2015 Japanese Super GT - Page 15

J Jay · 21 Jan 2015, 20:57 (Ref:3494951)

At the moment the hybrid options are rather pithy compared to what LMP1-H has to offer. The NSX has one fitted, but IIRC it only comes in at 7000+rpm or something equally ridiculous and its power output is pretty low.

Edit pulled the specs from the SGT site. 880kJ in harvesting per lap and 21kW (~28hp) in release.

TF110 · 21 Jan 2015, 21:19 (Ref:3494964)

1.5 seconds faster is at Sepang over a 112 second lap. Fuji is about an 89 second lap. Thatd be something like 1.2 seconds faster at Fuji. So 1:29.0 would become 1:27.8 @Fuji. They could gain more time yet once theyre more familiar with the car.

Japanese Samurai · 22 Jan 2015, 07:25 (Ref:3495060)

Katsumasa Chiyo headed to Sepang.
https://twitter.com/KATSUMASA_CHIYO/...82564540616705

MagVanisher · 22 Jan 2015, 10:56 (Ref:3495094)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speed-King

IIRC the DTM/GT500 chassis is "hybrid ready" as well.... just imagine where their laptimes will be once they get to plug in the hybrid components!

Sure that laptimes will be shorter, but the hybrid system is made up to spec.

While it'll be awesome than the TUSC Prototype class come 2017, I think GTA and ITR should at least get a leeway towards development.

Japanese Samurai · 23 Jan 2015, 12:29 (Ref:3495523)

Lexus carried out the RC-F GT3 testing on Jan 22-23 @Okayama.
Test driver was Tatsuya Kataoka and Akira Iida.
http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=9&no=62734

AkioAsakura95 · 23 Jan 2015, 14:24 (Ref:3495572)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

Lexus carried out the RC-F GT3 testing on Jan 22-23 @Okayama.
Test driver was Tatsuya Kataoka and Akira Iida.
http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=9&no=62734

It means how many RC-F GT3 partcipate SUPER GT there??

Deleted · 23 Jan 2015, 14:54 (Ref:3495583)

That's a strange timing for test, could've just brought it to Sepang this week and see how it compares directly against FIA GT3 and JAF-GT300. Lexus had their (GT500) 'development' gang in Malaysia anyway

TF110 · 23 Jan 2015, 19:03 (Ref:3495674)

New updates to the car;

New diveplanes are less pronounced, 'air intakes' are closed off and the mirrors are mounted differently

Different rear wing, diffuser and front fender vents shape

rich07 · 23 Jan 2015, 19:17 (Ref:3495683)

I'm guessing the updates are in response to a lack of straight line speed which may have been the rumoured cause for concern for Lexus late last year. Car still looks wicked

lms · 23 Jan 2015, 20:49 (Ref:3495716)

this thing should be racing in the btcc. looks good though.

MagVanisher · 24 Jan 2015, 07:51 (Ref:3495886)

Quote:

Originally Posted by lms

this thing should be racing in the btcc. looks good though.

Unfortunately, Lexus might forced to make the RC-F according to NGTC rules, so no GT3 version on BTCC.

Anyways, the RC-F GT3 car is still in development so I think Lexus would field one or two cars!

Deleted · 24 Jan 2015, 14:44 (Ref:3495976)

That was prob a joke anyway. Like how BMW M3 GT2 should've belonged to taxi cab racing instead - rightfully...

kurski · 25 Jan 2015, 14:14 (Ref:3496978)

Tsuchiya Engineering confirmed their participation in Super GT GT300 this year: Toyota GT86 MC with Takeshi Tsuchiya & Takamitsu Matsui

TF110 · 25 Jan 2015, 21:00 (Ref:3497354)

Hope the car is on pace this year. Thats two confirmed so far?

GingerPixel · 26 Jan 2015, 10:32 (Ref:3497544)

I had no idea GT500 laptimes were so fast! Are DTM times comparable?

There is something exotic and interesting about Super GT. Maybe its the multi-class aspect, or the variety of machinery.

Deleted · 26 Jan 2015, 10:47 (Ref:3497545)

Quote:

Originally Posted by GingerPixel

There is something exotic and interesting about Super GT. Maybe its the multi-class aspect, or the variety of machinery.

Maybe Japan might have something to do with it.

