Nissan: GTNET ADVAN Nissan GT-R secures ST-X class championship in Japan’s Super Taikyu Series Are you an aspiring New or Used Car Buyer looking for your dream car? Visit Cars4sa.co.zaThis release contains: 1 Related Document, 1 Photo OITA PREFECTURE, Japan – The three-hour, final round of the Super Taikyu Series 2014 was held at an overcast Autopolis in Japan where the #81 GTNET ADVAN NISSAN GT-R (Kazuki Hoshino / Naofumi Omoto / Takayuki Aoki) started from pole position and, after retaking the lead at the mid-point of the race, continued to hold this position until the checkered flag to take victory. This, its third consecutive win and fourth lights-to-flag victory of the season, makes the #81 this years ST-X class champion. The stage for this race was Autopolis, a technical course full of undulations that is located at the outer rim of Mt Aso. As the point leader, the #81 GT-R merely had to complete the race intact in order to take home its first title win. Despite this, however, it managed its fifth consecutive pole position start, meaning it has started from the front in every race it has competed in. Starting behind the wheel of the #81 GT-R, Aoki temporarily had the lead stolen at the last corner of lap 10, but stayed hot on the heels of his competition and, at the second corner of lap 29, retook the top spot. Immediately after this, his rival experienced some suspension issues, which forced it into the pits for repairs that took some time. This left the #81 running unmatched in the lead. At the mid-point of the race he handed the car over to Omoto, after which fortunate timing of the safety car allowed them to pit once again. With this, Hoshino, who had built up a 1-lap difference with the chasing competition, drove with blistering speed to take home their third consecutive victory. This being their fourth win of the season makes them the champion in the ST-X class for FIA GT3 vehicles. In the ST-3 class, the #34 Asset ings Z34(Kiyoto Fujinami / Satoshi Matsubara) marked a course record in qualification, which gave them a pole position start and, after displaying a phenomenal pace, they achieved their first victory of the season. The #14 Okabe Jidousha Suntrack 195 My Cars Z33 (Manabu Yamazaki / Isao Ihashi / Mitsunori Ataka), which took its first win in the previous round, came 3rd to secure a podium finish. Kazuki Hoshino (#81 GTNET ADVAN NISSAN GT-R, Race 1st) Last year we competed with the same arrangement but werent able to win even once, which was very disappointing. However, this year we managed to secure pole position in five races and win four of them to take the championship so Im ecstatic. For me personally, this is four straight victories in a row. I want to ride on this momentum and pull out my best performance in the SUPER GT as well. Naofumi Omoto (#81 GTNET ADVAN NISSAN GT-R / Race 1st) Ive finally been able to take the title in the top class of the S-Tai. Its also my first victory at Autopolis so Im really happy. A huge factor in this was that this years GT-R model was overhauled and we were really able to drive with absolute confidence. The strategy that we had formulated before the race just worked out beautifully and the timing of the safety cars dispatch couldnt have been more fortuitous. Thank you to all the fans. Takayuki Aoki (#81 GTNET ADVAN NISSAN GT-R / Race 1st) We managed to mark a course record and Matsubara also put in a fantastic race to enable us to finally grab our first win in the S-Tai. It feels fantastic. Theres a lot we need to reflect on from this year but I want to ride on this victory into the next season. Race Results - Round 6 ST-X class Pos No Machine Drivers Lap Time/Behind 1 81 GTNET ADVAN NISSAN GT-R Naofumi Omoto Kazuki Hoshino Takayuki Aoki 92 3:0141.527 2 16 GAIA POWER BMW Naoki Yokomizo HIRO Shogo Mitsuyama 91 3:0211.467 3 3 ENDLESS ADVAN BMW Kyosuke Mineo YUKE TANIGUCHI Akira Iida 66 3:0333.310 Race Results - Round 6 ST-3 class Pos No Machine Driver Lap Time / Behind 1 34 asset ings Z34 Takao Onishi Satoshi Matsubara Kiyoto Fujinami 85 3:0146.045 2 38 TRACY SPORTS TWS C-WEST IS 350 Shinichi Hyodo Masayuki Ueda Kazuya Tsuruta 85 3:0225.381 3 14 Okabe Jidosha Cent Trente195 Makers Z33 Manabu Yamazaki Isao Ihashi Mitsunori Atake 85 3:0234.577 - 15 Okabe Jidosha DIXCEL Team Tetsuya Z34 Masaaki Nagashima Toru Tanaka Tetsuya Tanaka 73 2:5150.053 - 35 asset ings Z34 Syuji Maejima Masahiro Sasaki Kazuki Hirokawa 51 1:4610.286 # # #
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:34:51 +0000
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