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Old 25 Nov 2017, 13:22 (Ref:3782905)   #26
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Twitter rumor.
Carguy racing (Super Taikyu team) might participate in GT300 next season.
(Team owner revealed it as secret story.)
https://twitter.com/jackojisan/statu...05113405460480

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Old 27 Nov 2017, 03:27 (Ref:3783348)   #27
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Another strong potential entry into GT300 next year - remember it was CarGuy Racing who showed up the Blancpain GT Asia regulars at Fuji with a win on debut!
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Old 27 Nov 2017, 09:02 (Ref:3783403)   #28
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Yokohama tires advertisement in Today's Nikkei Shimbun (newspaper).
"2017 SUPER GT GT300 class series champion acquired.
This is the victory which becomes a trigger of the following 100 years (of Yokohama.)"
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Old 28 Nov 2017, 04:59 (Ref:3783675)   #29
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They sure love their hyperbole at Yokohama.
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Old 28 Nov 2017, 08:30 (Ref:3783708)   #30
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This year is 100th anniversary of Yokohama tire establishment.
However, Yokohama had a tough season because they couldn't even get on podium in GT500.
So GT300 car had to be a trigger of following 100 years.
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Old 28 Nov 2017, 09:00 (Ref:3783713)   #31
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Was there a postseason test going on or is that yet to come?
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Old 28 Nov 2017, 09:06 (Ref:3783715)   #32
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Nissan GT500 audition test had might be done on the previous day of NISMO festival at Fuji.
And there will be annual Sepang test in December and January.
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Old 28 Nov 2017, 09:08 (Ref:3783716)   #33
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Nissan GT500 audition test had might be done on the previous day of NISMO festival at Fuji.
And there will be annual Sepang test in December and January.
Then when the lineup of gt500 and gt300 lineup announced? Including the silly season report and the driver lineup rumors

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Old 28 Nov 2017, 09:15 (Ref:3783718)   #34
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Rumor is here!

Autosport magazine preview.
http://www.as-books.jp/books/preview.php?no=5261

Lexus
*Kamui Kobayashi and Kenta Yamashita might participate in GT500 as full time driver.
Honda
*Jenson Button and one European driver might participate in GT500.
Nissan
*There will be new GT500 team replacing Team MOLA (#46).
*Takaboshi will step up to GT500?
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Old 28 Nov 2017, 09:19 (Ref:3783719)   #35
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Could it be that Team MOLA will compete in GT300 or it'll get merged by a new team?
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Old 28 Nov 2017, 09:23 (Ref:3783720)   #36
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Rumor is here!

Autosport magazine preview.
http://www.as-books.jp/books/preview.php?no=5261

Lexus
*Kamui Kobayashi and Kenta Yamashita might participate in GT500 as full time driver.
Honda
*Jenson Button and one European driver might participate in GT500.
Nissan
*There will be new GT500 team replacing Team MOLA (#46).
*Takaboshi will step up to GT500?
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Then how about GT300 silly season rumors?

If not , then can you please share the driver lineup rumors for GT500 next season driver lineup in December , as Autosport magazine is published in 15 December 2017. Even for the Super Formula as well.
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Old 28 Nov 2017, 09:27 (Ref:3783721)   #37
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Details are unknown.
I'll buy a print edition. But on-sale date is Saturday in my region.

GT300 rumor is too early to tell.
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Old 29 Nov 2017, 08:11 (Ref:3783959)   #38
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Kobayashi should have plenty of time thanks to the super season. I expect him and Nakajima to feature in every race next year unless there's a clash I'm not aware of!
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Old 30 Nov 2017, 03:36 (Ref:3784220)   #39
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Both the 2018 and 2019 6hs Spa clash with the Fuji 500km, and the 6h Fuji clashes with the 2018 race at Autopolis.

