Super GT (stylized as SUPER GT) is a grand touring car racing series that began in 1993. Launched as the Zen Nihon GT Senshuken (全日本GT選手権), generally referred to as either the JGTC or the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, the series was renamed to Super GT in 2005. It is the top level of sports car racing in Japan[citation needed].
The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and run by the GT Association (GTA). Autobacs has been the title sponsor of the series and its predecessor since 1998.
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Purpose-designed for racing in the FIA GT Championship, at Le Mans and in other endurance races, the 550 Maranello has been substantially altered: The car has received a new bodywork, replacing all body components except the roof by carbonfibre and Kevlar parts. The re-designed, aerodynamic body looks very aggressive, sporting large air-intakes in the huge frontspoiler and a giant adjustable rearwing which generates a remarkable downforce. A completely closed bottom section and diffusors to the front and to the rear are additional elements of the 550 GTS’ optimized aerodynamics. Needless to say that the standard interior has been replaced by a very Spartan racing interior featuring a very stable roll-cage and an additional protective tube structure to the driver’s side. Weight has also been reduced by the use of perspex windows and the massive use of carbonfibre on the modified dashboard and center console. In total, the car’s weight was reduced by almost 600 kg to about 1.100 kg – which are almost perfectly balanced in a relation of 51:49. Unibal parts were used on the suspension, which is adjustable. The 550 GTS runs on huge OZ wheels in the dimension of 12’’ x 18’’ to the front and 13’’ x 18’’ to the rear, tires are Dunlop 280s to the front and 315s to the rear. Substantial changes to the engine include the enlargement to six liters (the 550 GTS now has a bore and stroke of 88 mm x 82 mm) and the fitting of a stainless steel sidepipe exhaust system. The 550 GTS produces about 600 hp and a maximum torque of 655 Nm, the maximum rev-rate is 7.000 min-1. Due to the FIA regulations, the engine had to be equipped with two large air-restrictors; without these restrictors, the power output of the 550 GTS would be even higher. The massive torque is handled by a sequential sixspeed gearbox attached to a Fichtel & Sachs MFX 200 racing clutch. The Brembo-made braking system features discbrakes with a diameter of 380 mm to the front and with a diameter of 350 mm to the rear. According to FIA regulations, the 550 GTS does not have an anti-lock system. The conversion of the car was performed by Baumgartner Sportwagen Technik (who did already prepare Franz Wieth’s Porsche GT2) and engine specialist Völkl of Tirschenreuth.
7 MAR 2023 modbase update:
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Utilizing a twin-turbocharged transverse V6 descended from the unit found in the road-going NSX, the car makes right around the 500 horsepower limit of the GT500 class. The NSX’s unique shape has adapted well to the aggressive aero package common in Super GT racing. In 2006, the efforts of the DOME team with the NSX would pay off, as the car won outright at Okayama. It’s worth noting that the substantially similar sister car, the #8 ARTA NSX, took second place overall in the class championship in 2005.
4 MAR 2023 modbase update:
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For use in the Super GT (formerly the JGTC), the NSX has been highly modified (as allowed by series technical regulations) with chassis development by Dome, engine development by Mugen, for Honda.
Externally the NSX shape has developed race by race, season to season to the demands of increasing aerodynamic downforce within the regulations. The most notable change is the position of the V6 engine, which is mounted longitudinally instead of transversely as per the roadcar. Similar to the setup used in modern Lamborghinis, the gearbox is located in the center tunnel under the cockpit and is connected to the rear differential by a driveshaft. Engines can either be turbocharged or naturally aspirated, depending on the class and on the rules.
Prior to rule changes beginning in the 2003 season, the Super GT/GT500 NSX was powered by a specially modified version of the C32B V6 engine. Using a stroker crankshaft from Toda Racing, the naturally aspirated engine displaced 3.5 liters and produced nearly 500 bhp. Beginning in 2003, Honda substituted a highly modified C30A, augmented by a turbocharger, which also produces up to 500 bhp.
The NSX continued to be used as the works Honda car in the GT500 class, even though it is no longer in production, until it was replaced in 2010 with the HSV-010. New 2014 regulations however will render the HSV-010 obsolete; Honda's 2014-spec GT500 car is to be based on the 2015 NSX, along with plans for a GTE version from 2015 onwards.
NSX competition vehicle during Super GT competition
Cars were entered by Raybrig and ARTA in the 2005 Super GT season, Castrol Mugen Motorsports in 2000, Loctite in 2001 and Epson in the 2007 Super GT season.
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While its predecessor, the NSX-GT, made for easy cornering due to its mid-engine layout, it had a slight lack of stability. With the HSV-010 GT, Honda pursued both speed and stability to the limit. Many people think of the NSX as a “cornering machine,” and we were therefore determined to make the HSV-010 GT “the ultimate cornering machine” that would even surpass the NSX.
Creating an “easy-to-handle”, high performance vehicle through technology
HSV-010 GT is a front-engine rear-drive Super GT machine—an attempt that Honda has never made before. Though it was a brand-new and independent challenge, the passion put into the vehicle by our development team, with the technologies cultivated in our history with the NSX-GT, led to the creation of this easy-to-handle, but high performance machine. Newly developed technology were combined with the already proven technology from the NSX. Ideal frame performance was achieved by optimizing the rigidity balance of the main frame. As for the engine, we adopted the HR10EG, which takes the 3.4-liter V8 engine for Formula Nippon and optimizes it for Super GT.
