Suzuka is the circuit of Formula 1, which is located in the city of the same name, in Mie Prefecture, Japan. It was developed by John Hugenholtz (as a test track for Honda) and opened in 1961. Since 1987, the circuit hosts the Grand Prix Formula 1. The exception was 2007 and 2008 when the races were held on modernized track “Fuji”, which is owned by Toyota. Suzuka is quite
On Saturday, May 3, Super GT 2nd round FUJI 500KM RACE started. The race at the Fuji Speedway will be held twice throughout the season, but this tournament is a long-standing place of 500 km. Cars Tokai Dream 28 will fight this long race where two pits are obligatory by packaging with Scintiam Apple Lotus, Kato Hiroki, Takahashi Kazuho players. Kato firstly drove No. 2 Synthium Apple Lotus (SGT-EVORA) in
The aim of the Lotus Cup lies in providing a secure, comfortable and commercially available contest for participants, who desire to chase the best variations of Lotus model range. Besides the Lotus Cup competition one can find 2 groups, having 2 class titles but the whole contest is waiting for the comprehensive results of the competition. An ordinary race contest includes a qualifying session and two races with 30 minutes
The lineup of participants of Lotus Cup includes the best Lotus race super cars, like Elise Range, Exige, Evora and 3-eleven. The Lotus Elise first was shown in 1996 and the design of small sport car was changed with its aluminum chassis and composite body. There were many variants, but the main principle remains the same. The last renovations, made in 2011, have brought new headlights and tail-lights, updated aerodynamics.
Motor sports are very popular in Japan. Lotus Cup Japan is one of the most beautiful, lightweight and well-balanced race, which gained the prestigious status. Considering the safety equipment that was registered in the country and still conformed to the JAF (Japan Automobile Federation) motor sport regulations, with consideration of public roads and circuit driving, the Lotus Cup covers many races in a year with Twin Link Mogi, Suzuka circuit