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Old 27 May 2019, 06:18 (Ref:3906250)   #351
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http://www.as-web.jp/supergt/485790?all
*The trouble with Tsuchiya (#25) seems to be the bungle of the fuel cut valve.

http://www.as-web.jp/supergt/485941?all
*The Lexus squad had introduced engine updates including engine control system in the Suzuka Round.

http://www.as-web.jp/supergt/485742?all
*Keihin (#17) crashed at final corner. They damaged the monocoque. They may be forced to replace the monocoque. The chassis will be airlifted in the Thailand round.
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Old 27 May 2019, 08:47 (Ref:3906273)   #352
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Look of mistakes and drama in that race. It's a tough and competitive series. Just hope the action is as good for the rest of the season
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Old 27 May 2019, 11:13 (Ref:3906291)   #353
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I will miss the Lexus LC but I guess the Supra is good for marketing even though I think it is very ugly. I think the Suzuka result is telling that the Lexus is really good in the hot weather and Thailand might be a repeat unless Michelin has an answer with their tires.
Seems to me in race conditions that Bridgestone has a substantial advantage this season, it's great to have a series with a tyre competition.
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Old 27 May 2019, 12:29 (Ref:3906312)   #354
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https://twitter.com/TsuchiyaTakeshi/...91789700517888
According to Takeshi Tsuchiya tweet,
-The fuel cut valve that cuts the fuel at the time of crash has malfunctioned.
-Pace down at the end of the race seems to be due to suspension problems, not by tire.
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Old 27 May 2019, 22:44 (Ref:3906414)   #355
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I start to believe the Japanese brands have been nurse to the top in the GT300 class so far.
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Old 28 May 2019, 08:07 (Ref:3906460)   #356
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Well the series works because the cars have fairly equal performance, so it's down to the teams who does the best job. Those that have been in the series longer are bound to have a head start
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Old 28 May 2019, 15:20 (Ref:3906541)   #357
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The K-Tunes was catching up very fast. I thought that was all down to tires.
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Old 30 May 2019, 14:29 (Ref:3906979)   #358
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Tsutomu Tojo (Team Tom's engineer)'s SGT report
Tojo appreciates Bridgestone.
He says that it was not an accident that Lexus + Bridgestone matched the race perfectly with the tire compound range.
This is due to the Suzuka test in March and April and 4 days x 2 times tire tests in Sepang.
https://ameblo.jp/tsutomutojo/entry-12465033929.html
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Old 3 Jun 2019, 04:12 (Ref:3907650)   #359
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This weekend I watched the English coverage on the Super GT Youtube of both rounds 1 and 2.

Amie Izawa did English commentary for the Fuji race and I felt she did a pretty good job. Seemed a bit nervous and excited at the start, but I think it worked pretty well. She's obviously experienced with Super GT (is the pit reporter) and motorsport in general, which was a positive change from the first round coverage.
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Old 6 Jun 2019, 05:04 (Ref:3908213)   #360
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Agreed, but it would be nice if Motorsport TV invited Amie-san to do English commentary.
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Old 13 Jun 2019, 14:25 (Ref:3909801)   #361
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Car Watch tire manufacturers interview (Hidekazu Fujishiro/YH)
https://car.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1187268.html

*About GT300 tire
-The problem with our tires is that performance varies with the type of vehicle (FR, MR).
-Competitors have successfully diverted GT500 tire tech to GT300.
-Because our GT500 tires have "peaky" performance, we could not yet diverted that tech to GT300 class, which has many users.
-So we are working to make the manufacturing process more efficient.

*About GT500 tire
-The qualifying results are satisfactory.
However, there are still many problems in long-run performance.
-We have a technical solution to this. However, manufacturing equipment is required.
-We plan to introduce a tire that introduced that technology during this season.
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Old 13 Jun 2019, 14:40 (Ref:3909804)   #362
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Car Watch tire manufacturers interview (Toshiharu Tanigawa, Takeshi Imakita/DL)
https://car.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1187296.html

*About GT500 tire development
-We have continued to develop structures and compounds.
-In the opening round, the qualifying time that had been a problem so far has been improved.
-We have improved the speed at low speed corners by the structure improvement, and have improved the degradation and pick-up by the compound improvement.

*About GT500 tire development
-The tire of the three machines we supply this season have become the same size. Therefore, we can respond in the common technical range.

