Nissan stands on the precipice of its first SuperGT GT500 title since 2015 - but to get there, it first needs to beat Honda in its own backyard. Full preview to this weekend's Motegi title decider:
Nissan has made something of a habit of winning the SUPER GT title with new GT500 models in their first year of service. Its works NISMO team did so with the R34 variant of the GT-R in 1999, then again four years later with the 350Z. In 2008, the then-new R35 GT-R also took the title at the first time of asking.
That said, the Z has arguably taken over from the NSX-GT as the king of the ‘technical’ tracks this year with two wins at Suzuka and another in the wet at Sugo. The two title-contending Nissans were both laden with fuel flow restrictors last time out at Autopolis, and yet the Impul car was still able to come through for sixth, but very nearly came fourth.
Impul’s Baguette knows how strong Real Racing is at Motegi, having won driving alongside Tsukakoshi in the #17 car at the Tochigi venue in 2020, but is also bullish that Nissan won’t have any issues matching the fuel economy of the NSX-GT. While Michelin’s pace remains the major unknown, one advantage the #3 Nissan will have, especially in qualifying, is engine mileage, as the NDDP took an extra unit penalty-free following Takaboshi’s huge crash earlier in the year at Fuji. Chiyo is reluctant to say whether this could be the difference, but knows that qualifying in the first two rows of the grid will be pivotal.
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