Nissan's Z GT500 car was fastest in the speed traps at Fuji ahead of this week's Golden Week SUPERGT race, while Toyota appears to have lost straight line performance since last year. Analysis:
Perhaps worryingly for the opposition is the fact that the two NISMO Zs, the two heaviest cars in the field following their success in the wet at Okayama, were third- and fourth-fastest.
"Both the drag and engine power look quite similar. Honda looks like it’s more of a ‘downforce car’, which is why there is more of a difference, but they are especially fast in sector two."On why the Kondo car in particular was so fast, Matsumura pointed out that the two Michelin-shod NISMO cars carrying ballast blurs the picture somewhat when comparing to the #24, which runs on Yokohamas.
Top speed at Fuji isn't the be all and end all - as proved by the fact it was Honda that took pole for the Golden Week classic despite facing a deficit of at least a few kilometres per hour to its rivals.But for Toyota, which has traditionally relied on its prowess in a straight line to be competitive at Fuji, the Z's speed is more of a worry - suggesting that Nissan may have made a better transition to CNF than initially thought.
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