Old Fuji circuit...

[thunderbelmont]

Autosnort dot com did a little bit on the old Fujispeedway layout. Great read for those that are subscribed for such things.

In some ways it's sad to see a circuit neutered like Fuji was in '74, and then utterly Tilke'd recently.

Here's what it used to flow like - love this Nissan Fairlady Skyline GT-R 6-pot roar!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedd...

The many great circuits of the world destroyed in the name of F1

[TheHeretic]

Modern 'revisit' by Gan San in an old GT-R.

http://youtu.be/byJ5NH5t37U

[MG CHRIS]

Apart from the first corner which is nuts the rest of the track i just a mixture of fast right left corners apart from the tight left (which looks like is the turn 4 on the modern track) i wouldn't call it a great track. Would like too see a picture of the old track over the new one to see the difference.

[thunderbelmont]

Without the old 30deg banked Turn 1.

But yes, awesome soundtrack none the less.

You try finding one of those early Hakosuka Skyline GT-R's for less than £60K (road car, let alone race car!)

[IainW]

MG CHRIS said:

Apart from the first corner which is nuts the rest of the track i just a mixture of fast right left corners apart from the tight left (which looks like is the turn 4 on the modern track) i wouldn't call it a great track. Would like too see a picture of the old track over the new one to see the difference.

There you go, compare and contrast.

http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/Japan/Fuji...