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Super GT: Live Blog Round 2 Fuji GT 500km

am 4. By on 4 May 2012 at 06:30 │ Comments {0}

500 km at the foot of Mount Fuji. Race 2 of this year's Super GT season promises not only because of the Fuji Speedway a lot of stress - even the weather could make for some surprises. The first lot already i n the qualification. In the end, that is not cheering on their home Lexus appearance on the pole position, but Honda, which benefited from a rainy qualifying. The live blog can be found after the jump!

The fastest HSV-010 but not the Raybrig HSV-010 or the Weider HSV-010, but the cars racing by Nakajima (1:43.699) was. Despite the rain, the performance of the Epson HSV-010 is very surprising, because the other Hondas you have to look long in the time table. Takashi Kogure spun in Turn 1 and thus prevented a better position (start position 9). Before him stands the Raybrig HSV-010 (1:45.264), first on 11 and 14 followed by the other two team mates. The reason for the success could be the black gold: Nakajima Racing GT500 uses a single team of Dunlop tires, which currently operate in the rain probably best. further accelerate →

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Super GT: Preview Round 2 Fuji GT 500km and "new" DTM for possible cooperation

am 2. By on 2 May 2012 at 18:00 │ Comments {1}

Back to the Roots: The second Super GT race of the season at Fuji this year will again be held over 500km for the first time, because of Golden Week, however, exceptionally, on Friday. In addition, Hans-Werner Aufrecht (ITR) prior to the start of the season last week DTM some new "information" to actually surrendered to the files already established cooperation between the two series.

The quotation marks are for "information" is not without reason, as the testimony of Mr. upright not only with great caution to enjoy, but more so given my prognosis and the fact inventory of both negotiating partners as a surprise, if not highly suspect. In addition, Lord is upright in the last few years, especially noticed on the Super GT DTM cooperation, rather negative. But first things first. further accelerate →

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Super GT: Lexus to launch a surprise in Okayama

am 9. By on 9 April 2012 at 18:26 │ Comments {0}

300 km (82 laps) were in the season opener of the Japanese Super GT on 1 April in Okayama. For Honda, it would prefer to have 83 laps, because in the end cheered the competition from the Lexus at home, which was before the weekend so really no one on the list.

The Okayama International Circuit is considered technically challenging course. The SC430 Lexus are a bit at a disadvantage because they can exploit their power on the short straights not quite. As favorites were therefore in addition to the Honda HSV-010 (better cornering speed), the Nissan GT-R wagon, distinguished by its sleek good braking during deceleration time. The first surprise then, however, Lexus put in the qualification: Under mixed conditions (rain first, then towards the end, a slightly dry road surface) is introduced to the center Cerumo SC430 (Yuji Tachikawa / Kohei Hirate) on the pole position. Behind the Raybrig joined HSV-010 (Takuya Izawa / Naoki Yamamoto) and the Petronas Tom's SC430 (Kazuki Nakajima / Loic Duval). further accelerate →

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Super GT: Round 1 Okayama 300km live blog (from Sunday, 01/04/12 6:45 clock)

am 1. By on 1 April 2012 at 00:55 │ Comments {0}

Prelude to this year's Super GT season: howl in Okayama today finally the engines to the 300-mile chase on the west by the Formula 1 and WTCC race track known for. Like last year we reported in our live blog again in detail about the race. The role of favorite in Okayama, Honda and Nissan, on pole, but is a completely different brand.

In mixed conditions, namely the Lexus turned Yuji Tachikawa and duo Kohei Hirate on the pole position in the GT500. So now no one had expected, after all, the technically-demanding course in Okayama a parade route for the curve nimble Honda HSV-010 and the sharp-braking Nissan GT-R. One should write off the vehicles from Lexus on routes such as Okayama still never, especially not when it's raining or wet. Is further accelerate →

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Super GT: Preview 2012

am 30. By on 30 March 2012 at 03:57 │ Comments {3}

No weak, pseudo-funny April Fool's joke, but start to the season: On 01 April awaken the Japanese Super GT Okayama finally out of hibernation. Also this year the Racing blog is the only German media is reporting extensively about the race series.

Much has been above speculation over the winter about a possible merger between the DTM and the Super GT. First there were the comments from Germany, which already sounded the beginning of last year as if it would be suitab Nigt with the Japanese, during the turn and just nodded obediently silent. Culturally speaking, so half a symbol for a negation of the merger. Only in December it was announced that agreement had been reached after several meetings, including in Germany, with the DTM, respectively, the ITR on an assumption of unit cells and parts such as safety gear. The news was less surprising, finally had Masaaki Bandoh, Chairman of the Super GT, shortly after the presentation of the new DTM cars 2012er expressed in Frankfurt openly about a potential cost reduction through the use of individual unit parts.

