2014 Japanese Super GT

[TheNo1F1Fan]

Originally Posted by TF110

Biggest thing I can think of... The cars would look better!

And longtailed, I think, or something wide!

[Japanese Samurai]

Masataka Bandoh says that GT500 downforce will be reduced from the Autopolis round.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=635fRBLSNGw

[AkioAsakura95]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

Masataka Bandoh says that GT500 downforce will be reduced from the Autopolis round.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=635fRBLSNGw

Which cars models???

[carbon_titanium]

Is pointless to reduce the downforce... GT500 follows (partially) DTM technical rules but there is no development freeze as far am I aware. The downforce loss will be recovered however soon or later.
To me GTA should decrease the fuel flows reducing the poweroutput and decrease the hybrid boost to 0.5MJ (if am I not wrong now is 0.88MJ).

[TheNo1F1Fan]

Originally Posted by AkioAsakura95

Which cars models???

Told you, it's Lexus, Nissan and Honda.

[AkioAsakura95]

According to Autosports web:

It was expect that LM Corsa will received new 2014 model of BMW Z4 GT3 in the official test in SUGO for the earliest debut through the team director comment.

Sources:
http://http://as-web.jp/news/info.ph...no=56461#page5
http://http://as-web.jp/news/info.ph...no=56461#page6

[Japanese Samurai]

According to Autosport web,
the aero packages of three companies in the SUGO test differ.
http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=2&no=56492

*Honda: Fuji spec LD aero package
*Nissan: HD aero package + reversed gurney flap at bottom
*Lexus: HD aero package

[TheNo1F1Fan]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

According to Autosport web,
the aero packages of three companies in the SUGO test differ.
http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=2&no=56492

*Honda: Fuji spec LD aero package
*Nissan: HD aero package + reversed gurney flap at bottom
*Lexus: HD aero package

Will Honda also run with the Fuji spec wing?

[ohmkung-ix]

Today(10 May 2014), BRIC present SUPER GT Round 2 hilight report (Thai language sound)
on-air MCOT Modern-nine TV (Channel 9) at 10:30 PM (Time in Bangkok GMT+7)
Source : Buriram International Circuit Facebook Page

TV Online : http://www.mcot.net/tv/mod9
or www.stat.or.th (Select Modern-9 TV)

[Japanese Samurai]

Autosport web SUGO test Day 1 reports
http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=2&no=56537

Reversed gurney flap = Spec aero parts of DTM to reduce downforce in the case of taxi ride (demo run with passenger).

AM: Honda/Lexus: HD aero/ LD aero/ Taxi ride aero
Nissan: Taxi ride aero
PM: Honda/Lexus/Nissan: Taxi ride aero

[Japanese Samurai]

http://www.js-style.com/blog/2014/05/gt_58.html#more
According to Juichi Wakisaka blog,
Lexus drivers appealed directly to Masaaki Bandoh (GTA) that the taxi ride aero parts were very dangerous (too little downforce/40% minus).

[TheNo1F1Fan]

Originally Posted by Japanese Samurai

Autosport web SUGO test Day 1 reports
http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=2&no=56537

Reversed gurney flap = Spec aero parts of DTM to reduce downforce in the case of taxi ride (demo run with passenger).

AM: Honda/Lexus: HD aero/ LD aero/ Taxi ride aero
Nissan: Taxi ride aero
PM: Honda/Lexus/Nissan: Taxi ride aero

What does a taxi-ride aero look like?

[AkioAsakura95]

Good news, LM Corsa is confirm that the team use the new 2014 model of BMW Z4 GT3 in the official test in SUGO.

Hre the screenshot for the TWS LM Corsa BMW Z4 GT3 2014 specs:

[TheNo1F1Fan]

Originally Posted by AkioAsakura95

Good news, LM Corsa is confirm that the team use the new 2014 model of BMW Z4 GT3 in the official test in SUGO.

Hre the screenshot for the TWS LM Corsa BMW Z4 GT3 2014 specs:

The livery's still gonna be the same.

[AkioAsakura95]

Originally Posted by AkioAsakura95

Good news, LM Corsa is confirm that the team use the new 2014 model of BMW Z4 GT3 in the official test in SUGO.

Hre the screenshot for the TWS LM Corsa BMW Z4 GT3 2014 specs:

Originally Posted by TheNo1F1Fan

The livery's still gonna be the same.

Of course, for my opinion, I hoped that the livery will add a little bit sponsorship as well. But the main problem is LM Corsa team machine is using which engine, I hoped that the engine that the team used is P65B44 racing engine as well.

[AkioAsakura95]

Originally Posted by TheNo1F1Fan

The livery's still gonna be the same.

Originally Posted by AkioAsakura95

Of course, for my opinion, I hoped that the livery will add a little bit sponsorship as well. But the main problem is LM Corsa team machine is using which engine, I hoped that the engine that the team used is P65B44 racing engine as well.

But in this list, the engine used in LM Corsa team is still display as P65 not P65B44 WHY?????

[TF110]

What are the differences? Is the new engine different in any major aspect?

[TheNo1F1Fan]

Originally Posted by AkioAsakura95

But in this list, the engine used in LM Corsa team is still display as P65 not P65B44 WHY?????

I think they use the standard P65 engine.

[Japanese Samurai]

http://tsugio-blog.com/?eid=2121
According to Tsugio Matsuda blog,
it seems that today's SUGO test (GT500) was carried out by the Fuji spec aero.

[carbon_titanium]

P65 is the 4.0 V8 derivated from the street M3, P65B44 is the 4.4 V8 derivated from the street M3 GTS.

Racing versions of the P65 have been used in the M3 gt2, racing versions of the P65B44 are used in the new Z4 (E89) GT3 and Z4 GTE.

[AkioAsakura95]

Originally Posted by AkioAsakura95

Of course, for my opinion, I hoped that the livery will add a little bit sponsorship as well. But the main problem is LM Corsa team machine is using which engine, I hoped that the engine that the team used is P65B44 racing engine as well.

Originally Posted by TheNo1F1Fan

I think they use the standard P65 engine.

In facebook, someone wrote that TWS LM Corsa BMW Z4 is using P65B44 engine.

[TF110]

There has been some suggestions that the crashes on both days in the Sugo test were due to the new aero changes! GTA needs to re-look their decision to slow the cars with the 'reverse gurney' idea.

[dbagtbag]

I made a captioned version of the Fuji race (and Okayama race about a month before) in properly translated English.

Seeing as many of you guys are very enthusiastic about the series, I thought I'd share.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzwDIpjcQKU

Any comments, criticisms are appreciated!

[J Jay]

Originally Posted by dbagtbag

I made a captioned version of the Fuji race (and Okayama race about a month before) in properly translated English.

Seeing as many of you guys are very enthusiastic about the series, I thought I'd share.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzwDIpjcQKU

Any comments, criticisms are appreciated!

Fantastic!

Thanks a bunch for the upload and the captioning.

[TheNo1F1Fan]

Originally Posted by dbagtbag

I made a captioned version of the Fuji race (and Okayama race about a month before) in properly translated English.

Seeing as many of you guys are very enthusiastic about the series, I thought I'd share.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzwDIpjcQKU

Any comments, criticisms are appreciated!

Magnifique!
And also, you used a very rare video (originally posted by Ferrarifan00) about the 3-wide battle in Sugo!