Το επικείμενο τριήμερο διεξάγεται για 40ή φορά ο διάσημος 24-ώρος αγώνας αντοχής στην παγκοσμίως γνωστή πίστας της Γερμανίας, το Nurburgring. Σε αυτό θα συμμετάσχουν εκτός από το στοκ NIssan GT-R και μεταξύ άλλων, 4 Toyota GT86 και ένα Lexus LFA.
Η γιαπωνέζικη GAZOO Racing Team θα λάβει μέρος για έκτη φορά, ετοιμάζοντας τα 2 Toyota GT86, με αριθμό στα καπό 165 και 166 στην κατηγορία SP3 και το μοναδικό Lexus LFA, με αριθμό 83 στη κατηγορία SP8. Τα υπόλοιπα δυο Toyota θα τρέξουν υπό την ελβετική Toyota Swiss Racing Team, με αριθμούς 200 και 201 στη κατηγορία V3, προετοιμασμένα κατάλληλα από την Toyota Motorsport GmbH, που η βάση της είναι στην Γερμανία.
Ο οδηγός της GAZOO Racing Team, Akira Aida, μετά από αγώνα τον Απρίλιο με το Lexus LFA δήλωσε ότι:
Το μομέντουμ για την ομάδα μας είναι πολύ καλό. Ο στόχος μας για τον 24-ώρο αγώνα του Nurburgring είναι να έχουμε σταθερό ρυθμό, κάτι το οποίο επιλέγουμε να στήνουμε τα αυτοκίνητα μας. Παρόλ’αυτά, έχουμε καλή ταχύτητα και είμαστε έτοιμοι για τον αγώνα.
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GAZOO Racing, Toyota GT86 and Lexus LFA set to take on the Nürburgring
- Four Toyota GT86 and one Lexus LFA set to take part in this year’s 24 Hours Nürburgring race from May 17 to May 20
- GAZOO Racing Lexus LFA and Toyota GT86 driven by employees to hone technical skills and craftsmanship
- Toyota Swiss Racing Team enters two Toyota GT86 vehicles race prepared by Toyota Motorsport GmbH
The 40th edition of the ADAC 24 Hours Nürburgring race this year will be the sixth time for Japan-based GAZOO Racing Team at the world-famous German circuit. Through the team’s various racing activities, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) aims to make ever-better cars by putting its products and people through the challenges such as the endurance race at the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit, with each lap exceeding 25 kilometres.
GAZOO Racing personnel – including drivers and mechanics – are comprised of TMC employees with normal day-to-day jobs within the company in Japan. Putting the company’s employees through the paces on the racetrack gives engineers and technicians involved in vehicle development a chance to hone their skills and craftsmanship to continue to deliver products exceeding the customers’ expectations.
In addition to the GAZOO Racing Lexus LFA (car no. 83, SP8 class), the team also entered two race-prepared Toyota GT86 vehicles (car no. 165 and 166, SP3 class). Seasoned endurance racing drivers will join vehicle development employee drivers from TMC.
Prior to taking on the 24-hour endurance race, GAZOO Racing Team kicked off its 2012 race season at the shorter VLN2 and VLN3 races in April this year, with the Lexus LFA claiming class victories and both Toyota GT86 vehicles showing promising progress.
Speaking after the VLN3 race, GAZOO Racing driver Akira Iida commented: “The momentum of our team is very good. Our target for the 24 Hours Nürburgring race is to maintain a steady pace, which is how we chose to set up our cars. Nevertheless, we ran at good speeds and we are confident to be fully ready before the 24-hour race.”
Toyota Swiss Racing Team will join GAZOO Racing at the legendary Eifel circuit with two GT86 vehicles race prepared by Toyota Motorsport GmbH based in Germany. Both entries by the Swiss team (car no. 200 and 201) will compete in the V3 competition class for production vehicle models during the 24-hour endurance race.
In conjunction with the summertime European launch of the Toyota GT86, Toyota Switzerland aims to inspire a new generation of car enthusiasts around the world through its grassroots motorsports activities with the marque’s newest rear-wheel drive sports coupe
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