Ogata

Ogata (緒方 - Ogata) - an auto mechanic who runs an auto body shop called "Ogata Cars" ( 緒方自動車 "Ogata jidōsha"). Ogata loves petrol cars and considers electric cars garbage. His full name is unknown.

Biography
Ogata has an old relationship with the Saionji family and is also a friend of Aiba. He is a very expressive character who can be quite dramatic. He also enjoys sweets.

Ogata meets Kanata Rivington through Mr. Saionji and takes up the position of Kanata's support for the MFG, being on the other end of the radio for him and tuning his car. The car that Kanata races in in MFG is actually Ogata's car that he used in the past. He is an ex-racer and has raced in the MFG, but after a disastrous defeat in the qualifying round, and in order to support his father, who is in the hospital, and to pay off the debts of the body shop, he begins to concentrate on being a mechanic, as that is more his skill area than racing.

Initially, he intended to take only 20% of Kanata's prize money, saying that the risk Kanata was taking was too high, but Kanata insisted, and he signed a contract with him to take an equal share.

Trivia

 * Ogata raced in the MFG in the past (Year 1), but backed out as he came 30 seconds slower than the target time of the preliminaries of that year. He considered the 3rd sector of the course too scary and exhausting to try again. One of his "racing buddies" from the past was able to get real results in the MFG, standing above the rest (who this is is currently unknown).
 * Ogata managed to apply for and get the number 86 for his car for the MFG.