Super GT – Okayama Qualifying News in Brief
Weider HSV-010 takes second consecutive GT500 pole position of the season underlining the strong potential of Honda’s new challenger. Last race winner, HIS Advan GT-R found its car to heavy to handle as they ended up second last on the grid. Although the... Read More
Super GT 2008 – The Year of the GT-R
2008 was the year that the GT-R announced its arrival on the Super GT Series. Honda had dominated the series with the NSX in 2007, securing the top 4 spot in the drivers championship and the ARTA NSX finishing top in the teams championship. It’s about time... Read More
Super GT Round 1 – HIS Advan Kondo GT-R Wins Tricky Suzuka
It was a surprise win by HIS Advan Kondo GT-R after a poor practice and qualifying pace all weekend. To top off their misery before the race, a crash in Qualifying meant that their mechanics just barely get the car ready for the grid. However, all of that failed... Read More
Super GT Suzuka Qualifying – Weider HSV-010 Grabs Debut Pole
The eagerly awaited HSV-010 GT finally revealed its true pace with Team Weider HSV-010 at Suzuka securing pole position in the GT500 class. GT 500 Team Weider HSV-010 driven by Takashi Kogure and Loic Duval lapped the circuit in 1’53.182 in the knockout... Read More
Preview – Super GT : GT500
Racing season is back again, my hands are full with events in these coming few days. We have Sebring 12 hours underway, Formula One next week in Australia, MotoGP in a few weeks, and national events such as drifts and karting. Now, in less than few hours Super... Read More
Recap – Super GT 2009 at the Sepang International Circuit : Qualifying Session
Although it was raining heavily during the practice session in the morning, the sun started to shine again in the evening. It was a dry qualifying session with the MOTUL AUTECH GT-R (below) grabbing pole position with a time of 1:58.124, just 0.071 seconds faster... Read More
Recap – Super GT 2009 at the Sepang International Circuit : The Art of Driving in the Rain
2009 Autobacs Super GT Round 4 Practice Session Review: Just 15 minutes into the Saturday Practice Session, the heavens opened up to greet the drivers and soon after, it rained heavily. Because all of the cars were still on slick tyres, they have to tip toe around... Read More
