I went to watch the "Super GT Round 5 Fuji Final" and "Porsche Carrera Cup (PCCJ) Round 10" held at Fuji Speedway on August 5, 2018 (Sun)!
I've been to Fuji Speedway several times these days, and I just missed the "air feeling" of this circuit that I had forgotten after a long time.Watching the Blancpain GTThen, I was dying to see this "race atmosphere, cars running, sounds", so I just ... "Super GT and PCCJ, let's go see it!"
I was thinking of watching the race after the children got bigger and I couldn't get my hands on it, but what should I do ... I feel like I'm getting faster ... But it's really too great, the atmosphere of watching the race.
This time it wasn't about which team to support, so I usually bought only the spectator tickets ~. and! And. At the last Blancpain GT, I wasn't satisfied because I took pictures through wire mesh without choosing a place easily, so this time I will take pictures of the cars properly, not through wire mesh or glass! That's my personal mission (laughs). * I'm sorry that the image quality is poor because the resolution is lower when viewed on a smartphone.
The photos posted on this blog this time were taken with the EOS 5D Mark III in my hand and with basic manual focus (the ones taken by my husband are also mixed!). I did my best in the hot weather. It was really hot to die ...
This time, the main event at Fuji Speedway on that day was "Super GT". But this time we said, "Let's see the Carrera Cup in the main."
Because, I heard in advance that "from the usual year, it takes 3 hours just to get the traffic jam on the way back from Fuji Speedway to the area around Gotemba", and the parking lot will be full if you do not go early in the morning. Because there was information and I was making a noise "I want to see Porsche running!" (Laughs), the main "Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Round 10" was held from 9:15 in the morning I decided to watch the game, and decided to go home after seeing a little from the start of the 5th round of SuperGT.
We do not have the courage to challenge traffic jams from the beginning.
Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Round 10 Fuji
Now. That's why, first of all, the Carrera Cup! It is a one-make race with a 991.2 GT3 cup car. It is said that the maximum output of this cup car is 485ps, but it seems that the maximum output of a normal GT3 (991.2) that is not a cup car was 500ps. For me as an amateur, I wonder if the race-specification cup car has a larger maximum output, but that's not always the case.
This is the car of Tsubasa Kondo who won the overall class of the 10th round of the Carrera Cup this time. It's too cool! !! !! The appearance of Porsche and others running through is the best.
However. Actually, the Carrera Cup on that day was in a very turbulent situation. Immediately after the start (still on a straight straight), the top three? Cars crash. The race suddenly became a red flag and the race was interrupted. It took a considerable amount of time to restart, and it is said that the Carrera Cup is a race where either "15 laps or 30 minutes" is prioritized, but this time it was a big time loss so "30 minutes" To say "race".
However, it took a long time to resume, so the real race was only "9 minutes" (tears). The drivers and the people involved in the race would have been really disappointed. I was wondering what to do if the race ended like this before the race, which wouldn't be restarted until 9 minutes left, but I'm glad I enjoyed it even for the last 9 minutes.
Alright. continue. With an event on the way, it is finally the Super GT Round 5 final from 13:30 pm. First of all, I will post more and more cool cars.
Lexus LC500 of "Lexux Team au TOM'S" won the Super GT Round 5 GT500
This is the Lexus LC500 of "Lexux Team au TOM'S" which won the "GT500" of Fuji in the 5th round final.
Super GT Round 5 GT500 2nd place is Lexus LC500 of "Lexus Team Keeper TOM'S"
Next, this is the Lexus LC500 of "Lexus Team Keeper TOM'S" which was the second place in GT500. Is not it amazing? ?? LC500 gets 1st and 2nd place in GT500. The TOM'S team seems to have got a lot of points.
This Super GT Round 5 Fuji is a "500 mile race", which is a long-distance race of 500 miles, and it seems that the points given to the teams that won the 10th place are also larger than usual. So, the TOM'S team that decided the 1st and 2nd finishes in this 500 mile race is quite amazing! Congratulations. I'm sure the Lexus team is already crazy.
In Super GT, two classes, GT500 and GT300, run together. You can easily tell by "GT500 class with white eyes and GT300 class with yellow eyes". When cars of different classes run in the same race, they always "pull out, pull out", so this is probably one of the reasons why it is a fun and popular race to watch again.
Super GT Round 5 GT300 Winner is BMW M6 GT3 of "Autobacs Racing Team AGURI"
And here is the BMW of "Autobacs Racing Team AGURI" which won the 5th round final Fuji's "GT300" is M6 GT3.
The rest is in no particular order, and some photos I took.
No, really. It was the best, Super GT. Thinking about traffic jams and so on, I said, "Let's watch the Carrera Cup in the main game this time!" But after all, when I saw Super GT in front of me, it was already too good and "Wow! I don't want to go home !!! ”, and the battle of traffic jam vs. Super GT happened in me and it was hard (laughs).
The race started at 13:30, and I was told that I would go home after watching it for about 30 minutes, but when I realized it, it was 15:00 in no time. Really, the time passed so quickly that I was surprised to see the clock and say "15:00 ?!". So I returned to myself and said, "I'm sorry, I have to get out soon!" And finally left Fuji Speedway ... but I wanted to see it till the end. Next time I'll stay overnight (laughs).
This Super GT has a "warm-up run" before the race, and the cars run for several laps, but first of all I was watching that run. I was watching it because I thought that the warm-up run alone was "the best".
The actual race has begun ... The race starts with rolling while the cars are running behind the police and the police motorcycle. So, the first lap was still the same as the warm-up run ...
The moment when the start signal lights up and the race is "started". Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu !! !! sound! !! !! Run! !! !! too cool! !! !! After watching this warm-up run, I can see the difference that "it's completely different from what I've been doing!", So I feel like I can enjoy a more exciting start.
Previously, when I saw F1, it was raining on the first day, so I first saw F1 running on a rainy day ... The next day, I had the experience of watching the final on a sunny and completely dry circuit every day. There is, but at this time as well, I was able to compare the full running in fine weather after watching the rainy weather on the first day, so it was too different, "What is this !! It is completely different from yesterday !!" I was impressed to see the run.
From this warm-up run, I feel that the actual performance has become more impressive with the same feeling (laughs).
Already, these sounds. It's too good. And I think I somehow understood the reason why this Super GT is so popular. Of course, there may be times when we can support the cars and manufacturers we own, but it's really just "fun" to look at. The race cars running in front of you will never get tired of it no matter how many laps you make. Far from getting bored, I want to see it for many laps.
It was really fun watching Super GT! Finally, after all, when Porsche is running, Porsche always shoots me (laugh). ↑ and ↓
First of all, the excitement of watching SuperGT & PCCJ and the pictures of the car. Is it the third time to start yet? It's a car photo shoot, and it's really fun. I can't go to the circuit without a camera anymore (laughs).
For other things, I will write another article next time. It was fun! !! !! !!
I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).
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