Not much in the way of positives to take from the penultimate round of the SUPER GT season at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand. As a result, we’ve dropped from 8th to 12th in the points after an incomplete performance. The weather played its part throughout the weekend, with heavy rainstorms typical of tropical South […]
The final Suzuka 1000km was the race everyone wanted to win, and we were no different. All things considered though, finishing 8th wasn’t a bad result for the Gulf Porsche after a long, exciting race in front of a packed house full of adoring Japanese fans. We were slow off the mark all weekend, and […]
What could have, should have, would have been. It was one of those weekends at Sugo, where you can feel the pressure building and for every step forward, you take two steps backwards. In an interview with Radio Sport (listen here) before the weekend, I said “I’ve got a really good feeling, but you never […]
Okayama, Japan. Kiwi Jono Lester is ‘fizzing’ after scoring a maiden podium at the opening round of the 2017 Autobacs Super GT Series in Japan. In only his second ever Super GT race, 27-year old Lester & Japanese team-mate Kyosuke Mineo climbed from fifteenth on the grid to a third place podium, driving the Gulf […]
The OKAYAMA GT 300 Km RACE, opening round of the 2017 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, took place at the Okayama International Circuit (Okayama Prefecture) on April 9th. In the GT500 race, the 3rd-place qualifying No. 37 KeePer TOM’S LC500 (Ryo Hirakawa/Nick Cassidy) gave a first victory to the new LC500. In the GT300 class, the […]
The first round of the 2015 Japanese Super GT Championship got underway and it was a wet and very entertaining affair… On the afternoon of April 5, the Okayama GT 300km Race, Round 1 of the 2015 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, took place at the Okayama International Circuit in (Okayama Pref.). The winner in the […]
