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Old 10 Dec 2017, 23:05 (Ref:3786195)   #76
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So now if I had to guess what Lexus looks like next year.

1 - Hirakawa/Cassidy
6 - Oshima/Rosenqvist
19 - Sekiguchi/Yamashita
36 - Nakajima/Kobayashi
38 - Tachikawa/Ishiura
39 - Kovalainen/Kunimoto


Kamui has links to Yokohama so I would expect to see him in the Bandoh car.
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Old 11 Dec 2017, 01:33 (Ref:3786206)   #77
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So now if I had to guess what Lexus looks like next year.

1 - Hirakawa/Cassidy
6 - Oshima/Rosenqvist
19 - Sekiguchi/Yamashita
36 - Nakajima/Kobayashi
38 - Tachikawa/Ishiura
39 - Kovalainen/Kunimoto
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This is my prediction as well

But for #36 Tom's car are not very accurate.

It should be Kobayashi/Jose Maria Lopez lineup is true , that because Rossiter is enter WEC to replaced Jose Maria Lopez and Kazuki Nakajima is participating WEC as well same as Hirate to replaced Kobayashi.


1 - Hirakawa/Cassidy
6 - Oshima/Rosenqvist
19 - Sekiguchi/Yamashita
36 - K.Kobayashi/Jose Maria Lopez
38 - Tachikawa/Ishiura
39 - Kovalainen/Kunimoto
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Old 12 Dec 2017, 01:26 (Ref:3786428)   #78
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I don't think Rossiter is going to be in Toyota's lmp1 if he's testing the ByKolles car. I hope they keep him in one of the GT500's though.
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Old 12 Dec 2017, 07:00 (Ref:3786477)   #79
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JP.motorsport.com reports SGT silly season rumor.
https://jp.motorsport.com/supergt/ne...%84%9F-987895/

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*#1 and #38 won't change the driver line-up.
*Kobayashi will participate in GT500 as full time driver.
*Kobayashi/Kovalainen: SARD (#39)?
*Kenta Yamashita will step up to GT500. Bandoh (#19)?
*Kazuki Nakajima/Yuhi Sekiguchi: Tom's (#36)?
*Oshima/Rosenqvist: LeMans (#6)?

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*B-Max will step up to GT500. Total 4 car for GT500.
*#23 won't change the driver line-up.
*Takaboshi will step up to GT500.
*Sasaki might switch the team to IMPUL (#12)?

Honda
*Button will join in the Kunimitsu (#100) or Real (#17).
*MUGEN (#16) and Nakajima (#64) won't change the driver line-up.

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Old 12 Dec 2017, 13:39 (Ref:3786550)   #80
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JP.motorsport.com reports SGT silly season rumor.
https://jp.motorsport.com/supergt/ne...%84%9F-987895/

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*#1 and #38 won't change the driver line-up.
*Kobayashi will participate in GT500 as full time driver.
*Kobayashi/Kovalainen: SARD (#39)?
*Kenta Yamashita will step up to GT500. Bandoh (#19)?
*Kazuki Nakajima/Yuhi Sekiguchi: Tom's (#36)?
*Oshima/Rosenqvist: LeMans (#6)?

Nissan
*B-Max will step up to GT500. Total 4 car for GT500.
*#23 won't change the driver line-up.
*Takaboshi will step up to GT500.
*Sasaki might switch the team to IMPUL (#12)?

Honda
*Button will join in the Kunimitsu (#100) or Real (#17).
*MUGEN (#16) and Nakajima (#64) won't change the driver line-up.
moreover BMAX owner,2017 JF3 N-Class Champion 'DRAGON' has registered in 2018 FIA Categorisation (as Bronze),is he going to filling GT300 of his owned team?
(honestly I have no idea whether FIA Categorisation essential for new join GT300 driver as those 'Veterans' like Dr.Takamori or Atsuru Tanaka not on list

