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Mooncraft Shiden
The is a Japanese Super GT GT300 class prototype race car introduced by Mooncraft in 2006. Etymology The Shiden's name is a callback to the Mooncraft Shiden 77, a Group 6 sports prototype racing car produced by Mooncraft to compete in the Fuji Grand Champion Series; the Shiden itself was named after the Kawanishi N1K World War II fighter plane, nicknamed the "Shiden". The Shiden 77 was not a particularly successful race car and was ultimately destroyed in a crash during a Fuji Long Distance Series race. Specifications The Shiden's basic design is based on a Riley Technologies MkXI chassis; despite being based on the MkXI, virtually no parts are shared with the car apart from the chassis. The use of a Riley chassis is hinted at in the car's internal designation, "MC/RT-16". In comparison to other GT300 cars, the Shiden resembled a sports prototype more than a GT3 car. The Shiden itself is said to be a "modern recreation" of its direct ancestor, the Shiden 77, for modern compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super GT
Super GT (stylized as SUPER GT) is a sports car racing series that began in 1993. Launched as the , generally referred to as the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC), the series was renamed to Super GT in 2005. It is the top level of sports car racing in Japan. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and run by the GT Association (GTA). Autobacs Seven, Autobacs has been the title sponsor of the series and its predecessor since 1998. History The JGTC years (1993–2004) The JGTC (Japanese Grand Touring Championship) was established in 1993 by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) via its subsidiary company the GTA (GT Association), replacing the defunct All Japan Sports Prototype Championship for Group C cars and the Japanese Touring Car Championship for Group A touring cars, which instead would adopt the supertouring formula. Seeking to prevent the spiraling budgets and one-team/make domination of both series, JGTC imposed strict limits on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Super GT Series
The 2006 Autobacs Super GT Series was the fourteenth season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship including the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era and the second season as the Super GT series. It was also the twenty-fourth season of a JAF-sanctioned sports car racing championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The season began on March 19 and ended on November 5, 2006, after 9 races. Juichi Wakisaka, André Lotterer, and Toyota Team TOM'S won the GT500 drivers' and teams' championships, in the debut season for the new Lexus SC430. Tetsuya Yamano, Hiroyuki Iiri, and RE Amemiya Racing won the GT300 drivers' and teams' championships in their Mazda RX-7. The championship battle was decided on the final lap of the season, with Yamano and Iiri winning the drivers' title on a tiebreaker over Kazuho Takahashi and Hiroki Katoh of Cars Tokai Dream28. Drivers and teams GT500 GT300 Vehicle changes GT500 * Toyota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fédération Internationale De L'Automobile
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; ) is an international organisation with two primary functions surrounding use of the automobile. Its mobility division advocacy, advocates the interests of motoring organisations, the automotive industry and motor car users in the fields of road safety and Traffic, traffic circulation. The sport division is a governing body for many international motorsport championships and disciplines, including Formula One. The FIA was formally established on 20 June 1904. It is headquartered at 8 Place de la Concorde, Paris, with offices in Geneva, Valleiry and London. The FIA consists of 245 member organisations in 149 countries worldwide. Its current president is Mohammed Ben Sulayem. The FIA is generally known by its French name or initials, even in non-French-speaking countries, but is occasionally rendered as International Automobile Federation. Its most prominent role is in the licensing and sanctioning of Formula One, World Rally C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sequential Manual Transmission
A sequential manual transmission, also known as a sequential gearbox or sequential transmission, is a type of Non-synchronous transmission, non-synchronous manual transmission used mostly in motorcycles and Auto racing, racing cars. It produces faster shift times than traditional Manual transmission#Synchronized transmission, synchronized manual transmissions, and restricts the driver to selecting either the next or previous gear, in a successive order. Design A sequential manual transmission is non-synchronous transmission, unsynchronized, and allows the driver to select either the next gear (e.g. shifting from first gear to second gear) or the previous gear (e.g., shifting from third gear to second gear), operated either via electronic paddle-shifters mounted behind the steering wheel or with a sequential shifter. This restriction avoids accidentally selecting the wrong gear; however, it also prevents the driver from deliberately "skipping" gears. The use of dog clutches (ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xtrac
Xtrac Limited, also known as Xtrac Transmission Technology, is a British engineering company founded in 1984 by the former Hewland engineer Mike Endean to make 4WD systems and gearboxes for rallycross and later rally and racing cars. Endean, together with Chris Goddard, who had been working on the electronic components essential to the system, in 1983 developed the first Xtrac 4WD system, for Norwegian rallycross star Martin Schanche. Schanche had thought up the idea of a changeable hydraulic 4WD system (his 1984 ERC winning Ford Escort Mk3 Xtrac- Zakspeed had a stepless FWD:RWD ratio of 28:72 to 50:50) and financed its development. This 560bhp so-called ''Xtrac No. 1'' was bought by Endean, in the mid-1990s, who raced it himself for many a year in carsprints and hillclimbs. "Xtrac started making gearboxes in the mid to late 1980s for the then-new Group A rally cars from their original premises in Wokingham and then continued to do so after moving in 1986 to a new 20,000 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toda Racing
