Honda Malaysia Throws Pre-Race Party for Honda NSX-GT Teams
Kuala Lumpur, 21 June 2006 – Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd threw a welcome party to welcome the three Honda NSX-GT teams in conjunction with the Super GT Championship Series due to take place at SIC (Sepang International Circuit this weekend.
The Super GT Series began five years ago, after 11 years of Japan GT Championships (JGTC), a successful series that started way back in 1994. Now the Super GT Series is an international series that appeals to a large number of devoted fans who love to come and watch their favourite drivers driving highly competitive machines and pushing them to their limits and sometimes beyond.
In year 2000, Malaysia became the first overseas race for Super GT, when it was incorporated as one of the championship rounds. This year, the race is expected to be a very exciting affair due to the close and intense competition amongst the top teams.
Speaking at the party, Honda Malaysia Managing Director and CEO, Mr. Yasuhide Mizuno expressed his excitement over the coming race this weekend, “We are certain that like previous years, you can expect an exciting performance form these teams. Even more so as Team Honda Racing is currently in the lead with the highest points achieved form the first three rounds.” He added, “ Honda Malaysia is proud of the Honda Racing Spirit that puts Honda at the forefront and challenges Honda to compete at the highest level of motoring and racing technology.”
Four Honda NSX will be competing in this forthcoming fourth round of the nine-round championship series this weekend at the Sepang International Circuit. The four cars belong to three NSX-GT teams, namely Team Honda Racing, Epson Nakajima Racing and Team Kunimitsu. All the teams are headed by experienced racing veterans. Nakajima, who runs the Epson Nakajima Team, and holds the distinction of being the first Japanese driver to complete a Formula 1 season.
Team Honda Racing will be fielding two NSX cars, the ARTA NSX team car and the Takata Dome NSX, which is the currently leader in the 2006 championship. Both teams are managed by Takuya Nakamura, and receive support from Dome, a leading Japanese constructor with experience in building F1 cars and Le Mans cars. In fact, all the NSX models competing in the Super GT Series are developed by Dome.
Finally, the Super GT race comes with the embellishment that is an all-time favourite with the racing fans; the GT queens will be around this weekend too, and AW will be there to take photos of them (and the cars too), and share them with our readers.