MagVanisher · 26 Jan 2015, 12:46 (Ref:3497570)

Chiana is right that some of the cars featured in Super GT pander to otakus, but it's a small number and it's only featured in the GT300 class which has GT3 cars and home-grown racers like the hybrid Prius and CR-Z, BRZ and much more!

Deleted · 26 Jan 2015, 13:08 (Ref:3497573)

No I didn't mean it that way, it was just general reference to the influx of Japanese cultural influence / fandom many have. Or just that it's so different from western cultures generally. I might just as well have put this or that there

Apart from the tech + speed the "exotic" factor is the reason I'm following SGT, and it being japanese is for sure among the top reasons for that. It wouldn't nearly as attractive if it was say Chinese series, even if all the other ingredients and manufacturers were still there

Also for me the tracks (except Fuji) are about as pure and unspoiled as the majority in North America and Australia which makes it more enjoyable to follow.

MagVanisher · 26 Jan 2015, 13:18 (Ref:3497576)

Okay, I understand. But while the GT300 class has Goodsmile Racing and Pacific NAC (Otonokizaka), there's no anime livery in the GT500 class.

Last time I saw it was back in 2007 when Bandai sponsored a Lexus SC430 car with its Celestial Being livery.

Deleted · 26 Jan 2015, 13:26 (Ref:3497579)

Makes them more unique when only few have them. And it's still more than you will find elsewhere

J Jay · 26 Jan 2015, 15:24 (Ref:3497627)

Quote:

Originally Posted by MagVanisher

Last time I saw it was back in 2007 when Bandai sponsored a Lexus SC430 car with its Celestial Being livery.

That was a pretty tame livery to be honest, just the CB symbol and 00 logo on the roof and hood. Understandable though, for a factory backed car to go full-on weeaboo (even at the behest of a sponsor) would probably put a lot of people off, even domestically. Remember, terms like itasha and otaku aren't meant to be kind or praiseworthy.

Back on topic, one of the reasons I'm a big fan of SGT is the honest-to-goodness tyre war, with more than one manufacturer being able to supply competitive tyres to multiple cars in both classes. It's likely also a big factor in how much quicker GT500 are than DTM despite the commonality in the base regulations. I know there are a quite a few top domestic/international series which have open tyre regulations, but a lot of those end up defaulting to one supplier for one reason or ano£$er.

There's also still a strong impression of "racing improves the breed" that draws a lot of people to the series, even if the truth of that has waned over the years. In a climate where marketing seems to decide everything there's a lot of appeal in racing (and the development involved) that is seen to be just for the sake of winning and/or improving.

Let's not forget the Gran Turismo factor as well. Certainly I would have followed SGT much later in my life if I didn't see the JGTC cars in video games of the time.

Japanese Samurai · 27 Jan 2015, 08:03 (Ref:3497907)

Autosport magazine silly season report (GT500)
http://www.as-books.jp/books/sample.php?no=AST20150130

Honda
#8 ARTA(BS): Matsuura, Nojiri
#17 REAL(BS): Tsukakoshi, Kaneisihi?, Kogure?, Mutoh?, Turvey?
#32 NAKAJIMA(DL): Nakajima, Baguette
#100 KUNIMITSU(BS): Izawa, Yamamoto
#?? New team[Drago Corse?](BS): Kogure, Turvey?, Mutoh?, Kaneishi?

Lexus
#6 LeMans(BS): Oshima, Kunimoto
#19 Bandoh(YH): Wakisaka, Sekiguchi
#36 Tom's(BS): Ito, Rossiter
#37 Tom's(BS): Hirakawa, Caldarelli
#38 Cerumo(BS): Tachikawa, Ishiura
#39 SARD(BS): Hirate, Lapierre
Nakajima: WEC

Nissan
#0 NISMO(MI): Matsuda, Quintarelli
#12 IMPUL(BS): Yasuda, Oliveira
#24 Kondo(YH): Sasaki, Ordonez
#46 MOLA(MI): Motoyama, Yanagida
Krumm: WEC

TheNo1F1Fan · 27 Jan 2015, 11:35 (Ref:3497954)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

Autosport magazine silly season report (GT500)
http://www.as-books.jp/books/sample.php?no=AST20150130

Honda
#8 ARTA(BS): Matsuura, Nojiri
#17 REAL(BS): Tsukakoshi, Kaneisihi?, Kogure?, Mutoh?, Turvey?
#32 NAKAJIMA(DL): Nakajima, Baguette
#100 KUNIMITSU(BS): Izawa, Yamamoto
#?? New team[Drago Corse?](BS): Kogure, Turvey?, Mutoh?, Kaneishi?

