2014 Japanese Super GT

[TheNo1F1Fan]

Originally Posted by Monkey Head

I Do believe Team can participate in both championships with different cars,which documents shown in Takeuchi's FB shown as main point is 'vehicle' instead of 'entrant'

Me too.

[banzailap]

Originally Posted by Monkey Head

I Do believe Team can participate in both championships with different cars,which documents shown in Takeuchi's FB shown as main point is 'vehicle' instead of 'entrant'

You are indeed correct, and it is already the case. For example, Direction Racing will be in GT300 as well as in GT Asia, as they did last year. Same goes for Endless Taisan in GT300 and S-Tai. Nevertheless, this is a serious hurdle for many teams that cannot afford to acquire and maintain two different cars or more, and Takeuchi implies as much in his message.

[Japanese Samurai]

Autosport web Honda SGT private test report
http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=2&no=54129

Test schedule: Jan 28-29
Participation car/driver:
Dome(#18,MI): Naoki Yamamoto, Jean Karl Vernay
Nakajima(#32,DL): Daisuke Nakajima, Bertrand Baguette
Kunimitsu(#100,BS): Takashi Kogure, Hideki Mutoh

[TheNo1F1Fan]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

Autosport web Honda SGT private test report
http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=2&no=54129

Test schedule: Jan 28-29
Participation car/driver:
Dome(#18,MI): Naoki Yamamoto, Jean Karl Vernay
Nakajima(#32,DL): Daisuke Nakajima, Bertrand Baguette
Kunimitsu(#100,BS): Takashi Kogure, Hideki Mutoh

Is Vernay going to replace Makowiecki?

[Japanese Samurai]

Yes.

Autosport magazine print edition (preview)
http://www.as-books.jp/books/info.php?no=AST20140131
*Juichi Wakisaka will join team Bandoh (#19)

[TheNo1F1Fan]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

Yes.

Autosport magazine print edition (preview)
http://www.as-books.jp/books/info.php?no=AST20140131
*Juichi Wakisaka will join team Bandoh (#19)

THAT'S gonna make neither Ara or Couto will lose GT500 seat.
Any other news?

[Japanese Samurai]

GT300
NDDP(#3): Kazuki Hoshino, Lucas Ordóñez
Hitotsuyama(?): Tomonobu Fujii, Richard Lyons

[TheNo1F1Fan]

Wow, that's amazing! Is there something about Akihiro Tsuzuki?

P.S.: Your 2,000th pst is about to come...

[AkioAsakura95]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

Yes.

Autosport magazine print edition (preview)
http://www.as-books.jp/books/info.php?no=AST20140131
*Juichi Wakisaka will join team Bandoh (#19)

But Ryo Hirakawa mentioned that he will step up to GT500 class??? How about him???

[Japanese Samurai]

Originally Posted by AkioAsakura95

But Ryo Hirakawa mentioned that he will step up to GT500 class??? How about him???

He is a one of the candidate.
Ryo Hirakawa, Yuhi Sekiguchi, Manabu Orido are candidate.

[AkioAsakura95]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

He is a one of the candidate.
Ryo Hirakawa, Yuhi Sekiguchi, Manabu Orido are candidate.

Candidate of which team???

[Japanese Samurai]

Of course, team Bandoh.

[AkioAsakura95]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

Of course, team Bandoh.

Then if Juichi Wakisaka lost GT500 seat then my opinion is Sekiguchi/ Hirakawa or Sekiguchi/Orido instead

[Monkey Head]

Originally Posted by TheNo1F1Fan

Wow, that's amazing! Is there something about Akihiro Tsuzuki?

P.S.: Your 2,000th pst is about to come...

as members here mentioned before his family operating an amusement enterprise which also sponsoring Cerumo GT500 and Toyota Endurance team.He can join other team in GT300/SCR Japan/Super Taikyu easily with descent budget

[TheNo1F1Fan]

Originally Posted by AkioAsakura95

Then if Juichi Wakisaka lost GT500 seat then my opinion is Sekiguchi/ Hirakawa or Sekiguchi/Orido instead

But here's some possible entry below.
Wakisaka / Hirakawa - if Hirakawa can step up to Super GT
Wakisaka / Orido - if Orido returns to Team Bandoh
Wakisaka / Sekiguchi - if Sekiguchi can stay in GT500
Hirakawa / Orido
Hirakawa / Sekiguchi
Orido / Sekiguchi

Any opinions on the possible entry I've made?

[Japanese Samurai]

GT300
Team Studie
BMW factory driver , and the Japanese driver who drove GT500 Lexus last year.
Seiji Ara?