TODA RACING Co., Ltd. is a Japanese automotive parts supplier and racing engine constructor. It also operates its own racing team. History Founded in 1971 by Yukio Toda. Since it was founded, the company has been tuning Honda engines, so it has a deep relationship with Honda, but it also tunes engines for Toyota, BMW, and other manufacturers. The company also actively sells aftermarket parts to general users. Since its founding, the company has supplied its own engines and chassis for junior formula races such as FJ1300 and FL500. Since it began competing in the All-Japan F3 Championship with its own team in 1988, it has continued to compete intermittently to the present day, and has been competing for many years with TOM'S, DOME, INGING Motorsport, and others as a major user of the Mugen MF204 engine. In particular, since M-TEC the developer of the MF204 engine withdrew from All Japan F3 in 2007, the company has developed its own engines and participated in the race since 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riley MkXI
The Riley MkXI, and its evolutions and derivatives, the Riley MkXX, the Riley MkXXII, and the Riley MkXXVI, are a series of Daytona Prototype race cars, designed, developed and built by Riley Technologies Riley Technologies LLC is an American auto racing constructor and team specializing in the design and manufacture of complete race cars, as well as prototype development for racing and manufacturing applications. The team currently fields the N ..., between 2003 and 2016. Between 2003 and 2016, the cars scored a combined total of 84 race wins, achieved 106 podium finishes, and clinched 85 pole positions. References 2000s cars 2010s cars Mid-engined cars Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Sports prototypes {{sportscar-autoracing-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riley Technologies
Riley Technologies LLC is an American auto racing constructor and team specializing in the design and manufacture of complete race cars, as well as prototype development for racing and manufacturing applications. The team currently fields the No. 63 Lamborghini SC63 in the GTP category and the No. 74 Oreca 07 in the LMP2 category of the IMSA SportsCar Championship. In 2001, Bob Riley and son Bill, formerly of Riley & Scott, formed Riley Technologies. The company moved their headquarters to Mooresville, North Carolina in late 2006. Daytona Prototypes Riley Technologies was the leading constructor of the Daytona Prototype chassis for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. The Riley chassis was dominant in terms of both numbers of cars on the grid and results. Riley chassis have won seven 24 Hours of Daytona races with different engines, the 2005 race was won by the SunTrust Racing Pontiac-Riley and 2006, 2007, and 2008 victories went to Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus-powered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuji Long Distance Series
The was a Japanese endurance championship which took place mainly at Fuji Speedway, Fuji International Speedway. The series began in 1977 and until 1984 was an independent championship with three rounds, all held at Fuji. In the first two seasons the series was contested by Group 6 (racing), Group 6 two-seater racing cars, with some touring car racing, touring cars filling the grid. The Group 6 sportscars were soon replaced by Group 5 (racing), Group 5 silhouettes and 1983 saw the introduction of Group C and IMSA GTP sports prototypes cars. In 1985 the three Fuji races were incorporated into All Japan Sports Prototype Championship, All Japan Endurance Championship who already had a Fuji round known as ''WEC in Japan''. As a result, between 1985 and 1990 the Fuji Long Distance Series title was awarded counting the four Fuji rounds from the merged championship. By 1991 the series was renamed Long Distance Series and counted all races from the All Japan championship, however the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawanishi N1K
The Kawanishi N1K is an Imperial Japanese Navy fighter aircraft which was developed in two forms: the N1K ''Kyōfū'' (, "Strong Wind", Allied reporting name Rex), a floatplane designed to support forward offensive operations where no airstrips were available, and the N1K-J ''Shiden'' (, "Violet Lightning", reporting name George), a land-based version of the N1K. The N1K-J was considered by both its pilots and opponents to be one of the finest land-based fighters flown by the Japanese during World War II. An improved variant, the N1K2-J "Shiden-Kai" (紫電改) first flew on 1 January 1944. The ''Shiden Kai'' possessed heavy armament, as well as surprisingly good maneuverability, due to a mercury switch that automatically extended the flaps during turns. These "combat" flaps created more lift, thereby allowing tighter turns. Unlike the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, the ''Shiden Kai'' could compete against the best late-war Allied fighters, such as the F6F Hellcat, F4U Corsair, and P-51 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuji Grand Champion Series
The ran from 1971 to 1989. It was a drivers' championship in Japan and was originally for 2 litre Group 6 (racing), Group B6 cars. The series was started in 1971, and all races were held at the Fuji Speedway circuit. History In its formative years, cars eligible to start included the March 74S, Alpine A441, Chevron Cars Ltd, Chevron, Lola Racing Cars, Lola and Group Racing Developments, GRD. In its fourth year of running, it had its first fatalities. At the start of the second race of the second round of the 1974 series, two cars were racing for the lead. They collided and Hiroshi Kazato and Seiichi Suzuki (racing driver), Seiichi Suzuki crashed into them, causing a fire. Both Kazato, 25, and Suzuki, 37, were killed. The race was immediately abandoned, and the circuit was reconstructed with the hairpin first corner that exists to this day, bypassing the banking. A change in the rules in 1979 made it possible for single seat sports cars, similar to the revived Can-Am series, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Group 6 (racing)
Group 6 was the official designation applied by the FIA to two motor racing classifications, the Prototype-Sports Car category from 1966 to 1971 and the Two-Seater Racing Cars class from 1976 to 1982. Group 6 Prototype-Sports Cars (1966 to 1971) The original Group 6 was introduced for the 1966 racing season, at the same time as a new Group 4 Sports Car category. Whilst Group 4 specified that competing cars must be one of at least fifty examples built, Group 6 had no minimum production requirement. Nor did it have a maximum engine capacity limit although there were weight, dimensional and other restrictions placed on the Group 6 cars.M.L Twite, The World’s Racing Cars, 4th Edition, 1970, Page 136 The Prototypes and Sports Cars categories each had their own international championships to fight for but many of the major international endurance races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans would count as qualifying rounds for both championships. 1968 saw a three-litre engine capacity li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
