Anybody know when and where the JGTC will be coming to America? I heard its somtime in 2004!!!

 

Hopefully at Laguna Seca.

 

I've been following up on the JGTC series for a couple of years now so it'll be a dream if it came to the United States. Finally I can see it up close and personal!!! MUAAHAHAAHAH!!!

 

Sooooooooo, where was the announcement about this?

Brian

 

Ok, I'll bite...what is JGTC? Jello Guzzling Tournament of Champions? Something like that should be televised. Guessing it has to do with Touring Cars.

 

Japanese Grand Touring Championship. They showed some of the highlight shows on Speed in the past year. Supra's, NSX's, Skylines, etc.

Brian

 

man you guys suck *** at google

http://www.jgtc.net/index_en.htm

 

jgtc = high jizz factor

 

if you watch the movie, it says at about 5 minutes in they plan on taking it to the USA's west coast in 2004.... and they highlight what seems like the LA area.

 

Great Video !!!

But, how does anyone win, they are always crashing

 

no news, just the promise of it coming. btw, i dont like the title of the thread, it got me bit too excited for nothing...


it'll probably be at california speedway.

 

Ha, Japans touring cars are Skylines and NSX, America has the RSX and Sentra, and they wonder the Japanes series is so popular and the U.S series isn't.

 

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Uh, okay. It's Grand Touring... we have a GT series with 911s, NSX, etc as well. Guess what GT stands for?

 

Anyone else wonder about a Viper in GT300, which they say is ~300hp. They putting SRT-4 motors in those bad boyZ?

 

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Very well could be.

I have read of them swapping in smaller motors into a chassis to drop down a class and still retain the more disireable chassis.

 

NASCAR of Japan...

 

only they turn left and right!

purdy cars too

 

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that wouyld be the sickest thing evar! i remebering going to the lemans with the audis and bmw m3's gtr, 911's, vetter and realtime racing type r's.... and i was jus there this past superbikes race... seeing a skyline and supra battle it out on the corkscrew would be a site!!
"mazda seedway" at l. seca point is one of the greatest tracks in the world and to think ilive (my dads house) 10 mins away.
but alas only on my gran turismo 3 game=(

 

No, they just restrict the motor down so it produces approximately 300hp. If it were me doing the rules I'd stick the car in GT-500 since stock they put out about 500 (but do you really think that the Japanese would go for really potent Vipers trampeling around in their series?). I used to wonder how a McLaren F1 in GT-500 would be fair to the other cars until I learned it was choked down to the ~500hp.

The JGTC is a cool series, but there is something really wrong with neutering 200hp from street cars to make them racecars.


Modified by Vracer111 at 9:13 PM 11/21/2003

 

Hmm. I think they're kind of goofy - like an SCCA Super Production class populated by really rich guys. I guess I'm too old to get excited about box flares and NACA ducts...

K

 

Pulled from my post back in February...

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=418152

 

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Yeah, the Supras run 3sgte's in GT500, little 2L 4 cyilnders that still put up 500 hp, and allow them to move weight more towards the center of the car. neat stuff.

 

This is an awesome series in Japan. It brings good racing, good competition, and glamor to the racing community (in Japan). Is the racing any better in the H1 field as compared to H4. Speed is different but is the racing any better. I mean the definition of racing. I don't follow this series too closely. It has to do more with my personal taste.
I would love to see this race come to the USA. If the cars are slower then Nascar or Indy cars what do i care. I want to see good racing and people putting a lot of heart and soul into something they love.



Modified by JAMES "A" at 6:09 PM 11/22/2003

 

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actually the quote says they moved the engine forward a bit to avoid the "front mid-ship" layout weight penalty.

 

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K</TD></TR></TABLE>

Kirk,

Your comment about SP classes could be read as antagonistic.

Do we all have to race Showroom Stock or Improved Touring spec cars?

Scott, who finds so much to take offense to everywhere...a whole new world has opened up...