Race day press confernce by GTA (Masaaki Bandoh) <Part.1>
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*About next season schedule
Regarding next season, we are planning to hold all 8 races as usual.
Next year, we will also race at the Okayama International Circuit, Sportsland SUGO, and Autopolis, where we had to give up holding SGT.
At the previous Rd.7 Motegi race, the organizers of Fuji Speedway, Sportsland SUGO, and Autopolis visited us, and at this race, the organizers of the Okayama International Circuit visited us.
On the other hand, we have the prospect that it will be difficult to hold overseas races given the current situation.
There is also a balance with the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics that was postponed next year, and there is also a question of what the situation of the new coronavirus will be in the future.
However, at worst, I think the current level is the lowest.
Therefore, we ask the organizers of each circuit to hold the race at the current level.
*About future GT500 tech regulations
Until now, changes to GT500 class tech regulations have been made once every three years, but we are trying to change this once every four years.
In other words, the current Class one regulations introduced from this season will continue to operate until the 2023 season.
Next season, we will freeze development in areas such as engines and aerodynamics.
Then, looking at the situation in the first 4 races of the next season, we are discussing with each car manufacturer participating in the GT500 class in the direction of lifting the development freeze if there is a place where it is judged that it is better to lift it.
For areas where the development freeze has been lifted for the 2022 season, the development freeze will be made in the next 2023 season.
In addition, GTA will, in principle, control all tests conducted during the off-season.
We will also limit testing during the season so that car and tire manufacturers can be tested together as much as possible.
The technical regulations after 2024 will be environmentally friendly.
For example, the safety car at this race uses biofuel mixed with 10% recycled waste oil from tempura oil.
We want to decide the basis of the 2024 tech regulations by the end of next year.