Full name Zaqueu, he has bases in both Miami and Brazil. He is involved in the music business and is also a landowner of part of the Amazon rainforest, but also runs his own motorsport business in Miami. He also has links to the TV and media industry. Zak is of Japanese descent and his finest racing moment was probably when he won the 1997 US Formula Ford 2000 National Championship. Zak had to give up racing after failing to secure the funds to continue in the IRL for 2001.

Biography last updated 22 Nov 2015