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Congratulations to Nissan who managed to get a triple victory at Suzuka on Round 8 of the JGTC. This race was especially important because it will mark an end to the legendary Skyline GT-Rs Japanese GT racing career where the car, could arguably, have been said to be born.
-Motoyama-Krumm has won the Driver's Championship for the GT500 in their Skyline GT-R
-NISMO has won the Team Championship for the GT500 with the Skyline GT-R
-Kino****a-Yanagida has won the Driver's Championship for the GT300 in their Fairlady Z
Here's a rundown:
The Calsonic Skyline GT-R managed to win round 8 of the GT500 JGTC. More importantly, the Xanavi NISMO Skyline GT-R came in 3rd and Esso Supra in 7th. After Round 7 Wakisaka-Iida's Esso Supra was leading the series with 6-points, with Motoyama-Krumm's NISMO Skyline GT-R in second, with their third place finish in round 8, NISMO not only was able to get a come from behind victory for the Driver's Championship they also managed a win in the Team Championship.
On a side note: This was also the last race for famed racer Keiichi Tsuchiya, aka "Drift King", many of you might know him from his appreances on all those OPTION videos and he is also considered the father of drifting's popularity in Japan. In his last race he managed to finish 2nd in his ARTA NSX, ahead of Motoyama-Krumm, and sandwiched between two GT-Rs.
-Motoyama-Krumm has won the Driver's Championship for the GT500 in their Skyline GT-R
-NISMO has won the Team Championship for the GT500 with the Skyline GT-R
-Kino****a-Yanagida has won the Driver's Championship for the GT300 in their Fairlady Z
Here's a rundown:
The Calsonic Skyline GT-R managed to win round 8 of the GT500 JGTC. More importantly, the Xanavi NISMO Skyline GT-R came in 3rd and Esso Supra in 7th. After Round 7 Wakisaka-Iida's Esso Supra was leading the series with 6-points, with Motoyama-Krumm's NISMO Skyline GT-R in second, with their third place finish in round 8, NISMO not only was able to get a come from behind victory for the Driver's Championship they also managed a win in the Team Championship.
On a side note: This was also the last race for famed racer Keiichi Tsuchiya, aka "Drift King", many of you might know him from his appreances on all those OPTION videos and he is also considered the father of drifting's popularity in Japan. In his last race he managed to finish 2nd in his ARTA NSX, ahead of Motoyama-Krumm, and sandwiched between two GT-Rs.
Kinos-hit-a was blanked out... ah..ha.. ok I'll stop.
I'd rather wait till 2007 and see the return of the GTR
yes....thats why were discussing the JGTC...which is a motorsport.... 