Lexus
#6 LeMans(BS): Oshima, Kunimoto
#19 Bandoh(YH): Wakisaka, Sekiguchi
#36 Tom's(BS): Ito, Rossiter
#37 Tom's(BS): Hirakawa, Caldarelli
#38 Cerumo(BS): Tachikawa, Ishiura
#39 SARD(BS): Hirate, Lapierre
Nakajima: WEC

Nissan
#0 NISMO(MI): Matsuda, Quintarelli
#12 IMPUL(BS): Yasuda, Oliveira
#24 Kondo(YH): Sasaki, Ordonez
#46 MOLA(MI): Motoyama, Yanagida
Krumm: WEC

What happened to Liuzzi, Vernay and Makowiecki?

Japanese Samurai · 27 Jan 2015, 11:38 (Ref:3497956)

2015 SGT GT300class silly season report by Autosport web
http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=2&no=62787

#0 GSR SLS GT3 Taniguchi/ Kataoka
#2 Cars Tokai SGT-EVORA Takahashi/ Katoh
#3 NDDP GTR GT3 Hoshino/ Takaboshi
#5 MACH GT-86MC Tamanaka/ ?
#7 Studie Z4GT3 Muller/ Ara
#9 Pacific MP4-12C GT3 Ryohei Sakaguchi?/ Ryo Ogawa?/ Masahiro Sasaki?/ Masaru Yamagishi?/ Hiroshi Koizumi?
#10 Gainer GTR GT3 Couto/ Katsumasa Chiyo?/ Takaboshi?
#11 Gainer SLS GT3 Hiranaka/ Wirdheim
#16 MUGEN ? ?/?
#21 Hitotsuyama R8LMS Ultra Lyons/ Fujii
#22 R'Qs SLS GT3 Hisashi Wada/ Masaki Jounai
#25 Tsuchiya GT-86MC Tsuchiya/ Matsui
#30 apr GTR GT3 Yuki Iwasaki?/ Masami Kageyama?/ Tohjiro Azuma?/ Chinese?/ Australian?
#31 apr PriusGT Koki Saga/ Yuichi Nakayama?/ Morio Nitta?/ Kota Sasaki?
#33 KTR 911GT3R ?/?
#47 Dijon GTR GT3 Ryuichiro Tomita?/ Keiichi Inoue?/ Takuma Aoki?/ Anthony Reid?
#48 Dijon GTR GT3 Takamori/ Katsuki Tanaka
#50 Arnage Vantage GT3 ?/?
#55 ARTA CR-Z GT Shinichi Takagi?/ Takashi Kobayashi?
#60 LM corsa RC-F GT3 Iida/ Yoshimoto
#61 R&D Sport BRZ GT300 Iguchi/ Yamauchi
#65 LEON SLS GT3 Haruki Kurosawa/ Naoya Gamou
#67 TAISAN ? ?/?
#77 Direction 458GT3? Naoki Yokomizo?/ Yuya Sakamoto?/ Foreign driver?
#86 JLOC Gallardo LP560-4 Shinya Hosokawa?/ Koji Yamanishi?/ Manabu Orido? Kazuyuki Aoki?/ Kazuki Hiramine?
#88 JLOC Gallardo LP560-4 Shinya Hosokawa?/ Koji Yamanishi?/ Manabu Orido? Kazuyuki Aoki?/ Kazuki Hiramine?
#111 Rn-Sports SLS GT3 Masayuki Ueda/ ?
#360 Tomei GTR GT3 Atsushi Tanaka/ Hiroki Yoshida?
#? Bandoh GT-86MC ?/?

Deleted · 27 Jan 2015, 15:34 (Ref:3498019)

Thanks as always samurai

So Bridgestone gains one new customer in GT500 while Mic looses one, Yokohama and Dunlop stay at 2 and 1.

'Drago Corse' NSX, is that the HDR Sakura?

I guess that 4 is all Nismo is gonna afford indeed so it's gonna be tough(er).

Mugen still listed in GT300, not GT500 (or absent altogether). So when it was reported that "they were out" of the class, maybe it was misinterpreted and it just meant they sold CR-Z for the use of another chassis? But why would someone with such deep connections to Honda do so? I don't understand it

I counted 4x mother chassis + 3x older JAF 300, so that seven 'confirmed' non-GT3s in GT300

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