That was one of the Japanese GT cars that race in a pretty serious series on that side of the pond. Intensely competitive, and serious bragging rights for the various manufacturers: you think Ford versus Chevy is a big deal? The Japanese car manufacturers are crazy aggressive towards each other.
I got a chance to see those cars run at Cal Speedway a few years back, they brought them over to test the waters in our market I guess. As far as GT cars go, these are by FAR the baddest monkeys in the jungle, and would handily kick the living crap out SCCA GT1, Trans Am, etc. Incredible engineering, carbon fiber "everything," just amazing cars. The Mazda's in particular SCREAMED, they were so loud and shrill that it sent shivers. All of them were just crazy, sick fast, it was a real treat to see them run. I got to crawl all over them in the pits too, it was really cool.
And, yep, that dude has outstanding foot and car control. Fast!!!! I'm envious.
Whew! Makes you want to build a real race car!
Mark
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