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07-04-2019, 10:56 AM | #1 |
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Toyota confirms GT4
Toyota Confirms GR Supra GT4 Customer Program
"The program’s confirmation means the GR Supra will race on three platforms in 2020, with a NASCAR Xfinity Series entry already in place as well as an upcoming Japanese Super GT500 car." Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk |
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Surprised it's in NASCAR. Was thinking GT4 class in sports cars.
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The GT4 customer program has nothing to do with NASCAR unless someone wants to run on in IMSA which NASCAR owns. They did mention that Supra is competing in NASCAR which is just Supra body paneled cars that run in the Xfinity series. Those cars were formerly skinned as Camrys.
These GT4 cars will run in Series like IMSA and SRO in NA and GT4 and similar roadracing classes in Europe and Asia. GT4 is one of the fastest growing production based racing series in the world.
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Besides with Toyota's track record in motorsports they kind of need a series where they can compete and win against other major manufacturer efforts. NASCAR gives them that. Hopefully GT4 will give them that too.
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Its not like they have to make at least 500 production version of these cars for homologation purpose like the old days. Kind of meaningless because only the shell vaguely resembles the road going cars. Engines, suspension are totally different.
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Yeah NASCAR is what they call "stock car" racing. It's meant to make it more of a driver's competition than whoever have the most money. And it sort of* works that way, lol. But yeah cars are all the same just made to look like the sponsors cars from far far away. Which I mean some of the tracks are like almost 3mi long...
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also what's this thread doing in the Vs section?
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I mean, Toyota got more LMP1 Le Mans finishes this year than any other manufacturer!
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How many manufacturers entered cars in LMP1 at LeMans? Trick question: Toyota was the only factory team in that class. Audi? Porsche? They both quit the class over two years ago. Toyota could not beat the factories but since everyone else quit they have managed to beat a couple seriously over matched private race teams. Hurray?
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LOL, someone didn't get the joke.
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