autoblog.com — The Denso SARD Supra HV-R, a retired 480-horsepower Super GT car converted to run as a hybrid with regenerative braking, in-wheel-motors in front, and a larger electric motor for the rear wheels, has won the Tokachi 24-hour race. It's the first win of its type for a hybrid vehicle. The Supra completed 616 laps -- 19 more than the second-place car.
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zoransaJul 16, 2007
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zoransaJul 16, 2007
why digg post comment 2 times, is it some bug?
happyscrappyJul 17, 2007
Here's the entry list:<a class="user" href="http://www.tokachi.org/race/24hours/entry/index.html">http://www.tokachi.org/race/24hours/entry/index.html</a>Look like it was battling a couple Porsche GT3s, a Z4M (piloted by Hans Stuck!) and a couple Fairlady Zs. So it wasn't running against top quality competition, especially for a Super-GT class car. You can view the cars by clicking the links at the top.You can see the ST1 class is the next one down, and those cars are lightly modified (race-prepped) cars for the most part, comparable to a GT2 class car from Le Mans.So this car, even in its non-hybrid form would be equivalent to a GT1 car or higher and would have beaten the field anyway.
lintrixJul 17, 2007
Yeah i'm Lintrix from Supraforums
theguinJul 18, 2007
This win is a worthless marketing stunt by Toyota. They could of tried to make a GT1 car for Spa 24, or Le Mans 24, but instead they go to a reject 24 hour race with a bunch of hand-me-down, second rate, cars that even if new could not compete with what they had. Besides Toyota can't win an F1 race, so they are trying to find something other than the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series that they can win at.
in2deepJul 18, 2007
This is cool...good post!