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Toyota GT 86, Lexus LFA racers ready for Nurburgring 24 Hours
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May 17, 2012, 6:37:52 PM5/17/12
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TOYOTA GT86 AND LEXUS LFA LINE UP FOR NÜRBURGRING 24 HOURS
KEY POINTS
Four GT86 and one LFA to compete in the Nurburgring 24 Hours this
weekend (17 20 May)
Gazoo Racing to field the race-engineered LFA and two GT86
Two further production GT86 entered by Toyota Swiss Racing Team, race
prepared by Toyota Motorsport
The Nürburgring has played an important role in the development of
Toyota's latest generation of high-performance cars and this weekend
the daunting German circuit will see the Lexus LFA and GT86
demonstrating their race pace in the 40th running of the ADAC 24 Hours
race.
Gazoo Racing will be back at the famous Nordschleife to field the LFA
(in the SP8 class) and two new race-prepared GT86 (SP3 class). The
team personnel, including technicians and drivers, will include Toyota
employees from Japan, taking part to hone their skills and
craftsmanship, gaining experience that will feed back directly into
the work developing future vehicles.
Gazoo Racing has already kicked off its 2012 season with two
shorter-distance races at the Nürburgring, in which the LFA was twice
a winner in its class and the GT86 showed promising progress.
Speaking after the most recent race, Gazoo Racing driver Akira Iida
said: "The momentum of our team is very good. Our target for the
24 Hours Nürburgring race is to maintain a steady pace, in line with
the way we have chosen to set up the vehicles. Nevertheless, we have
run at good speed and confident we will be full ready before the
24-hour event."
The Toyota Swiss Racing Team will also be taking part, fielding two
GT86 race-prepared by Toyota Motorsport. Both will take part in the
competition class (V3) for production models. Their participation is
part of Toyota Switzerland's grassroots motorsport programme with GT86
to encourage a new generation of car enthusiasts.
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TOYOTA GT86 AND LEXUS LFA LINE UP FOR NÜRBURGRING 24 HOURS
KEY POINTS
Four GT86 and one LFA to compete in the Nurburgring 24 Hours this
weekend (17 20 May)
Gazoo Racing to field the race-engineered LFA and two GT86
Two further production GT86 entered by Toyota Swiss Racing Team, race
prepared by Toyota Motorsport
The Nürburgring has played an important role in the development of
Toyota's latest generation of high-performance cars and this weekend
the daunting German circuit will see the Lexus LFA and GT86
demonstrating their race pace in the 40th running of the ADAC 24 Hours
race.
Gazoo Racing will be back at the famous Nordschleife to field the LFA
(in the SP8 class) and two new race-prepared GT86 (SP3 class). The
team personnel, including technicians and drivers, will include Toyota
employees from Japan, taking part to hone their skills and
craftsmanship, gaining experience that will feed back directly into
the work developing future vehicles.
Gazoo Racing has already kicked off its 2012 season with two
shorter-distance races at the Nürburgring, in which the LFA was twice
a winner in its class and the GT86 showed promising progress.
Speaking after the most recent race, Gazoo Racing driver Akira Iida
said: "The momentum of our team is very good. Our target for the
24 Hours Nürburgring race is to maintain a steady pace, in line with
the way we have chosen to set up the vehicles. Nevertheless, we have
run at good speed and confident we will be full ready before the
24-hour event."
The Toyota Swiss Racing Team will also be taking part, fielding two
GT86 race-prepared by Toyota Motorsport. Both will take part in the
competition class (V3) for production models. Their participation is
part of Toyota Switzerland's grassroots motorsport programme with GT86
to encourage a new generation of car enthusiasts.
View the attachments for this post at:
http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=158529457#158529457
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