2017 Japanese Super GT

[Japanese Samurai]

http://jp.motorsport.com/general/new...%A8%80-858487/

According to JP.Motorsport.com,
No-tire-change strategy might be banned by regulations in next season.

[Japanese Samurai]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

According to JP.Motorsport.com,
No-tire-change strategy might be banned by regulations in next season.

This is the information spoken in the team director talk show at NISMO festival.
So this might be a joke.

[rjoconnell]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nissan...57677540983726 NISMO Festival 2016 photo gallery!

Oliveira and Yasuda won the NISMO Grand Prix exhibition race in the Calsonic GT-R.

[hvr777]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

This is the information spoken in the team director talk show at NISMO festival.
So this might be a joke.

Probably other team directors didn't get it about Masahiko Kondo & his team's crazy strategy (pitstop without tyre change) which made his team won at 2 races.

[Japanese Samurai]

Autosport web reports Sepang 12h race.
http://www.as-web.jp/supergt/72655/2

In this article, Autosport says that,
Saitama Toyopet Green Brave participated in the race in order to "future step up."
Owner driver Takayuki Hiranuma's practice was also the purpose.

Judging from this article,
Hiranuma would participate in GT300 as an owner driver of STGB.

[AkioAsakura95]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

Autosport web reports Sepang 12h race.
http://www.as-web.jp/supergt/72655/2

In this article, Autosport says that,
Saitama Toyopet Green Brave participated in the race in order to "future step up."
Owner driver Takayuki Hiranuma's practice was also the purpose.

Judging from this article,
Hiranuma would participate in GT300 as an owner driver of STGB.

If Saitama Toyopet Green Brave participate GT 300 then they will use Mark X Mother chassis

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[Japanese Samurai]

According to Kota Sera blog,
it seems that the annual issue of Motorsport technology details 2016-2017 (Special edition of Motor Fan Illustrated magazine) will feature Subaru BRZ GT300 engine.
http://serakota.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2016-12-12

[rjoconnell]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

Autosport web reports Sepang 12h race.
http://www.as-web.jp/supergt/72655/2

In this article, Autosport says that,
Saitama Toyopet Green Brave participated in the race in order to "future step up."
Owner driver Takayuki Hiranuma's practice was also the purpose.

Judging from this article,
Hiranuma would participate in GT300 as an owner driver of STGB.

If I have to wager a bet as to who would co-drive for him, it'd be Taku Bamba or Shigekazu Wakisaka. Someone who has winning experience in GT300 (in Bamba's case, a championship title with GSR) who can help Hiranuma transition to this level easier.

That said, if I were running Saitama Toyopet, I'd use my links with Toyota and see if I can perhaps get someone young and brimming with potential - like Sho Tsuboi or Ritomo Miyata - some running time in the car.

[hvr777]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

Autosport web reports Sepang 12h race.
http://www.as-web.jp/supergt/72655/2

In this article, Autosport says that,
Saitama Toyopet Green Brave participated in the race in order to "future step up."
Owner driver Takayuki Hiranuma's practice was also the purpose.

Judging from this article,
Hiranuma would participate in GT300 as an owner driver of STGB.

During the race, I saw the live timing and it seems Hiranuma-san spent more time in the car than other drivers.

[hvr777]

For those who find out about Takayuki Hiranuma (平沼 貴之), there are some words from Taku Bamba (his teammate) about him. So far he competes at 86/BRZ series (clubman class) and Super Taikyu (ST-3 class). At 2015 he (together with Taku Bamba and Naoki Hattori) clinched ST-4 series championship (Toyota 86)

http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/...blog/36179863/

[Japanese Samurai]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

According to Kota Sera blog,
it seems that the annual issue of Motorsport technology details 2016-2017 (Special edition of Motor Fan Illustrated magazine) will feature Subaru BRZ GT300 engine.
http://serakota.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2016-12-12

https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4779631211/

[Makaze]

Two Honda NSX-GT on Yokohama, two on BS and one on Dunlop for next year.

#16 is doing the Yokohama testing.

[rjoconnell]

Welcome back Team Mugen.

Hideki Mutoh and Daisuke Nakajima will drive the #16 Mugen NSX-GT in 2017, on Yokohama Advan tyres.



Nakajima Racing signs Kosuke Matsuura to partner Bertrand Baguette.

Photos © Ryuji Hirano and AUTOSPORTweb.

[Japanese Samurai]

Autosport magazine SGT silly season report
*Takashi Kobayashi might join in the Team ARTA (#8).
*ATJ will take charge of a maintenance garage of Team Kunimitsu (#100).
This means Kunimitsu will remain in the ace-car.

