Naoto Matsukura is an aggressive driver but I would not call him a hack. I have seen the videos and all I see is a guy that gets mad when things are not going his way and then is very impatient and takes chances when overtaking to get back to the front. Fortunately he has the skill and the car to pull off some insane moves on the track. He is the best 1/12th driver in the world.

As far as Yokomo and tires...Every foam tire manufacturer has access to different types of foam but only Yokomo seems to be aggressively putting R&D effort into 1/12 tire compounds. The rest are using the same foam they have used for 20 years. I don't blame them as there is not much $$ in the foam tire business outside of Nitro racing.

I think the Hanger 30 facility in WA could be a great venue. They could run Sedan and 1/12 on a huge carpet track. To eliminate any advantage for 1/12 racers running Sedan later in the week you could run one class clock wise and the other counter clock wise.

Seattle WA, is a awesome city and the facility can house a huge ETS style Carpet Track with pits. Sponsorship dollars could fund rent, new carpet/barriers and minor facility/cosmetic improvements. ROAR would supply the timing and scoring gear and tech team. CRC would certainly sponsor the event and may donate or deeply discount the carpet.

http://youtu.be/HRjHAT45QMc