AJI Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Super GT round 4 which has just been on Motors TV (ch413) What a cracking race..... at the beggining the highest qualified Supra was in 7th place (i think) and the commentators were saying the Supra wasn't as good as the 350Z's or the NSX's around a twisty track. Maybe not as good as the NSX's but I didn't accept that the Supra wasn't as good as a 350Z. In fact in race car form I'd say the Supra was just as good if not better than a 350Z on a twisty circuit...... And sure enough during the race all the Supras in the race started coming through the pack, not only beating the 350Z's but also whipping the NSX's !! They finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 7th !!! Lap by lap there were more and more Supras entering the top 6... it was great to watch. The race itself was full of incidents and extremely close racing...... a Lambourghini Murcialago hit the barrier and blew up in a ball of flames. The car was totalled. Race stopped and then re-started due to this incident. On the last lap however the Yellow Hat Supra came off on the FINAL corner (of a 3 hour race)... how gutted must he be? Not only did Toyota win the GT500 race.... an MR-S won the GT300 race. I'm fairly proud to be owning a Toyota..... currently 4th in F1 and complete domination in their home ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Thanks for letting us all know it was on mate!! And then ruining it for us. DOH!!! (Is it on later in the week?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelightning Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadyn Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Saw a bit of this on Sky last night too. The Jap Super GT stuff is great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Dave Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 whens this stuff on? what programme? missed it all......again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJI Posted July 26, 2005 Author Share Posted July 26, 2005 check through the menu listings on ch.413.... they usually reply it two or three times during the week. Best race of the season so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 I'll keep my eye on for a reply cuz I missed that race. You got'a love those Jap Super GT/JGTC cars. So glad I got to see the JGTC TOM'S Supra at GoodWood this year!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJI Posted July 26, 2005 Author Share Posted July 26, 2005 Suprastar - Was it running or just on show? Would really like to hear something like that being driven enthusiastically in real life. TV doesn't get anywhere near to true life sounds of race cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Suprastar - Was it running or just on show? Would really like to hear something like that being driven enthusiastically in real life. TV doesn't get anywhere near to true life sounds of race cars. Running and on show. Did sound really cool but as it was taking part in the hill climb it only went past once Got some good pics tho: PICS AND VIDEOS HERE MATE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markie Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 What cars actually take part in these races then besides the Supra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 take alook here: http://supergt.net/en/ McLaren F-1 FERRARI HONDA PORSCHE IMPREZA CORVETTE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJI Posted July 26, 2005 Author Share Posted July 26, 2005 Wonder how I missed your goodwood photo thread? Some really great images there. All sorts of cars take part in Super GT.... in addition to those mentioned just above there are: RX7's Ferrari 550 Ferrari 360 Nissan 350Z Supras (of course) Honda NSX's Garaiya's (kit car type GT racer of thing - bit like a bigger radical with more body-kit) Mosler GT's Porsche GT3's Toyota MR2's (named MR-S in Japan) Split into two classes.... GT500 - 500bhp machines & GT300 - 300bhp machines. over 40 cars compete in each race !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markie Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Odd no liners in there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 they did have till this year. Is that right AJI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJI Posted July 27, 2005 Author Share Posted July 27, 2005 Yeah last year and previous to that the works Nissan cars were Skylines.... but for seom reason Nissan chose to run the 350Z on all their entries. I would have thought they'd test the water first with the 350Z and still run the proven Skyline for another season or two. The Supras still whooped arse last year and the year before that.... and the year before that aswell ! :-) Maybe they chose the 350Z so they could save face on the Skyline? (maybe?) ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Watched it this morning at 7am. The comentators kept going on about how the supras wont cope on the twisty circuit. Prepare to eat your words buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Yeah last year and previous to that the works Nissan cars were Skylines.... but for some reason Nissan chose to run the 350Z on all their entries. I would have thought they'd test the water first with the 350Z and still run the proven Skyline for another season or two. The Supras still whooped arse last year and the year before that.... and the year before that aswell ! :-) Maybe they chose the 350Z so they could save face on the Skyline? (maybe?) ;-) Ermm....didn't Satoshi Motoyama/Richard Lyons win the championship last year in a Nissan Fairlady Z ??? See Here Skylines haven't raced for factory teams since 2003. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 For those who want to see this race, it's on tomorrow, Friday from 2pm until 5pm onMotors TV, Ch 413 on Sky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Ermm....didn't Satoshi Motoyama/Richard Lyons win the championship last year in a Nissan Fairlady Z ??? See Here Skylines haven't raced for factory teams since 2003. Can someone pass me the Rose-tinted specs please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 I know it's asking a lot, but could someone post an mpeg or avi of a bit of it for the benefit of us who are at work or don't have satellite? Just the supras passing the finishing line 1 2 3 4 etc one after the other would be enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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