*About this season's target
-Our target is to win one for the GT500 and recapture the champion for the GT300.
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Old 13 Jun 2019, 14:53 (Ref:3909810)   #363
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Car Watch tire manufacturers interview (Hiroaki Odajima/MI)
https://car.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1187207.html

*About 2018 result
-It can not be said that it is a sufficient result in sporting aspect.
However, it was the top in the GTR squad.

*About significance of Michelin joining SGT
-It is important for us to have multiple tire manufacturers in the same car model (GTR).
-It makes sense to join Michelin in SGT because there is a competition.

*Isn't it natural that NISMO is a factory team and will beat rival GTRs?
-We had supplied tires to MOLA and had won the champion.

*About the reason for the slump in last season
-The reason is that we changed the direction of tire development in the middle of the season.

*This season's target
-It is to win among GTR users. In addition, it is better if we become a champion.
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Old 13 Jun 2019, 15:09 (Ref:3909814)   #364
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Car Watch tire manufacturers interview (Koji Terada/BS)
https://car.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1187839.html

*About 2018 season
-What we value more than anything is to make a tire that does not burst.
-A year has passed without such problems. Thanks to that, a championship was won.

*About GT500 tire for NSX (MR)
-It is almost the same as the tire for FR.
-However, midship vehicles have strict input to tires.
It is probably because the rear is heavy and the front is light.
-However, the situation may change as midship handicap ballasts are mounted on the front from this year.
-There is a difference to the extent that the detailed specifications change with the tires for FR.

*About GT300 class
-The GT500 tire and the GT300 tire have the same technical aspect.

*About 2019 tire development direction
-The aim is to raise peak grip and widen the temperature range.

*Do you have measures against degradation?
-We do anything we can do.

*This season's target
-For GT500 at least a champion, also for GT300.
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Old 26 Jun 2019, 06:47 (Ref:3914231)   #365
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Team RQ's (#22) launches crowdfunding program.
Target amount: 2,000,000 yen
https://readyfor.jp/projects/rqs22

*They say that the SGT activity cost for one year is about 100 million yen.
*WadaQ's main business is used car dealership, and is engaged in racing activities with its funds.
*The cause of their poor performance is lack of funds.
*The crowdfunding fund will be spent on consumables such as tires and parts.
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Old 28 Jun 2019, 12:48 (Ref:3914605)   #366
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Autosport web SGT GT500 report
https://www.as-web.jp/supergt/496707?all

*Team Impul has introduced 2nd fresh engine.
But this new engine is "spec 1 modified" rather than spec 2.
Other team will introduce 2nd fresh engine in next Fuji round.

*Team Real has repaired monocoque.
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Old 28 Jun 2019, 13:31 (Ref:3914608)   #367
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Autosport web SGT GT500 report
https://www.as-web.jp/supergt/496707?all

*Team Impul has introduced 2nd fresh engine.
But this new engine is "spec 1 modified" rather than spec 2.
Other team will introduce 2nd fresh engine in next Fuji round.

*Team Real has repaired monocoque.
Given the rules that mandates 2 maximum engines for a GT500 car, do you know the rebuild interval (kilometres) for each engines?
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Old 28 Jun 2019, 13:41 (Ref:3914613)   #368
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According to Motor Fan Illustrated magazine,
The durability of NRE is about 3,000 km in 2015 revel.
In the future, it will aim for durability of 10,000 km.
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According to Motor Fan Illustrated magazine,
The durability of NRE is about 3,000 km in 2015 revel.
In the future, it will aim for durability of 10,000 km.

do you know the costs of single NRE unit?
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No. but, it should be very expensive.
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Autosport SGT Thiland round qualifying report
https://www.as-web.jp/supergt/497443?all

There is a reason for Team D-station's qualifying breakthrough.
AMR analyzed Yokohama's SGT tires by seven post rig of Multimatic before Thailand round.
And it also used tire measurement machine by AMR's own money.
D-station had used this data for machine set up.

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Race day press conference by GTA (Masaaki Bandoh) <Part.1>
https://www.as-web.jp/supergt/497595?all
https://supergt.net/news/single/19242

*About Thailand round after 2019
-We are in talks in the direction we will do after 2019.
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Yamaha make tyres now, according to MotorsportTV's excellent commentary team.

How do you even confuse Yokohama with Yamaha?
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Old 30 Jun 2019, 08:19 (Ref:3914885)   #374
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Well, we can't help it but to endure their mispronounciations. Heck, they got it wrong in regards to Jann Mardenborough starting his career in Sony Academy.
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Old 30 Jun 2019, 09:53 (Ref:3914893)   #375
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And GT500 having 2l twin turbo. I miss Sam Collins.
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