Ken Hayabusa is a racing driver, son of Engineer Hayabusa, who designed the race car and its engine Hayabusa Special interchangeable. Ken runs for the team Sayong on the machine built by his father and take part in mixed races between the rally and endurance. His fiercest rivals are members of the Black Shadow team ("black shadow") and especially the owner and "patron ", the mysterious Ayabe Mobil Dick. In each race the drivers of the Black Shadowattempts to to kill Ken and his team mates with any possible impropriety . At the end is finally beat Ken Ayabe that Black Shadow will be the winner.

He was a veteran seiyuu born in Chiba Prefecture.  He retired from voice acting on December 31st, 2000 when he felt a weakness in his own voice. Sogabe died on September 17th, 2006 at around 8 PM from esophageal cancer, with which he had been diagnosed two months before.