Super GT Teams Testing at The Suzuka Circuit – Honda HSV-10 Makes an Appearance
February 24, 2010
As the world of motorsports gears up for the start of the season, manufacturers and race teams are rushing to test their latest race weapons. Formula One teams are rushing to gather data and so are the Moto GP teams, some stages of rallying has already started and in Japan, the Super GT teams are also finishing up their testing phase.
Just this previous weekend, manufacturers got out to stretch their 2010 GT500 spec cars at the Suzuka Circuit, Japan. Every team that runs a GT-R was out on track alongside the 2009 Championship winning team Tom’s Petronas in the SC430 and also running alongside them was the brand new Honda HSV-10 cars.
As in any new test phase, there was drama and this time it was the HIS KONDO GT-R that caused a scare for the team when it spun off track, thankfully for the team there was no serious damage.
According to our source, Nismo had both cars and drivers out in the #23 and #230 GT500 GT-Rs with Motoyama driving the former and Treluyer in the latter. Apparently the GT-R’s are looking strong with the brand new 3.4-liter VRH34A V8 powerplants but all eyes are on the Honda HSV-10’s that are yet to be race proven, no one knows how they will fare in an entire season of racing. Check out the video above to see the teams running and the beautiful howl of the Honda’s. Read more
MotoGP Test: Test Riders Push the Limit on a Hot Session at Sepang International Circuit
February 4, 2010
Yesterday was the first day of the three day MotoGP testing here in Malaysia. The day started cool but later reached the low 40celcius at track side as the sun creeps up and heats the 5.543km long tarmac of the Sepang International Circuit.
Only five riders, Norihiko Fujiwara (Yamaha Factory), Wataru Yoshikawa (Yamaha Factory), Akiyoshi Kosuke (Repsol Honda Team), Nobui Aoki (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) and Vitoriano Guaresch (Ducati Marlboro Team), will be on the “hot seat” today as it’s scheduled only for factory riders. Read more
First Official MotoGP Test of 2010 Starts in Sepang This Wednesday
February 1, 2010
The first official MotoGP Test of the year starts in Malaysia on Wednesday, with the riders who will contest the 2010 World Championship taking to the track on Thursday.
The eagerly awaited first on-track action of 2010 takes place this week, as the MotoGP riders arrive at the Sepang International Circuit. The Test, scheduled to run from February 3-5, will see the 17 riders who will contest this year’s World Championship in attendance. Read more
Some Shots Of The Nissan GTR SuperGT Race Cars Testing At Sepang
January 19, 2010
Last week saw two Japan Super GT teams travel to our local Sepang International Circuit to conduct testing in our unique weather. Though the event was open to public, not many made it to the circuit as it was a working day and travelling all the way there just for a few shots is not very tempting but nevertheless we know someone who loves the sport enough and travelled all the way there to view the test, here are his shots taken from the grandstand area. Read more
Super GT 2010: Catch Team Impul & Team Calsonic Testing At The Sepang International Circuit
January 12, 2010
The race is still some time away but two Nissan teams take this opportunity to do some off season testing at the Sepang International Circuit.
The cars from Team Impul and Calsonic can be seen doing their laps from today till Thursday (12th to 14th January) on the 5.543km long circuit. Read more
Renderings: SuperGT Lexus LF-A GT500
January 10, 2010
If you’re a SuperGT fan you would know that Team Petronas Tom’s drivers Jyuichi Wakisaka and Andre Lotterer took the overall GT500 win in their Lexus SC430 last year. They may have won that but I’m guessing retaining the title will be an even bigger feat for the team. Read more
Honda HSV-10 GT All Set To Replace The NSX In The Japan SuperGT
December 22, 2009
It’s still hard to digest the fact that the gorgeous Honda NSX is gone but if what you see here is to replace it, then it won’t be missed for long. It looks nothing like its predecessor and even drops the NSX name, the Honda you see above is known as the HSV-10 GT and it has been tasked with continuing the NSX legacy at the Japan SuperGT Championship. Read more
2009 Sepang Drag Battle – Final Round
November 23, 2009
This past weekends round 5 of the Sepang Drag Battle was also the final round of the year. So a lot was expected of it plus round 4 had proven to be a thriller, there was no reason round 5 shouldn’t be. So I thought, but that’s not how it turned out. The recent daily onslaught of freak weather and heavy rain didn’t let up and Sepang International Circuit was not spared. The wet situations didn’t help the dragsters so the start time had to be delayed, and that didn’t help with the mood which sadly was quiet.
2009 Sepang Drag Battle Rd.4 – 3000hp Dragsters and GTR’s
November 2, 2009
Round 4 of the 2009 Sepang Drag Battle was a great Halloween treat as driver’s tricked out their rides to conquer the 400 meter run. There were the usual suspects of Evo’s, Subaru’s, Honda’s and Proton’s in attendance but gracing the event were sub-10 second cars from Thailand that didn’t compete but were there to liven things up and the star of the show, also from Thailand, was of course the Goodyear dragster.
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Sepang Drag Battle This Saturday Offers More High Speed Thrills
October 29, 2009
It’s that time again where the big boys bring their toys out to play and see who can out accelerate each other at the Sepang Drag Battle round 4 this Saturday evening (31st October).
Apart from the usual suspects going against each other for the championship points, there will be three sub 10 second cars coming all the way from Thailand. Read more