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I don't think Rossiter is going to be in Toyota's lmp1 if he's testing the ByKolles car. I hope they keep him in one of the GT500's though.
can't see any reason/reference/sign etc. Rossiter and Hirate to joining WEC field,should be ingored
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Old 12 Dec 2017, 14:04 (Ref:3786556)   #82
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In GT300, pro-pro pair is Okay as you know.
So if you can pass the GTA rookie test, you can participate in SGT.
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Old 12 Dec 2017, 14:39 (Ref:3786563)   #83
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In GT300, pro-pro pair is Okay as you know.
So if you can pass the GTA rookie test, you can participate in SGT.
however,DRAGON new registration in FIA a sign of he join GT300 is it?in the region also has BGTA and S taikyu.....
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No idea.
But it seems that latest Autosport magazine reports that B-Max will cease GT300 activity next season. (GT500 activity only)
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Then that brings up a question: What becomes of Nissan's GT300 involvement? Does MOLA step down to GT300? Does NDDP Racing continue but with a new sponsor? Additional support to teams like Gainer/Dijon/Tomei?
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Sorry for out topic.
Toyota will unveil 2018 Nürburgring 24h challenge car at Tokyo Auto Salon 2018.
This might be a LC500 captured at Fuji.
https://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/toyota/20337231.html
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This photo is GR Super Sports Concept.
Nürburgring challenge car is another machine.
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2018年に向けGT300の動きが早い! NSX GT3がストーブリーグに嵐を呼ぶ……!?

http://www.as-web.jp/supergt/189063?all

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Can you pls translate this title as shown in the bold words and can you pls summarize that article to us as shown as the website above.
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*Maximum 4 NSX might participate in GT300.
*CarGuy will participate in GT300.
*A new NSX user team will join hands with a GT300 team which has used Mercedes this year to get seeded.
*B-Max will cease GT300 activity.
*A potent foreign GT3 user team which has cooperated with Japanese importer (Studie? EIcars?) will cease GT300 activity.
*An Asian team might participate in GT300 next season.
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*Maximum 4 NSX might participate in GT300.
*CarGuy will participate in GT300.
*A new NSX user team will join hands with a GT300 team which has used Mercedes this year to get seeded.
*B-Max will cease GT300 activity.
*A potent foreign GT3 user team which has cooperated with Japanese importer (Studie? EIcars?) will cease GT300 activity.
*An Asian team might participate in GT300 next season.
print version pointed out the potential Asian team is Phoneix Asia
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That's great. that's because AUDI is very struggling in GT300 so far.
AUDI wants to prove its potential power.
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That's great. that's because AUDI is very struggling in GT300 so far.
AUDI wants to prove its potential power.
Speaking about the potent foreign GT3 user team which has cooperated with Japanese importer will cease GT300 activity.

I think is EIcars Bentley team rather than Team Studie , that because EIcars team itself are doing Japanese importer business.

While Team Studie is doing the tuning parts in BMW instead they will partner with BMW Japan. So it's impossible for Team Studie to cease GT300 participation.

Plus Yuji Ide wants to create the new team to utilize NSX GT3 for GT300 participation so its highly likely for EIcar team to cease GT300 participation.

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No Idea.
But Yuji Ide had visited M-sport factory on Dec 14.
https://twitter.com/yuji_ide/status/941315660281499649
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No Idea.
But Yuji Ide had visited M-sport factory on Dec 14.
https://twitter.com/yuji_ide/status/941315660281499649
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Hmmmmmm.......

Then do you think that Team Studie will ceased GT300 participation if they sell their M6 GT3?????

I hoped not because they can buy the brand new chassis one with the update kit.

How about your opinion???

Then I hoped this one is just a rumor
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That's great. that's because AUDI is very struggling in GT300 so far.
AUDI wants to prove its potential power.

Basically Phoenix Asia 'branch' is incharged by HK driver Marchy Lee and team's capitals are coming from Father of Shuan Thong ( 2018 Blanpcain GT Asia 3rd place with Marchy),therefore participation of any series mainly are their own accords.
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*Maximum 4 NSX might participate in GT300.

*A potent foreign GT3 user team which has cooperated with Japanese importer (Studie? EIcars?) will cease GT300 activity.
for this case they point out this team has revealed they are evaluating other possibility as in final round
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printed version quote,may be more hint on which GT300 team cease .
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Autosport magazine 2018 GT300 silly season rumor.

*A GT300 champion experienced team (Gainer?) will run two GT-R GT3s (with different tire brand, at least one car will be EVO model).
*A mother chassis user team might switch the chassis to Lexus RC F GT3.
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Gainer going all-in on Nissan would be less of a surprise, given team director Tanaka's ties to the manufacturer.
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