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Also-rans: The news bites for 07/03/2012

am 7. From on 7 March 2012 at 07:26 │ Comments {1}

/ / HRT presented as the last team the new police cars. The car will be a complete redesign, which in view of the now three year old Dallara chassis was certainly necessary. Also new is the paint that can still miss each sponsor. HRT has to cancel the entire winter testing in Barcelona and is today run only a few installation laps. It does so in Melbourne with a completely untested car, what the odds are not look better. After all, HRT has on board this year, KERS. It uses the system of Williams. However, HRT should continue to occupy the final grid positions. On a positive note however, that one has with Pedro de la Rosa got a very good erfahrnen and known developers in the team. (Don)

/ / With Ferrari the worry lines on the test are very numerous. The F2012 has potential, but apparently it has not fully understood how the car actually works. Fernando Alonso shows moderately impressed, but I know loud Gpupdate out that Red Bull now was just not easily move. Ferrari would have been so bad last two days of testing, it would fall on the team, said the former world champion. (Don)

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Also-rans: The news bites for 02/29/2012

am 29. By on 29 February 2012 at 08:38 │ Comments {1}

/ / Check for Marussia: The former Virgin team will now not be true tomorrow starting at the Barcelona test this. The late already completed one of the 18 car has failed the FIA ​​crash tests prescribed. This is the Russian team a rule change by the FIA ​​for the current season to doom, that the cars must have passed all crash tests before being admitted for tests. So far, the cars have to pass the crash tests had only until the first race. The Spanish Marussia competitor HRT, however, has now also passed the final crash test, and will probably show in the course of testing in Barcelona for the first time the new car. (Caution)

/ / But as early as Thursday will be the cars of Red Bull and Ferrari may admire in Barcelona: The FIA has rejected the request of the two teams, rather than allowed to test from Thursday to Sunday from Friday to Monday (caution).

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Also-rans: The news bites for 02/22/2012

am 22. Of on 22 February 2012 at 08:12 │ Comments {1}

/ / The long wait is over: NASCAR is back live on German television transmitted. The basic package will be available exclusively on the sky of niche channels to be received by Motorvision.TV information from motorsport total.de next Sunday, the Daytona show 500th In addition, it plans to have "at least 10 other" race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup live to send - which runs the concrete will be is currently unclear. In addition, the transmitter displays the already familiar to every race-hour summaries. The deal would have come more quickly realized, as in the preview program on motorvision.tv is the Daytona 500 at the hour entered yet - find more information about potential commentators and experts are still not well. Estimated start time of the transfer on Sunday's motorsport total.de loud clock 19:00 BST. (Caution)

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JAF Grand Prix 2011: Japan celebrates successful and exciting season finale

am 14. By on 14 November 2011 at 23:23 │ Comments {2}

Europeans may have been for the start times of the JAF Grand Prix away from good and evil. Who has stood still forgot in the thrilling race as well as entertaining, but very quickly his sleep deficit.

The JAF Grand Prix is ​​one of the tradionsreichsten events in Japan. Originally planned only for formula cars, the event was held in 1969 for the first time. Last year, the Japanese Automobile Federation took in addition to the Formula Nippon SUPER GT still on board. Thus, over the weekend in Fuji, not only the 2011 JAF Grand Prix champion in the highest, Japanese Formula series, but also in the GT500 and the GT300, the SUPER GT voted. further accelerate →

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JAF Grand Prix Day 2 (expected to live blog from Sunday, 03:50 clock *)

am 12. By on 12 November 2011 at 20:55 │ Comments {0}

Day 2 of the JAF Grand Prix at Fuji, the last major Japanese motor sports event this year. By 2009, this event was a pure event for Formula cars. Since last year, the Japanese Automobile Kührt spring ation not only the JAF Grand Prix champion in Formula Nippon, but also in the GT500 and GT300 SUPER GT.

Unlike the regular season races, the two classes of the SUPER GT in the total of four 100-km road race separately. In comparison to Formula Nippon, which is on Sunday only one race over 100 kilometers unsubscribe, high number of race results from the fact that the two drivers per vehicle also compete separately at one of the two days. Next throttle →

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