2017 Japanese Super GT

[Japanese Samurai]

About 2018 new race event at Suzuka

Mobility land will launch new race called "47th Summer Endurance Suzuka 10 hour endurance race."
This event is international GT championship supported by GTA and SRO.

Event name: 47th Summer Endurance "Suzuka 10 hour Endurance Race"
Schedule: 2018 August. 23-26. (Final race: 10:30-20:30)
Race format: 10 hour endurance race
Category: GT300 (including JAF-GT), FIA-GT3 and ST-X
Total amount of prize: One hundred million yen
Host: Mobility land, Suzuka motorsports club
Collabolation partner: GTA, SRO

[Japanese Samurai]

ARTA announces 2017 participation plan.
According to Autosport web, ARTA has changed M6GT3 monocoque because of last year's crash.
http://www.as-web.jp/supergt/96016?all

[Rodger Davies]

Huh? The Suzuka 1000km has so much history, why are they abandoning it? I always thought it was one of the more popular rounds.

Pity that the 'replacement' isn't even a 1000km race either. Does that mean the history of the event is over?

[Japanese Samurai]

No.
Mobility land says that Suzuka 10h race is a succession of Suzuka 1000km race.

[carbsmith]

It makes sense for the event. It's lost something by being a Super GT race compared to the FIA GT or invitational years. You only get the odd overseas extra driver instead of foreign teams and cars and the field size is stuck at what any other race gets.

Changing the race length is a bit unfortunate for tradition but 1000km would be underwhelming for a premiere GT3 endurance race. Consider the possibility we could see GT500 drivers in factory GT3 entries as well.

[hondafan37]

It would be good if this event is part of the SRO Intercontinental GT challenge.

Bathurst 12 Hours, 24 Hours of Spa, 8 hours of Laguna Seca, 9 hours of Kyalami, Sepang 12 Hours and 10 hours of Suzuka would be fantastic.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by hondafan37

It would be good if this event is part of the SRO Intercontinental GT challenge.

Bathurst 12 Hours, 24 Hours of Spa, 8 hours of Laguna Seca, 9 hours of Kyalami, Sepang 12 Hours and 10 hours of Suzuka would be fantastic.

It's gonna be.

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by hondafan37

It would be good if this event is part of the SRO Intercontinental GT challenge.

Bathurst 12 Hours, 24 Hours of Spa, 8 hours of Laguna Seca, 9 hours of Kyalami, Sepang 12 Hours and 10 hours of Suzuka would be fantastic.

Guess we can scratch Sepang then... didn't get a good turnout the last few years and Ratel pretty much went on record saying that the only reason that they have it in the ICGTC is that they have no other event in Asia.

[Akrapovic]

Sepang should be replaced with Silverstone if they want another Euro race, or Sau Paulo if they want South American.

[NaBUru38]

http://sportscar365.com/sro/sro-gta-...3gt300-enduro/

Ratel keeps expanding his empire.

[MagVanisher]

I'm back guys, and it's unfortunate that GT500 cars aren't allowed to race in the Suzuka 10 hours next year. Still, it's great that GT300 cars can race alongside some of the best GT3 teams in the world. Just hoping that it'll have a fair balance.

Meanwhile, I wonder if GTA will make a replacement Suzuka round for GT500 cars?

[hondafan37]

I think the problem to be part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge is the tires, SRO have Pirelli and GTA use free tires

[TF110]

The round isn't part of the IGTC from what the news stories are saying. So hopefully the tires stay open.

[TF110]

Kobayashi to be the third pilot in the Wedsport LC500 at Suzuka 1000km!

[AkioAsakura95]

The Okayama Official Test Entry List has been released !!!!

And the driver lineup and the newcomer for the rest of team is released!!!

They are : 坂口　夏月 , 藤波　清斗 , ジェイク・パーソンズ, スヴェン・ミューラー , 奥村　浩一 and 高橋　翼

@Japanese Samurai
Can you please translate this kanji name and their katakana name to English as shown as above. If you know their racing background then please summarize it.

http://supergt.net/upload/170306okayama_testentry.pdf

[Japanese Samurai]

Natsuki Sakaguchi http://www.natsu-sakaguchi.com/
Kiyoto Fujinami http://ameblo.jp/kiyotopab/
Jake Parsons http://www.jakeparsons.net/
Sven Müller http://www.sven-mueller-racing.de/
Kouichi Okumura https://www.facebook.com/kouichi.okumura.9
Tsubasa Takahashi

[Japanese Samurai]

Originally Posted by hondafan37

I think the problem to be part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge is the tires, SRO have Pirelli and GTA use free tires

Autosport web reports that one-make tire will be used in Suzuka 10 hour race.

[hvr777]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

Natsuki Sakaguchi http://www.natsu-sakaguchi.com/
Kiyoto Fujinami http://ameblo.jp/kiyotopab/
Jake Parsons http://www.jakeparsons.net/
Sven Müller http://www.sven-mueller-racing.de/
Kouichi Okumura https://www.facebook.com/kouichi.okumura.9
Tsubasa Takahashi

If #5 Mach Shaken 86 GTNET keeps Natsuki Sakaguchi & Kiyoto Fujinami as full-season driver, it will be a fresh, major change on the lineup. Kiyoto Fujinami previously raced with #5 Mach Makers GT-R (GTNET Motorsports) at Super Taikyu (ST-X Class).

With those lineup, there will be many new faces on Super GT paddock.

[hondafan37]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

Autosport web reports that one-make tire will be used in Suzuka 10 hour race.

Pirelli?

[rjoconnell]

That's big news with Sven Müller joining the series as the reigning champion of the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, and a newly-minted Porsche factory racer as well. D'Station Racing look to be serious championship favourites now, my goodness.

[hvr777]

Originally Posted by rjoconnell

That's big news with Sven Müller joining the series as the reigning champion of the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, and a newly-minted Porsche factory racer as well. D'Station Racing look to be serious championship favourites now, my goodness.

#33 team can go back to Hankook era where the team had strong chance as a title contender. On the paper, the team has what it takes to get the title this season. We'll see how it goes.

[MagVanisher]

Originally Posted by hondafan37

Pirelli?

That's sucks if the Suzuka 10 hours will have a single tire supplier. Some GT300 teams would struggle if they can't adapt fast.

[NaBUru38]

If the Nürburgring 24h has multiple tyres, I don't understand why would the Japanese select a single supplier for the Suzuka 10h.

[hondafan37]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

If the Nürburgring 24h has multiple tyres, I don't understand why would the Japanese select a single supplier for the Suzuka 10h.

You are right. It only explained if the race is part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge and use Pirelli tires.

[Rodger Davies]

Or if the only way to attract teams to a new, unproven non-championship race is for it to either be very cheap or have a prize fund, and one way to raise contributions is by auctioning off spec tyre status.