03-05-2008 AUTOBACS SUPER GT 2008 Season Round 3 Race Update!!!

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This will be keep updating until the END of the 2008 SUPER GT Season.


SUPER GT is a Japanese racing series. May be your guys don't know but the #8 ARTA NSX driven by Daisuke Ito and Ralph Firman had won the title of last year's season in GT500 Class. This year Honda will run 5 teams from last year again. They are--


#1 ARTA NSX


#17 REAL NSX


#18 TAKATA DOME NSX


#32 EPSON NSX


#100 RAYBRIG NSX

Engine Model: C32B
Engine Type: Water-cooled V6 NA (Longitudial-mounted)
Displacement: 3494cc
Power: 500hp
Base Model: Honda NSX
Model Type: NA2
Length × Width 4610mm x 2000mm
Weight: Over 1100kg
Wheelbase: 2530mm
Track (F/R): 1690mm/1685mm
Transmission: HEWLAND 6speed sequential
Clutch: AP C/C 5.5"4 plate


The other 2 model in GT500 class are the new Nissan GTR and Lexus SC430


No.22 MOTUL AUTECH GT-R


No.36 PETRONAS TOM'S SC430

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The very best overtaking in SUPER GT EVER! HAVE TO SEE THIS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpynkwU5TpQ&eurl=http://rs8000.com/viewthread.php?tid=35134&extra=page%3D1
2007 Round 5 @SUGO GT 300KM (WET) ARTA NSX vs TAKATA DOME NSX vs Houzan Tom's SC430
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Updated on 12-11-2008
2008 Super GT Point Ranking

1 #36 PETRONAS TOYOTA TEAM TOM'S @94
2 #38 TOYOTA TEAM CERUMO @93
3 #23 NISMO @86
4 #12 Team IMPUL @78
5 #18 DOME RACING TEAM @75
6 #22 NISMO @69
7 #35 houzan TOYOTA TEAM KRAFT @68
8 #6 ENEOS TOYOTA Team LeMans @54
9 #100 TEAM KUNIMITSU @60
10 #32 NAKAJIMA RACING @60
11 #24 KONDO RACING @56
12 #1 AUTOBACS RACING TEAM AGURI @54
13#3 HASEMI MOTOR SPORT @53
14 #25 TOYOTA TEAM TSUCHIYA @44
15 #17 REAL RACING with LEON @30
16#39 TOYOTA TEAM SARD @29

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Round 9 FUJI GT 300KM
Updated on 09-11-2008
Thats it, the end of the 2008 series and guess what, the series title title was taken by the #23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R, Satoshi Motoyama and Benoit Treluyer. Well, I got nothing to say now I guess we'll have to see whats Honda's plan for next year. Lets go stright to the race results.

RACE Result:
Round 9 FUJI GT 300KM

1 #12 CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R 1:57'09.624 10KG
Drivers: Tsugio Matsuda, Sebastien Philippe

2 #38 ZENT CERUMO SC430 00'12.270 25KG
Drivers: Yuji Tachikawa, Richard Lyons

3 #6 ENEOS SC430 00'13.927 10KG
Drivers: Daisuke Ito*, Bjorn Wirdheim

4 #32 EPSON NSX 00'41.177 30KG
Drivers: Loic DUVAL, Katsuyuki Hiranaka

5 #39 DENSO DUNLOP SARD SC430 00'42.915
Drivers: Toranosuke Takagi, Andre Couto

6 #35 Houzan KRAFT SC430 00'58.891
Drivers: Peter Dumbreck, Tatsuya Kataoka

7 #36 PETRONAS TOM'S SC430 01'47.061 55KG
Drivers: Juichi Wakisaka, Andre Lottere

8 #25 ECLIPSE ADVAN SC430 1Lap
Drivers: Takeshi Tsuchiya, Hiroaki Ishiura

9 #23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R 1Lap 80KG
Drivers: Satoshi Motoyama, Benoit Treluyer

10 #17 REAL NSX 1Lap
Drivers: Katsutomo Kaneishi, Toshihiro Kaneishi

11 #22 MOTUL AUTECH GT-R 1Lap 25KG
Drivers: Michael Krumm, Masataka Yanagida

12 #1 ARTA NSX 1Lap 60KG
Drivers: Ralph Firman*, Takuya Izawa

13 #3 YellowHat YMS TOMICA GT-R 2Laps 55KG
Drivers: Ronnie Quintarelli, Naoki Yokomizo

14 #18 TAKATA DOME NSX 2Laps 65KG
Drivers: Ryo Michigami, Takashi Kogure

15 #24 WOODONE ADVAN Clarion GT-R 20Laps
Drivers: J. P. L. De Oliveira, Seiji Ara

Laps standard not met

#100 RAYBRIG NSX 49Laps
Drivers: Yuji Ide, Shinya Hosokawa

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Round 9 FUJI GT 300KM
Updated on 08-11-2008
The weather at Fuji is not very good today, it rain all day long but it is good to see that all 5 NSXs have made it to the top 10 SUPER LAP. This round is the last round of the series and the our lst hope are #18 TAKATA NSX or #100 RAYBRIG NSX. #18 TAKATA NSX still have 65KG onboard and it doesn't look like they have a good time today. Lets hope they can win tomorrow and get the race title for NSX for 2 years stright. Here are the Qualifying and SUPER LAP results.


