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.
Source: GTRBlog
