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23-01-2013, 05:17 PM
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Suzuki Under, probably the world’s most famous privateer time attack racer. His S15 is infamous in its build and the back story. The famous Tsukuba Circuit was the hunting ground, and a 52 second lap the aim!
http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx270/go2spacebucket/YOKOHAMA/Yokohama2-7.jpg
With only a 30minute session available, Suzuki planned to do a total of 4-time attack attempts. This would include one out/warm-up lap, a fast lap or two, and then a cool-down lap before a pit stop and tire change. Chasing tenths is already hard enough but with the pressure of having such a small amount of time available to do it in, not to mention knowing the whole world is watching, well let’s just say Suzuki-san must be good at dealing with pressure.
http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx270/go2spacebucket/YOKOHAMA/Yokohama3-4.jpg
The lap record Suzuki-san was shooting for is for the fastest “tuned car” running on street-legal semi slick tires like the Yokohama Advan A050 he uses. It has nothing to do with the 51-sec lap Keiichi Tsuchiya set years ago in the Arta NSX JGTC car, as that was a race car running on slick rubber, nor the one set even years earlier by a Formula Nippon single seater.
http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx270/go2spacebucket/YOKOHAMA/Yokohama4-2.jpg
With the track surface just beginning to warm up, a slight breeze and air temperature just above freezing. Suzuki was ready to start, his first outing was nothing more than a warm up session, done on ‘used’ tires. He completed a quick couple of laps and despite what seemed to be leisurely pace, a lap in the 54 seconds was accomplished!
http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx270/go2spacebucket/YOKOHAMA/Yokohama5-2.jpg
After 3 laps Suzuki pitted, the car was quickly lifted up and fitted with a fresh set of A050’s warmed and ready to go! Withing moment’s he was back out again. His first attempt brought in a 53.310, already 3 tenths quicker then the Rev Speed Super Battle record he set three weeks ago! The heat was on.
http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx270/go2spacebucket/YOKOHAMA/Yokohama6-2.jpg
He immediately, with no time to spare returned to the pits for another fresh set of 295 A050 rubber. He went around just 1 more lap, silence filled the Tsukuba Circuit.
52.649!
http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx270/go2spacebucket/YOKOHAMA/Yokohama7.jpg
Suzuki-san and his Nissan S15 Silvia had done it. With 30minutes of track time and 3 sets of Advan A050 tires history was made.
http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx270/go2spacebucket/YOKOHAMA/Yokohama8.jpg
Watch the Record Lap:
http://vimeo.com/56055522#at=322
For more information on Advan Products Click Here (http://clixtrac.com/goto/?42138)
Photography: www.speedhunters.com
Suzuki Under, probably the world’s most famous privateer time attack racer. His S15 is infamous in its build and the back story. The famous Tsukuba Circuit was the hunting ground, and a 52 second lap the aim!
http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx270/go2spacebucket/YOKOHAMA/Yokohama2-7.jpg
With only a 30minute session available, Suzuki planned to do a total of 4-time attack attempts. This would include one out/warm-up lap, a fast lap or two, and then a cool-down lap before a pit stop and tire change. Chasing tenths is already hard enough but with the pressure of having such a small amount of time available to do it in, not to mention knowing the whole world is watching, well let’s just say Suzuki-san must be good at dealing with pressure.
http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx270/go2spacebucket/YOKOHAMA/Yokohama3-4.jpg
The lap record Suzuki-san was shooting for is for the fastest “tuned car” running on street-legal semi slick tires like the Yokohama Advan A050 he uses. It has nothing to do with the 51-sec lap Keiichi Tsuchiya set years ago in the Arta NSX JGTC car, as that was a race car running on slick rubber, nor the one set even years earlier by a Formula Nippon single seater.
http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx270/go2spacebucket/YOKOHAMA/Yokohama4-2.jpg
With the track surface just beginning to warm up, a slight breeze and air temperature just above freezing. Suzuki was ready to start, his first outing was nothing more than a warm up session, done on ‘used’ tires. He completed a quick couple of laps and despite what seemed to be leisurely pace, a lap in the 54 seconds was accomplished!
http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx270/go2spacebucket/YOKOHAMA/Yokohama5-2.jpg
After 3 laps Suzuki pitted, the car was quickly lifted up and fitted with a fresh set of A050’s warmed and ready to go! Withing moment’s he was back out again. His first attempt brought in a 53.310, already 3 tenths quicker then the Rev Speed Super Battle record he set three weeks ago! The heat was on.
http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx270/go2spacebucket/YOKOHAMA/Yokohama6-2.jpg
He immediately, with no time to spare returned to the pits for another fresh set of 295 A050 rubber. He went around just 1 more lap, silence filled the Tsukuba Circuit.
52.649!
http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx270/go2spacebucket/YOKOHAMA/Yokohama7.jpg
Suzuki-san and his Nissan S15 Silvia had done it. With 30minutes of track time and 3 sets of Advan A050 tires history was made.
http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx270/go2spacebucket/YOKOHAMA/Yokohama8.jpg
Watch the Record Lap:
http://vimeo.com/56055522#at=322
For more information on Advan Products Click Here (http://clixtrac.com/goto/?42138)
Photography: www.speedhunters.com