Race day press conference by GTA (Masaaki Bandoh)
https://car.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1272340.html
About immigration restrictions for foreign drivers
*GTA submited a request form to the Ministry of Justice.
*From August 5, entry restrictions will be relaxed under special circumstances.
About 4 tire change mandatory rules
*The enforcement of that regulations in the 2nd round was a result of considering two aspects of tire development competition and safety.
*The safety was confirmed. From now on, we have to consider the development cost and environment.
*In the 3rd round, tires were freely changed from the perspective of making the race interesting.
*We will correct excessive tire development competition in the future.
*Especially in GT300, if one manufacturer wins too much and it is a tire that can not be bought, there is a debate as to whether it is appropriate.
*We must keep fairness as a rule.
*4 tire change mandatory regulations will no longer be applied.
*However, I personally have objections. We must keep an eye on the situation and regulate it appropriately.
About GT300 grouping qualifying session
*Since there are no support races this season, we are conducting grouping qualifying in order to create a situation in which more vehicles will be shown on the TV.
About LED display system and FCY system
*We are plagued by system malfunctions.
*Regarding FCY, there is a problem that delays occur in various sections of the course.
*In particular, problems have occurred in the west course.
*Regarding LED, I am a little dissatisfied with the displayed colors.
About blueprint from 5th round
*The maximum spectator will be 5000.
*The grid walk, paddock pass, and pit walk are difficult to implement.
*Thanks to the sponsors, we have been able to reduce our debt.
*I want to host 8 races, of which 4 are with spectators, safely.