[Japanese Samurai]

According to Autosport web,
There are rumors of further changes about the Honda team's tires.
Michelin?

http://www.as-web.jp/supergt/73311?all

[Japanese Samurai]

I think the next season's tire shuffle is probably due to the fact that Bridgestone reduced motorsport budget.
Bridgestone is "free of charge" tire, Yokohama is "be paid" tire.

[AkioAsakura95]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

According to Autosport web,
There are rumors of further changes about the Honda team's tires.
Michelin?

http://www.as-web.jp/supergt/73311?all

@Japanese Samurai

Speaking about the tire shuffle for next season . I think ARTA will not switch the tyre to other manufacturer , due to the sponsorship or the relationship between amsc (AUTOBACS Motorsport conferences) right???

http://www.alnex.jp/partner/
http://www.amsc.jp/html/owner/

And I found that Bridgestone tyre for ARTA team with the * asterisk mark and it says
*このマークのついたパートナー企業はamscにもご参加いただいております。

@Japanese Samurai
Can you translate this sentences as shown as above?

[Japanese Samurai]

Yes. I think that Team Kunimitsu will use Michelin tire.
That's because Keiichi Tsuchiya (ARTA) has a very strong connection with Bridgestone.
He had a sponsor contract with Yokohama before. However, he switched it to Bridgestone.
This was a very epoch making sponsor change for Japanese driver.

[AkioAsakura95]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

Yes. I think that Team Kunimitsu will use Michelin tire.
That's because Keiichi Tsuchiya (ARTA) has a very strong connection with Bridgestone.
He had a sponsor contract with Yokohama before. However, he switched it to Bridgestone.
This was a very epoch making sponsor change for Japanese driver.

Then I hoped Lexus will do at the same direction to Honda team because of the Bridgestone reduced motorsport budget and I hoped Team Tom's (one of the machine) will switch to Michelin tyres. But Keizo Takahashi says the Tyres manufacturer won't changed for all the Lexus team unless they changes their mind.

[TF110]

I don't think any Lexus team will switch to Michelin. Would be cool to see though. Probably the same last season with one on Yokohama.

[AkioAsakura95]

According to BOB Suzuki blog,
There is the update package for M6 GT3 in the next season. And this is the article for the Suzuki-san write

Title : M6GT3 2017version！

こないだのSport Trophy Partyでも

発表なかったので

ちょっとドキドキしてた

M6GT3の2017パッケージの内容が

ようやく手元に届きましたっ！

レギュレーションでシーズン中には

どんな問題が発覚しても改造出来ない。

それゆえに苦しみ抜いた2016season

日本を含め、世界各国から出た問題点

全てこれにて改善出来ますっ！

そして、2018年には三年目ってことで

EVO

と呼ばれるマイナーチェンジに近い

大変革が施される事となります。

なので来年の2017はあくまで

信頼性の向上がメイン。

全然大丈夫！

普通に走れれば

問題なく走れれば速いのはわかってます！

あー、それより何より

スポンサー確保獲得をもっと急がないと

アップデートしたはいいけど・・・

なーんてことの無い様に

風邪治ったら（まだ治ってないw）

全開で行きますっ！！！

@Japanese Samurai (sorry i am not urging you , just share the thought)
Can you translate this article as shown as above as shown in the bold text?

[Japanese Samurai]

I received the information about the M6GT3 2017 update kit package.
Trouble can't fix during the season due to the regulations.
So we had struggled in 2016 season.
All trouble would be fixed by this update kit.
And, in 2018, it will be big minor change for M6GT3 called "EVO."
So 2017 update kit's objective is improvement of the reliability.
But I know that 2017 M6GT3 is already fast.
By the way, I need more sponsors.
I'd like to cure a cold and to find sponsor.

[Japanese Samurai]

According to Lamborghini Giorgio Sanna,
Lamborghini challenges SGT by 4 Huracans of JLOC and Direction racing also next season.
http://car.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1035432.html

[rjoconnell]

The M6 GT3 seemed to have way more reliability issues in its first year, much more than the rest of the new GT3 cars - and it just so happened that most of them hit Team Studie in the race finals.

Aside from that, it's a dang good car.

[hvr777]

Originally Posted by rjoconnell

The M6 GT3 seemed to have way more reliability issues in its first year, much more than the rest of the new GT3 cars - and it just so happened that most of them hit Team Studie in the race finals.

Aside from that, it's a dang good car.

I'm still don't have the idea why the reliability issue only happened to Team Studie's car, while ARTA's didn't suffer from similar issue. Team Studie would have been consistent for top-5 finish, and also had strong chance to win.