Tom's SC430 wins 06' inaugural Japan Super GT 500!

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03-27-06, 02:08 PM

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Tom's SC430 wins 06' inaugural Japan Super GT 500!

http://supergt.net/supergt/2006/06r01/0601race_en.shtm

More info on the Toyota's Super GT effort here:

http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/news/06/0303.html

Scheduled to participate are the GT500-class Lexus SC430 and Toyota Supra, powered by 4.5-liter V8 (3UZ-FE) engines, the GT300-class Toyota Celica and Toyota MR-S, powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine (3S-GTE) and a 3.5-liter V6 (2GR) engine, respectively.

03-27-06, 02:09 PM

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Wow, this is a BIG deal! Hopefully get the SC some racing respect.

03-27-06, 04:54 PM

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Good to hear more winnings from Lexus!

But...even though they were able to increase the horsepower by much, they didn't quite overcome the natural unbalance of the SC430.

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Originally Posted by Juichi Wakisaka (the winner)

We knew that the car would be faster than our rivals' on the straights, and were able to take good advantage of this. The understeer was terrible, but thanks to the excellent drive by Andre today, we were encouraged and stayed focused on winning. This victory is due to the results of an all-around effort by the team, Toyota and everyone involved.