2011 1/8GP Racing Japan Nats
H23.7.23-24
Reported by Yuya Sahashi, team Serpent
Qualifying
Round 1
Masao Tanaka with S966 marked fastest time 19 laps 4min 57sec. Tadahiko Sahashi recorded
19 laps 5min 03sec, that got 3rd postion. Yuya Sahashi ( Serpent) and Takumi Matsuda (Serpent) couldn’t
finish.
First:Masao Tanaka – 966
2nd:Keisuke Fukuda
3rd:Tadahiko Sahashi – 966
4th:Tuyoshi Baba
5th:Takaaki Shimo
Round 2
Masao and Tadahiko couldn’t improve.
Yuya placed 7th position, Takumi couldn’t finish.
1st:Masao Tanaka – 966
2nd:Keisuke Fukuda
3rd:Tadahiko Sahashi – 966
4th:Takaaki Shimo
5th:Tuyoshi Baba
Round 3
Masao made 20laps but flamed out due to running out of fuel.
He ended 3rd upto this round.
Yuya recorded 19laps 5min 0 sec, and got 4th position.
Tadahiko couldn’t finish, takumi also.
1st:Takaaki Shimo
2nd:Keisuke Fukuda
3rd:Masao Tanaka – 966
4th:Yuya Sahashi – 966
5th:Syouki Takahata
Round 4
Masao made perfect run, and recorded 20 laps 5min 11sec.
This was TQ time up to this round.
Yuya and Tadahiko marked 20 laps but they couldn’t finish due to running out of fuel.
1st:Masao Tanaka – 966
2nd:Keisuke Fukuda
3rd:Takaaki Shimo
4th:Syouki Takahata
5th:Yuya Sahashi – 966
Round 5 at the first day.
Final round at the first day.
Masao improved, and marked 20 laps 5min 9sec, which was still TQ time.
Most drivers improved at this round.
Tadahiko also marked 20laps but he ran out of fuel, which was 11th place.
Yuya was driving as fastest time but he got engine issue.
1st:Masao Tanaka – 966
2nd:Takaaki Shimo
3rd:Keisuke Fukuda
4th:Syouki Takahata
5th:Takehiro Terauchi
Second day started Round 6 and each final.
Round 6
Masao goaled at fastest but couldn’t improve. But his fastest time, marked day before was TQ time in total.
Takumi finished but 17th place. He had to run from 1/4 final.
1st:Masao Tanaka – 966
2nd:Keisuke Fukuda
3rd:Takaaki Shimo
4th:Shinya Shimazaki
5th:Ken Furukawa
So for Serpent in the end qualifying looks:
1th: Maso Tanaka
11th:Tadahiko Sahashi
12th:Yuya Sahashi
17th:Takumi Matuda
1/2 final A
Yuya would have started at 5th grid but he got radio problem, and he couldn’t run. Really as shame as he would have looked very good for the final.
1/2 final B
Tadahiko and Takumi was runinng 4th and 5th position but both engine flamed out and they coud not bump up.
Final:
In Which Tanaka recorded the fatstets laptime.
| 1 | TAKAAKI SHIMO | 関東 | 45:09.237 | 167 | 15.576 | Grand Final |
| 2 | KEISUKE
FUKUDA |
関東 | 45:10.346 | 167 | 15.532 | Grand Final |
| 3 | TAKAHATA | 中国 | 45:15.128 | 166 | 15.681 | Grand Final |
| 4 | MASAO
TANAKA |
関東 | 45:21.062 | 166 | 15.320 | Grand Final |
| 5 | TUYOSHI
BABA |
関東 | 45:01.284 | 162 | 15.682 | Grand Final |
| 6 | YOKOYAMA | 関西 | 45:12.500 | 162 | 15.759 | Grand Final |
| 7 | KOBAYASHI | 関東 | 45:07.067 | 161 | 15.684 | Grand Final |
| 8 | TERAUCHI | 関東 | 45:01.541 | 158 | 15.510 | Grand Final |
| 9 | MIYASHITA | 関東 | 40:37.682 | 125 | 15.886 | Grand Final |
| 10 | KEN FURUKAWA | 関東 | 40:59.299 | 92 | 15.739 | Grand Final |
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUdrn7M8fWc&feature=player_embedded#at=22
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya8vElRhp14&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEaVZZU5gwg&feature=player_embedded