formula nippon qualifying...

[gomick]

richard lyons is on da pole again - just kidding

1 40 RICHARD LYONS DoCoMo DANDELION 1'12.885
2 1 SATOSHI MOTOYAMA ADiRECT 5ZIGEN 1'13.087
3 41 NAOKI HATTORI DoCoMo DANDELION 1'13.346
4 32 TAKASHI KOGURE PIAA NAKAJIMA 1'13.387
5 19 BENOIT TRELUYER mobilecast IMPUL 1'13.469
6 11 TSUGIO MATSUDA COSMO OIL CERUMO 1'13.598
7 31 ANDRE LOTTERER PIAA NAKAJIMA 1'13.707
8 4 YUJI TACHIKAWA Yellow Hat KONDO 1'13.715
9 20 YUJI IDE mobilecast IMPUL 1'13.773
10 7 JUICHI WAKISAKA LeMans 1'13.838
11 3 RYO MICHIGAMI Yellow Hat KONDO 1'13.885
12 8 TAKESHI TSUCHIYA LeMans 1'13.979
13 2 TOSHIHIRO KANEISHI ADiRECT 5ZIGEN 1'14.008
14 25 TATSUYA KATAOKA LeMans Spirit 1'14.162
15 28 HIDEKI NODA CARROZZERIA MOHN 1'14.907
16 27 KOJI YAMANISHI CARROZZERIA MOHN 1'14.944

[flexible-flyer]

he certainly looks the class this year.

[Kicking-back]

Richard was linked with Jordan in the past - I wonder if any F1 opportunities might open up for him after this season.

Getting himself into a third car at Suzuka might do a power of good.

[gomick]

race results

1 1 SATOSHI MOTOYAMA ADiRECT 5ZIGEN 72 1:33'18.487
2 32 TAKASHI KOGURE PIAA NAKAJIMA 72 1:33'39.646
3 7 JUICHI WAKISAKA LeMans 72 1:33'52.228
4 40 RICHARD LYONS DoCoMo DANDELION 72 1:33'54.942
5 4 YUJI TACHIKAWA Yellow Hat KONDO 72 1:34'14.485
6 41 NAOKI HATTORI DoCoMo DANDELION 72 1:34'34.458