No

[gte4289]

I think I've found the girl. The number and position of cameras is the same as in the puzzle picture.

Event was : "50th anniversary of Fuji Speedway" on 12/03/2017.

Now what about the girl's name ? Pictures are not captioned in my source, so I can't really relate the pictures to the text. I assume she's among these girls :
- Erina Oda
- Nao Ota
- Satoshi Sato
- Narumi Kuranoo

Am I on the right track ?

Your image shows a different girl, but you have the correct venue and the driver in the puzzle image is among the four girls you've listed.

[oko94]

Erina Oda ?

[gte4289]

Erina Oda ?

Bingo!

[oko94]

Thanks for my 1114th point !

[gte4289]

Thanks for my 1114th point !

Since you independently solved all four items, I've decided to award you two points (making it your 1115th).

[oko94]