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Nissan’s new GT500 challenger has been unveiled on the eve of last weekend’s Super GT final rounds. Aiming for championship success in 2017 the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 was unveiled at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan along with entries from rivals Lexus and Honda. New regulations for 2017 include a 25 …

Lexus has announced the all-new LC 500 flagship coupe will replace the RC F as the factory GT500 race car in Japan’s Super GT championship from 2017. As with the previous RC F SuperGT challenger, the new LC GT500 is built by Toyota’s factory motorsport outfit Gazoo Racing. While the production Lexus LC 500 is …

The machines from the Japanese Super GT and German DTM race series will compete together in joint races starting from 2017. A steering committee meeting between the German and Japanese-based series, as well as the International Motor Sport Association, confirmed last weekend the new specifications, including engine configurations and aerodynamics, which …

Nissan turned up the volume on the summer of #eatsleepRACErepeat over the weekend with events taking place at Le Mans, Silverstone, the USA and Japan. The first race results of the weekend came from Japan with a fantastic 1-2-3 finish in the Super GT race at Autopolis. Nissan’s new GT500 GT-R dominated …

Lexus has unwrapped the new RC F GT500 racer which will compete in the 2014 Super GT series. The wide body race will replace the outgoing Lexus SC430 GT500 car. Like the road car, it is sharper and looks more aggressive than the outgoing model and features a front lip …

Honda has unveiled its entry for the 2014 Super GT championship, the NSX Concept-GT. Based on the all-new Honda NSX that will see production in 2015, the new machine will enter into the GT500 class of the 2014 Super GT series, racing alongside the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 and Lexus …

Following the unveiling of the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500, Lexus has also taken the wraps off its challenger that will race alongside the Nissan GT-R and the Honda NSX Concept-GT in the 2014 Super GT season. Replacing the aging Lexus SC430 for the 2014 championship hunt is the new Lexus …

The first round of the 2013 Season Super GT Championship took place earlier this month at Okayama International Circuit in Japan. The first race of the season started under a thin cloud cover, with a chance of rain looming. The dry track recorded a temperature of a cool 21 degree …

Honda’s tuning arm Mugen, has today announced that the company will be competing in the 2012 Super GT Series GT 300 class with a race-bred Honda CR-Z. The new racer will debut at the 4th round of the series to be held at Sportsland Sugo in July 29. Team Mugen …

Round 2 of the Super GT Championship took place at Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka, Japan over the weekend of May 4, 2012. The “Fuji GT 500Km Race” started out wet from intermittent showers throughout the late morning on race day. About 10 laps into the race, teams started on dry …

Round 5 of the 2011 Super GT Championship took place on September 11 at the Fuji Speedway in Japan. Denso SARD Lexus SC430 driven by Hiroaki Ishiura started the race in pole position. Not long into the race however the Denso SARD SC430 entered into a fierce battle for the …

Round 5 of the 2011 Super GT Championship took place on August 21 at the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Pole-sitter S Road MOLA GT-R driven by Ronnie Quintarelli broke away at the start and began to build a lead in a rain soaked race. The 87-lap race ended …

Round 4 of the Super GT race took place at the Sportsland Sugo Circuit in Japan’s Miyagi prefecture over the July 30-31 weekend. The GT300 race started with a cloudy weather but dry condition. The 68-lap race ended with the SG Changi IS350 taking victory. Second spot belongs to the …