Posts Tagged ‘SuperGt’

Kachow! Lightning McQueen 13th in first race, just ahead of Mach 5

Monday, March 17th, 2008
Lightning McQueen came home 13th in his first race in the Japanese Super GT-300 Championship, one place ahead of new rival, Speed Racer Mach Go Go Go.The rookie, who looks suspiciously like last year's Team Toy Story APR Toyota MR-S, has apparently been lured away from The Piston Cup by a company th......

SuperGT: Nissan GT-R takes First and Second in Round 1 at Suzuka

Monday, March 17th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery from the SuperGT season opener. Nissan GT-Rs first hit the track in 1969, and won their inauguaral race.23 years later the R32 GT-R race car won its first Japanese GT Championship race at the first attempt, and yesterday at Suzuka, the Xanavi NISMO R35 driven by Be......

2008 Tokyo Auto Salon: Lexus IS-F racer unveiled

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
click above for high-res images of the IS F Racing Concept from TASLexus quietly trotted out its IS-F Racing Concept last week at the Tokyo Auto Salon, but despite the official unveiling, more questions than answers remain about the future of the DTM-inspired sedan.According to Winding Road, the rac......

Autobacs bringing 14 cars, Speed Racer replica to Tokyo Auto Salon

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
During our recent trip across the Pacific to cover the Tokyo Auto Show, we got word that our flight out of Narita was going to be delayed for 23 hours. The first thing that jumped into our jet-lagged minds was how much trouble it would be to catch a ride to the nearest city so we could revel in the ......

Nissan to debut GT-R in Japan’s Super GT series

Saturday, August 18th, 2007
click above image to view more high-res pics of the 2008 Nissan GT-R During the live unveiling of the Nissan GT-R, CEO Carlos Ghosn made hints at Nissan running the GT-R in Japan's Super GT series. While it was pretty inevitable the GT-R would eventually be unleashed on the racetrack, it was unknown......

Nissan brings V8-power to Super GT

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006
Click the image above for a high res image.If you haven't had the opportunity to check out the Japanese Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC), or as it's now referred to, the Super GT series, you're missing out. Supras battle NSXs, Zs and Imprezas. Lamborghinis take on Ferraris, Porsches and GT-Rs.......