1000km Suzuka

[GT-Eins]

Whats to tell about that?

Does anyone have entry-list-information or a website availabe?

There are big plans ahead for next years edition - maybe we can discuss this here too.

[Monkey Head]

official site produced by circuit:
http://www.suzukacircuit.co.jp/ms/ra...0km/index.html

Title Sponser:
http://www.pokkadriver.com/1000km/pc/entry/index.html

Team Honda will enter their 2 GT 500 cars(Katsutomo Kaneishi be a 3rd driver of #18 Takata Dome NSX)
SARD is the representitve team of toyota
JLOC will enter their lambro
Nissan Has absented from the race since 2003,so think SUPER GT's join is a boost to race

[GT-Eins]

Thanks!

On the first page there seems to be a link to the entrylist

so 37 entrys until now

As for GT500 and 300 I know these are Super-GT-classes, but what about the other 3?
"Class3" and Pokka Special seem to be GT-classes but what is the RS-class?

[Monkey Head]

Originally Posted by GT-Eins

Thanks!

On the first page there seems to be a link to the entrylist

so 37 entrys until now

As for GT500 and 300 I know these are Super-GT-classes, but what about the other 3?
"Class3" and Pokka Special seem to be GT-classes but what is the RS-class?

Class 3 should be a super taikyu cars and RS-class you could realise the clubman standard phototype(one of photo on the suzuka 100km main page)

[GT-Eins]

Do these Clubman Prototypes have an own racing series in Japan?
I guess this class will be eliminated when next year this be a Super-GT-Round?
Will the super-Taiku-Cars also longer be invited?

[Monkey Head]

Originally Posted by GT-Eins

Do these Clubman Prototypes have an own racing series in Japan?
I guess this class will be eliminated when next year this be a Super-GT-Round?
Will the super-Taiku-Cars also longer be invited?

i think so.
however i can't find their imformation....

If there are the championship race,only GT500 and GT 300 car can be on the grid(in fact i am guessing it will be a first joint venture with FIA GT)

[GT-Eins]

Originally Posted by Monkey Head

i think so.
however i can't find their imformation....
...

Ok - found meanwhile a short information in the Suzuka 1000-race-report on my own site - (maybe I should read that more often )

They seem to have a small championship that is running mainly in Suzuka. In the 1000k they were always a "walking wounded-competition" - like LMP2 used to be the last years in LM

[RobertPrange]

No idea about the Suzuka event in special , but the purposed Asian Endurance Series sounds really promising. Lets hope the plans will see the day of light..

[GT-Eins]

yes - we discussed that yet in another thread - maybe this is another option for the race when the proposed Super-GT/FIA-alliance would not work in the next years

apart from this: will there be a live-timing or any steam-infos during the race?
I have to admit that my limited japanese does not help me along on the official site of the race

[Monkey Head]

Originally Posted by RobertPrange

No idea about the Suzuka event in special , but the purposed Asian Endurance Series sounds really promising. Lets hope the plans will see the day of light..

i think asian series wouldn't be happen in short time,but japan will be on next year

[Monkey Head]

Originally Posted by GT-Eins

yes - we discussed that yet in another thread - maybe this is another option for the race when the proposed Super-GT/FIA-alliance would not work in the next years

apart from this: will there be a live-timing or any steam-infos during the race?
I have to admit that my limited japanese does not help me along on the official site of the race

i know that one of japanese site will report race classification after several mileage

[Monkey Head]

qual. time:

1. 18 NSX (Kogure/Michugami/Kaneishi) 1.59.173
2. 8 NSX (Firman/Ito) +0.491
3. 39 SUPRA (Couto/Quintarelli/Shimoda) +2.494
4. 88 MURCIELAGO (Yamanishi/Furuya/Shimizu)+8.848

winner most likely is one of four for them,unless they are all retired

[GT-Eins]

The Arta-NSX with Firman seems to be in Front now:
400km Intermediate result

[Monkey Head]

SARD SUPRA have won the race while NSX spin+pitting at the very last moment of the race,3 rd is GT300 car

[Monkey Head]

Originally Posted by Monkey Head

SARD SUPRA have won the race while NSX spin+pitting at the very last moment of the race,3 rd is GT300 car

oops,it is pitting only

[GT-Eins]

That was close! Did I read that right: Just 10s between 1st and 2nd?
Are there any official photos on the web? Or any english report about that?