Japanese Super GT 1996: Time For Coffee?
Lark McLarens, Calsonic GT-Rs, Castrol Supras, 911 GT2s and more - this is an hour well wasted!
This video is a season review of the 1996 Japanese Super GT championship, something of a golden year if this footage is anything to go by. Not only are there Lark-liveried McLaren F1s out front - see here for some fabulous Fuji downshifting, but also all the Japanese mid-90s icons in race form: Skylines, Supras, NSXs and more. Heck, there’s even an MR2 there. These are joined by some 993 GT2s and the odd random racer too. They are, in case you hadn’t guessed, fine grids of GT cars.
More than that, the racing is fantastic. There are still some manual gearboxes in use, the top cars seem evenly matched and nobody is prepared to concede an inch. There are side-by-side duels, spins, smashes and suspect overtakes throughout. In these cars!
So take some time out of your Thursday or perhaps extend it over a few working days, else people will suspect something and enjoy some classic sportscar racing from Japan. What would you race?
Watch the video here.
Seen this before but was enjoyable to watch again. Amazing to think that both 13R and 14R are now road legal and used regularly.
The GT500 is still great racing but where it really shines is the GT300. Seeing AMG Mercs dicing with GT86s and even a Prius (albeit not much original Prius left!) is amazing.
I think the Unisia Jecs livery is still one of my all time favourites, shame it doesn't exist in the current series.
gran turismo gasm
toms supra
calsonic skyline
jecs skyline
in real life ........
I feel faint and need a lie down and a cup of tea, I only watch 2 mins :-)
I was a regular viewer until Motors TV decided they could no longer afford it (at the time it was far better than any other motor racing I saw on TV including DTM, BTCC, and ETCC). Every so often i check the official website but never see an English language afiliate any more.
gran turismo gasm
toms supra
calsonic skyline
jecs skyline
in real life ........
I feel faint and need a lie down and a cup of tea, I only watch 2 mins :-)
Have a virtual pint sir
I was a regular viewer until Motors TV decided they could no longer afford it (at the time it was far better than any other motor racing I saw on TV including DTM, BTCC, and ETCC). Every so often i check the official website but never see an English language afiliate any more.
Fuji Speedway is on tomorrow!
The GT500 is still great racing but where it really shines is the GT300. Seeing AMG Mercs dicing with GT86s and even a Prius (albeit not much original Prius left!) is amazing.
I think the Unisia Jecs livery is still one of my all time favourites, shame it doesn't exist in the current series.
F1, F3000, F3, WRC, British Rally, BTCC + STW + all the other national Super Touring series , DTM, BPR GT, FIA GT, JGTC, Le Mans, British GT, CART, WSBK, BSB, 500 GP's all factory supported, cigarette and alcohol liveried, superstar driven/ridden with packed grids and masses of fans. Add in all the one-make series like the Ferrari Challenge, Carrera Cup in both national and international form, Diablo SVR challenge, Venturis and so on.
Rothmans, Marlboro, Mild Seven, Benson and Hedges, 555, Harrods, Gulf, Martini, Repsol, Castrol, LARK, Warsteiner, Jagermeister, FINA plus memorable liveries like the yellow and blue Renault Lagunas, silver and red Audis, Malcolm Wilsons Escort Cosworth and so on. Absolutely glorious looking cars and bikes in nearly every series.
I'm biased because I'm a 90's child so I grew up with it all but bloody hell everywhere you looked it was motorsport heaven.
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