#1 ARTA NSX

SUPER LAP Result:
Round 9 FUJI GT 300KM

1 #17 REAL NSX 1'42.661
Drivers: Katsutomo Kaneishi, Toshihiro Kaneishi

2 #24 WOODONE ADVAN Clarion GT-R 1'42.883
Drivers: J. P. L. De Oliveira, Seiji Ara

3 #1 ARTA NSX 1'42.932 60KG
Drivers: Ralph Firman*, Takuya Izawa

4 #25 ECLIPSE ADVAN SC430 1'43.280
Drivers: Takeshi Tsuchiya, Hiroaki Ishiura

5 #100 RAYBRIG NSX 1'43.563 10KG
Drivers: Yuji Ide, Shinya Hosokawa

6 #35 Houzan KRAFT SC430 1'43.585
Drivers: Peter Dumbreck, Tatsuya Kataoka

7 #18 TAKATA DOME NSX 1'43.602 65KG
Drivers: Ryo Michigami, Takashi Kogure

8 #36 PETRONAS TOM'S SC430 1'44.216 55KG
Drivers: Juichi Wakisaka, Andre Lottere

9 #23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R 1'44.398 80KG
Drivers: Satoshi Motoyama, Benoit Treluyer

10 #32 EPSON NSX 1'45.008 30KG
Drivers: Loic DUVAL, Katsuyuki Hiranaka

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Qualifying Result:
Round 9 FUJI GT 300KM

1 #24 WOODONE ADVAN Clarion GT-R 1'45.191
Drivers: J. P. L. De Oliveira, Seiji Ara

2 #32 EPSON NSX 1'45.305 30KG
Drivers: Loic DUVAL, Katsuyuki Hiranaka

3 #35 Houzan KRAFT SC430 1'45.526
Drivers: Peter Dumbreck, Tatsuya Kataoka

4 #100 RAYBRIG NSX 1'45.797 10KG
Drivers: Yuji Ide, Shinya Hosokawa

5 #36 PETRONAS TOM'S SC430 1'45.798 55KG
Drivers: Juichi Wakisaka, Andre Lottere

6 #25 ECLIPSE ADVAN SC430 1'45.858
Drivers: Takeshi Tsuchiya, Hiroaki Ishiura

7 #18 TAKATA DOME NSX 1'45.958 65KG
Drivers: Ryo Michigami, Takashi Kogure

8 #23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R 1'45.964 80KG
Drivers: Satoshi Motoyama, Benoit Treluyer

9 #1 ARTA NSX 1'45.970 60KG
Drivers: Ralph Firman*, Takuya Izawa

10 #17 REAL NSX 1'45.998
Drivers: Katsutomo Kaneishi, Toshihiro Kaneishi

11 #6 ENEOS SC430 1'46.102 10KG
Drivers: Daisuke Ito*, Bjorn Wirdheim

12 #12 CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R 1'46.120 10KG
Drivers: Tsugio Matsuda, Sebastien Philippe

13 #22 MOTUL AUTECH GT-R 1'46.289 25KG
Drivers: Michael Krumm, Masataka Yanagida

14 #39 DENSO DUNLOP SARD SC430 1'46.655
Drivers: Toranosuke Takagi, Andre Couto

15 #38 ZENT CERUMO SC430 1'46.879 25KG
Drivers: Yuji Tachikawa, Richard Lyons

16 #3 YellowHat YMS TOMICA GT-R 1'47.097 55KG
Drivers: Ronnie Quintarelli, Naoki Yokomizo

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2008 SCHEDULE

Round 1 ( Race Distance : 300km )
@Suzuka Circuit
Qualifying: Mar.15
Race: Mar.16


Round 2 ( Race Distance : 300km )
@Okayama International Circuit
Qualifying: Apr.12
Race: Apr.13


Round 3 ( Race Distance : 500km )
@Fuji Speedway
Qualifying: May.3
Race: May.4

Round 4 ( Race Distance : 300km )
@Sepang Circuit (Malaysia)
Qualifying: Jun.21
Race: Jun.22

Round 5 ( Race Distance : 300km )
@Sportsland SUGO
Qualifying: Jul.26
Race: Jul.27

Round 6 ( Race Distance : 1000km )
@Suzuka Circuit
Qualifying: Aug.23
Race: Aug.24

Round 7 ( Race Distance : 300km )
@Twin Ring Motegi
Qualifying: Sep.13
Race: Sep.14

Round 8 ( Race Distance : 300km )
@Autopolis
Qualifying: Oct.18
Race: Oct.19

Round 9 ( Race Distance : 300km )
@Fuji Speedway
Qualifying: Nov.8
Race: Nov.9

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The new 2008 NSX GT500 test car is going FR with the 3.4L V8. Front engine head 2 head with the GTR



I got some new information about the engine. It is the HF386E.



Updated on 25-07-2008
On 18-07-2008, last year's Super GT champion driver (#8 ARTA NSX) Ito Daisuke was involved in a serious car crash when filming the new Hot Version Vol.94. From what I read in some japanese sites, the car that was wreaked was a R35 GTR. He'll miss out on Round 5 and 6 of the SUPER GT, Akira Iida will be replacing him for the 2 races. Some translated site are below.

http://translate.google.com/translat...isuke-ito.com/

http://translate.google.com/translat...F8&sl=ja&tl=en

Lets hope he get better soon.

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Next Race Update @ Nov.9
Race Review @ http://supergt.net/en/
Link to the video highlights of each round http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95009
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