Also, it's pretty wild to see that Toyota has so much talent going in, that they may have to cut loose a two-time GT500 champion that's just 32 years old and can still battle for wins on the regular. And that's before you factor in Sho Tsuboi and Ritomo Miyata in the pipeline.
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Old 30 Nov 2017, 04:38 (Ref:3784233)   #40
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Both the 2018 and 2019 6hs Spa clash with the Fuji 500km, and the 6h Fuji clashes with the 2018 race at Autopolis.

Also, it's pretty wild to see that Toyota has so much talent going in, that they may have to cut loose a two-time GT500 champion that's just 32 years old and can still battle for wins on the regular. And that's before you factor in Sho Tsuboi and Ritomo Miyata in the pipeline.
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I hoped Toyota will accept more young driver to TDP (Toyota Young Driver Program) program.
Tsuboi and Miyata is not enough , they need more young driver for the Japanese F4 to replaced Miyata.
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Old 30 Nov 2017, 06:07 (Ref:3784240)   #41
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Both the 2018 and 2019 6hs Spa clash with the Fuji 500km, and the 6h Fuji clashes with the 2018 race at Autopolis.

Also, it's pretty wild to see that Toyota has so much talent going in, that they may have to cut loose a two-time GT500 champion that's just 32 years old and can still battle for wins on the regular. And that's before you factor in Sho Tsuboi and Ritomo Miyata in the pipeline.
I do believe Autopolis race will be rescheduled someday once upon Eurosport Event sorted out 2018 touring car championship calendar( whatever WTCC or World TCR) in case it also affect other domestic champion too
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Old 30 Nov 2017, 11:50 (Ref:3784286)   #42
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[QUOTENissan GT500 audition test had might be done on the previous day of NISMO festival at Fuji][/QUOTE]

The day before NISMO festival was a test for all the cars (and even the busses) running on Sunday. No driver audition running. We were there making a new series for NISMO.tv (shh its still a secret)

Cars (I don't know which) were also on track the Friday before. If a GT500 was on track it was only one and only for a few laps.
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Car Guy has ordered Honda NSX GT3 officially.
Today, The chassis has been shipped to Japan. This is the first car for Japan market.
They will announce participation category in January.
(1st driver: Takeshi Kimura (owner), 2nd driver: Profession driver)
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Car Guy has ordered Honda NSX GT3 officially.
Today, The chassis has been shipped to Japan. This is the first car for Japan market.
They will announce participation category in January.
(1st driver: Takeshi Kimura (owner), 2nd driver: Profession driver)
https://www.facebook.com/carguy.jp/p...50496125162385
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Is that this car is participating SUPER GT or Super Taikyu?
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Or Super Car Race Series..
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Or Super Car Race Series..
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I think they will participate in SUPER GT with Honda Support.
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Autosport magazine 2018 silly season report

Lexus
*Kamui Kobayashi, Kenta Yamashita and new foreign driver (?) will participate in GT500.
*Kohei Hirate and Andrea Caldarelli might lose GT500 seat. (mentioned in very roundabout way.)
*Ryo Hirakawa might step up to F1 if he could get Super Formula champion next season.

Honda
*Jenson Button will participate in GT500.
*Another foreign driver might participate in GT500.
*Maximum 4(!) NSX GT3 might participate in GT300.
(rumored team: Drago Corse, CarGuy, UPGARAGE, a team by Yuji Ide.)

Nissan
*Team B-MAX will replace Team MOLA and participate in GT500.
*Mitsunori Takaboshi will step up to GT500 class.
*Katsumasa Chiyo is a key person of 2018 silly season.
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Autosport magazine 2018 silly season report

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*Maximum 4(!) NSX GT3 might participate in GT300.
(rumored team: Drago Corse, CarGuy, UPGARAGE, a team by Yuji Ide.)
Eh, No Autobacs on list? so they stay with BMW right?
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Eh, No Autobacs on list? so they stay with BMW right?
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Yes they used BMW because Autobacs has a business relationship with BMW
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So, what's up with Chiyo? Switching teams? Nissan putting him in another series?
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