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TAKATA DOME NSX (Michigami/Kogure) wins for first time this season
On July 27, the “SUGO GT 300KM RACE,” Round 5 of the 2008 AUTOBACS SUPER GT, was held at Sports land SUGO (one lap: 3.704 km) in Miyagi Prefecture and the GT500 class winner was the TAKATA DOME NSX driven by Ryo Michigami and Takashi Kogure.
Starting [...]

TAKATA DOME NSX grabs second pole position this season
On July 26, the qualifying for the “SUGO GT 300KM RACE,” Round 5 of the 2008 AUTOBACS SUPER GT, took place at Sports land SUGO (one lap: 3.704 km) in Miyagi Prefecture. In the GT500 class, the TAKATA DOME NSX driven by Takashi Kogure won pole position [...]

After an hour and a half interval from the first race, the second race began its progress. At 3:40 p.m., each machine after the 9th place formatted the grid. Five minutes later, reverse grid qualifier, from the 8th place to the first place, Motoyama, started to formulate. The formation lap began at 4 p.m., and [...]

Formula Nippon Round 5 Suzuka was an inaugural event of the two-race system. Each race was considered separately, given points, and reverse grid system, which the standings of the first race from first to 8th place was reversed and used as the starting grid for the second race, was utilized.
The first race was held under [...]

Declaring that the Super GT International Series is the best racing series in the world, visiting GT Queens Ayami Sasaki and Kotomi Kurosawa say that they are enjoying every moment of their association with the series and are very excited with the upcoming Malaysian round at Sepang Circuit from June 20 to 22.
As the official [...]

Three drivers, representing the past four race winners at Twin Ring Motegi, were stashed in the top five of the speed chart as preparations began for the Indy Japan 300.
With a forecast of rain that could wash out final practice and qualifications for the PEAK Motor Oil Pole Award on April 18, the focus during [...]

The Okayama GT 300km Race, Round 2 of the 2008 AUTOBACS SUPER GT, was held at the Okayama International Circuit in Okayama Pref. on April 13 and Satoshi Motoyama and Benoit Treluyer drove the XANAVI NISMO GT-R to a second consecutive victory, following their win in the season opener.
The pole position starter, Benoit Treluyer drove [...]

The qualifying for the Okayama GT 300km, Round 2 of the 2008 AUTOBACS SUPER GT, was held at the Okayama International Circuit (one lap 3.703 km) in Okayama Pref. on April 12. The XANAVI NISMO GT-R driven by Benoit Treluyer won the pole position as the fastest qualifier in the GT500 class and will start [...]

Takuto Iguchi (Petronas Team TOM’S) secured his maiden F3 win from pole position in 2008 Japanese Formula 3 Championship opening round in Fuji Speedway. Carlo van Dam (Petronas Team TOM’S) and Kei Cozzolino (Now Motorsports) also secured the podium in their first Japanese race. Hideki Yamauchi (TOM’S Spirit) secured a win his first National Class [...]

Dutch racing driver Carlo van Dam finished second at Fuji Saturday in the opening round of the 2008 Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Carlo, who races for Toyota Team TOM’s, will start from third place in the second race, held at the same circuit tomorrow.
Saturday Carlo was on the front row of the grid, having set [...]

2008 AUTOBACS SUPER GT Round1 SUZUKA GT 300km
The race started at 14:00 under clear blue skies worthy of the season opener. The temperature at the start was 19 degrees C. and the track surface temperature was 33 degrees.
After suffering transmission trouble in the morning free session, the No.1 ARTA NSX had to start the race [...]

The proof of the pudding is the eating, if it sounds too good to be true and seeing is believing so I’ll pass this along as rumor ’til more evidence rolls across my desk:
Gerry Forsythe and Kevin Kalkhoven of Champ Car are close to reaching an agreement with Indy Racing League founder Tony George to [...]

Former IndyCar champion Tony Kanaan is to contest the ninth round of the Japanese Formula Nippon Series at Suzuka next month.
The Brazilian driver has accepted an invitation from Japan Race Promition to contest the event, although the Andretti Green Racing ace will not be eligible to score championship points.
Kanaan has already enjoyed success on Japanese [...]

After a one year absence in Autopolis, the Asian Touring Car Series and Fariqe Hairuman got off to a good start with a winning performance in front of the 12,100 Japanese spectators today.
The 24 year old led from pole to finish, but not without having a few tense moments being followed by his closest rival, [...]

14 Mar 2007 - Toyota’s ace Kazuya Oshima (TOM’S) took the top again with course record breaking lap in the second day of All-Japan Formula 3 Championship official test at Suzuka Circuit.
Test was performed with better condition than the first day, and each TOM’S drivers Oshima, Oliver Jarvis and Hiroaki Ishiura showed excellent performance.
In the [...]