Introduction
Super GT in Japan GT Championship, formerly known as JGTC (All Japan GT player right contest), then JGTC In addition to hosting the Japanese domestic arena, but also actively develop the overseas arena such as Malaysia, but because the relevant provisions of the FIA suggests that if the series was held in three or more countries, then it can not be called a domestic event, so the name of the JGTC (All Japan player right) is no longer used, after discussion research, renamed as SuperGT.
Similar to the group packet SuperGT FIA GT series of events to market to sell the car production basis, divided into groups according to the definition GT300 GT500 and horsepower output. But in fact these speed machines are only dressed in housing production car, the bones are completely alienated monster, among GT500 group represented.
GT500 Group (horsepower output ceiling 500PS)
because it is the highest category of GT races, so it became the target of major manufacturers competing for scientific and technological strength, including Toyota, Honda, and Nissan, etc., but also the early years of the team the option to purchase the car outside Japan entered the war by limiting the power output to meet the standard way, such as the Ferrari 550GT, McLaren F1, Aston Martin DBR9 and so on, but compared to Japanese manufacturers designed specifically for the game the development of cutting-edge technology crystallization, these overseas Corps combat increasingly vulnerable, have been defeated, or to evacuate GT300 group.
GT300 group (horsepower output limit 300PS)
GT500 differ materially group, 300 group became completely foreign car stage today, the Japanese manufacturer last year and the year before the championship HASEMI MOLA Z GT500 and LEXUS IS350 have to join the group. To the 2011 season, for example, the current first three points, not a Japanese manufacturer team boarded the podium, replaced by the latest model of the Ferrari 458GT, Aston Martin Vantage GT2, BMW Z4GT3,Porsche 997 GT3R and so on.
teams and drivers
Although the SuperGT has no vendor directly involved, just give the team the way the competition by racing to sell, but the truth inextricably linked between the top teams and manufacturers, including the configuration of the core team resources, and technical guidance. The driver’s quite a lot more strength, more than ever campaign F1 drivers, such as Yuji Ide, Kazuki Nakajima, and attracted foreign aid from overseas are also all players, almost all participated in the strength of the world’s top events, such as XANAVI nismo GT-R team of Benoit Treluyer, has just won the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans champion.
aggravate the rules and tactics
SUPERGT Another attractive ornamental but also a substantial increase in the intensity of Aspect is aggravated rule, the principle is simple, if a vehicle is currently racing ahead in the standings, will carry over to the next stop racing after the ranking was more weight in order to achieve an average power of intention each car. Bearing mounted position of the block, if placed in the passenger seat is 50kg, 50kg or more, can be freely selected to maintain balance mating, the upper limit of the current load of SuperGT, two groups are 100kg.
tactics concise about tactics, SuperGT, as similar to other game pits GT system, changing tires and refueling operations are separate, but not about tire replacement SuperGT the mandatory requirements, and thus a strategy, the principle is very simple, if on the track at full travel, then tire wear than natural reservations of the provincial tire running mode is much larger, so on the track, although the lead, but We had to replace all four tires when the pit stop, and turn strategy is to take advantage of this time by 10 seconds on the track to slow down slightly, while saving tire replacement, to reverse a disadvantage on the track. This strategy can often do wonders, has become the focus of each team’s tactical thinking, which can grasp in balance, the key to victory’ll take it.