[TheNo1F1Fan]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

GT300
Team Studie
BMW factory driver , and the Japanese driver who drove GT500 Lexus last year.
Seiji Ara?

It's possible for Ara to compete for the team, because he might get no drive in the GT500 class.

[Japanese Samurai]

Car Watch, Tire manufacturer interview. Part.1 (Bridgestone)
http://car.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/...29_632580.html

*About GT500
-Till 2012, BS user could test the tire equally.
However, in 2013, BS changed the tire development style.
BS assigned Toyota, Nissan and Honda each one development driver respectively. And the development drivers focus on the tire test.
(It is secret who are the development drivers.)
-In 2013, BS put emphasis on the development of wet tires.
However, since the wet tire was seldom used in 2013, the performance was not able to be demonstrated.
-The pick-up phenomenon of the tire debris occurred late in 2013.
The mechanism of the pick-up has not become clear yet.
In the unique thing, the pick-up phenomenon occurred only at BS and MI user.

*About GT300
-Series champion of GT300 was an unexpected result.

*About 2014 season
-2014 tires are the same sizes as FIA-GT3. YH and DL have the GT3 experience.
For BS, it will be the start from zero.
-Target for 2014
GT500: Win all rounds
GT300: Series champion

[AkioAsakura95]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

GT300
Team Studie
BMW factory driver , and the Japanese driver who drove GT500 Lexus last year.
Seiji Ara?

Awesome, how do you know this team driver prediction???

Good timing, Team Studie combination driver might be a Lexus driver for last year that I predicted that 2012 season of Goodsmile Racing(GSR&Studie With Team Ukyo) is Tatsuya Kataoka is form Lexus driver also. But he is the partner with him in GT500 since 2011. If it stated it above. In my opinion, the driver has two choice Wakisaka or Seiji Ara

[TF110]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

Car Watch, Tire manufacturer interview. Part.1 (Bridgestone)
http://car.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/...29_632580.html

*About GT500
-Till 2012, BS user could test the tire equally.
However, in 2013, BS changed the tire development style.
BS assigned Toyota, Nissan and Honda each one development driver respectively. And the development drivers focus on the tire test.
(It is secret who are the development drivers.)
-In 2013, BS put emphasis on the development of wet tires.
However, since the wet tire was seldom used in 2013, the performance was not able to be demonstrated.
-The pick-up phenomenon of the tire debris occurred late in 2013.
The mechanism of the pick-up has not become clear yet.
In the unique thing, the pick-up phenomenon occurred only at BS and MI user.

*About GT300
-Series champion of GT300 was an unexpected result.

*About 2014 season
-2014 tires are the same sizes as FIA-GT3. YH and DL have the GT3 experience.
For BS, it will be the start from zero.
-Target for 2014
GT500: Win all rounds
GT300: Series champion

What team will use bridgestone in gt300?

[TheNo1F1Fan]

Originally Posted by AkioAsakura95

Awesome, how do you know this team driver prediction???

Good timing, Team Studie combination driver might be a Lexus driver for last year that I predicted that 2012 season of Goodsmile Racing(GSR&Studie With Team Ukyo) is Tatsuya Kataoka is form Lexus driver also. But he is the partner with him in GT500 since 2011. If it stated it above. In my opinion, the driver has two choice Wakisaka or Seiji Ara

My guess is Wakisaka...and your guess?

[Christian Mogami]

Honda is finally testing(Okayama) and the car(in black) has many aero changes(looks very different than what we saw last year in white) and a hybrid system,also on three different tires.

[AkioAsakura95]

Originally Posted by TheNo1F1Fan

My guess is Wakisaka...and your guess?

Actually my guess is Wakisaka because if Wakisaka lost GT500 then he enter this team while Ara is different it sometimes did not participating SUPER GT.
But it depends on Team Studie Tire Manufacturer uses

If Michelin then I guess Wakisaka,
IF Yokohama then I guess Ara.

[TheNo1F1Fan]

Originally Posted by AkioAsakura95

Actually my guess is Wakisaka because if Wakisaka lost GT500 then he enter this team while Ara is different it sometimes did not participating SUPER GT.
But it depends on Team Studie Tire Manufacturer uses

If Michelin then I guess Wakisaka,
IF Yokohama then I guess Ara.

Then I'm changing my guess for the Team Studie team, it's gonna be Ara, and the tyre manufacturer should be Yokohama.

[AkioAsakura95]

Originally Posted by TheNo1F1Fan

Then I'm changing my guess for the Team Studie team, it's gonna be Ara, and the tyre manufacturer should be Yokohama.

Thanks for your comment. I also same here to changed my guess. It is interesting for me is Ara enter Team Studie team because he is Tatsuya Kataoka teammate since 2011 season.Do u agree???