Velocity: Speed in a Given Direction
HSV stands for Honda Sports Velocity. As the name “Velocity” suggests, the engine thrives on speed —the core of motorsports. Velocity also implies “speed in a given direction,” and the HSV-010 GT expresses the future direction of Honda racing machine development as well as the engineering team’s dedication to speed.
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Moved to the GT300 class before the end of the 2005 season.
Chasis: Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1
Engine: Lamborghini L535 6.0L NA V12
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Super_GT_Series
2003 Frankfurt-The long-awaited return of Lamborghini to professional sports car racing edged closer to reality when the company unveiled the Murcielago R-GT, a new race car derived from its acclaimed super sports car, the Lamborghini Murcielago. The car was unveiled at the IAA Frankfort Motor Show.
The Murcielago R-GT, developed jointly with renowned race car engineering company Reiter Engineering in Germany, and parent company Audi’s sports division Audi Sport, will offer Lamborghini clients a car with which to compete in global professional motor sport.
The car was built to the specifications of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), organizer of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, so that it would be eligible to compete at Le Mans and in the American Le Mans Series.
The R-GT will be equipped with a Lamborghini air restricted 6 liter V12 engine, developing a highly competitive power output. The drive train, converted from the Murcielago permanent 4WD to RWD, as per the FIA/ACO regulations, will sport a sequential gearbox. The total weight will be contained within the relevant class specification of 1100 kg.
8 MAR 2023 modbase release:
-This car is an edited version of the old GT1 mod.
-Textures and physics tweaked to fit GT500.
-Added dashlight.
-Advan tires.
-Jloc 88 replica livery.
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-Optional sound mod in sfx folder: https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/lamborghini-murcielago-rs-v-gt1-sound-mod.48689/
Remove or rename "lam_murc_gt1_windows_diffuse.dds" file in the skin folder to have normal glass colors.
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IN 2006, Toyota abandoned their aging Supra program in favor of a specially developed Lexus SC430 that met SuperGT GT500 rules. Accordingly, it uses the same 3UZ-FE V8 from the Supra.
At the opening round of the 2006 season, the all-new SC430 won first time out for TOM’S with drivers Juichi Wakisaki and Andre Lotterer . They went on to win two more races and the championship despite competition from the DOME NSX and NISMO Z. They were joined by other teams such as Cerumo and Direzza.
Since the first successful year, several more teams continued with the SC430 program and it has had over 12 different liveries in the SuperGT series. Desipte being in Formula One, NASCAR, Super GT and Formula Nippon concurrently, Toyota have remained dedicated to the SC430 in Japan.
In 2009 the factory entries consisted of five SC430s for TOM’S, Tsuchiya, Kraft, Cerumo and Sard.
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Virtually every component of the road going car has been improved or replaced, including the potent twin-turbo V6. The engine is still too new for race teams so instead they stuck with the current 4.5L normally-aspirated V8 mill. The car also sports a six-speed sequential transaxle and RWD layout as per the rules of the series.
The V8 engine still develops the maximum allowable 500hp, even with air-restrictions, and its torque levels are far beyond the 376lb-ft figure.
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The GT race series in Japan was renamed the 'Super GT' when it became an international series from 2005. Until 2004, it was called the 'All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC)', and from its start it boasted the largest number of spectators for a motorsport in Japan. For this reason, Japanese automobile manufacturers poured much energy into this championship series.
The Toyota Supra entered the championship from 1994, and it was like a direct challenge against the Nissan GT-R that had dominated the series 3 years in the row, from the first year of the championship in 1993. 3 years later in 1997, the Supra finally defeated the GT-R to become series champion. The historic machine that achieved this feat was the #36, Castrol Tom's Supra.
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The McLaren F1 GTR was a racing variant of the McLaren F1 sports car first produced in 1995 for grand touring style racing, such as the BPR Global GT Series, FIA GT Championship, JGTC, and British GT Championship.
Following the success of the 1995 season, McLaren set forth to upgrade the car to remain competitive, especially against the threat of newer sports cars appearing such as the Ferrari F50 GT (which was withdrawn quickly enough) and Porsche 911 GT1. They were assisted by BMW Motorsport, who at the time decided to use their connection to McLaren to enter sports car racing by running their own race team with F1 GTRs.
Among the modifications were an extension of the front and rear bodywork, including a larger splitter attached to the front of the car. The bodywork was also modified to allow it to be removed more quickly for easier repair. The car's normally stock gearbox was modified to include a lighter magnesium housing and more robust mechanicals. These modifications allowed for the weight of the GTR to be lowered by 38 kg.
Although equipped with a restricted engine that produced less power than the road car, slower on an entire lap than the 1997 long-tail version due to the significantly lower downforce (the 1997 model relied on high-speed cornering much like prototypes of the 2000s), the F1 GTR of 1996 was the fastest variant in terms of straight line speed. The car hit 330 km/h on the Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans in 1996, which is 13 km/h faster than the 1997 long-tail F1 GTR and even 6 km/h faster than the 1996 Porsche GT1.
McLaren F1 GTRs have been so successful that raced internationally until 2005 when the final race chassis was retired.