Just posted Parts 01 and 02 (as requested). I don't think the remaining segments would interest anyone here, except maybe the Carrera GT one, but let me know.

 

I have one question: does the japanese rx-8 have no shift up buzzer ?

In the laguna seca time attack video the driver made the buzzer everytime he shift but in the tsukuba battle it does not sound even one time.

Is it posible he was changing gears at 8,500?

 

Haha, the only reason RX8 lost was because of bad driver. Let's put Gan-San in RX8 and race them. We'll see who'll be 1st or 2nd then.

 

I bet my life on it ( well maybe not win but at least 3er)

And look at the times the type r was faster than the g35c.

 

Just watched these videos for the first time and guess what?

I want the RX-8 more than ever.

Slaloms, 360 degree turns ... I'm not exactly expecting to do this sort of driving on a daily basis ....

Of course, I expect to rev the hell out of the thing and have fun on some pretty twisty roads, but this track just wasn't representative.

If you actually look at the way the RX-8 behaves; it seems much more "in-control" ... Admitted, the S2000 looks as nimble as hell, but we're not comparing like for like .... If you want a two-seater go for the S2000, otherwise the RX-8 is almost as much fun but much more predictable than the others.

As for the drivers ... I think the RX8 driver was a real *****, but it didn't stop me seeing the car's real potential!!

 

Yeah, right ..... he is a ***** and you are what? - a bench racer at his finest ... ?

Check his resume. Do you think a guy like that can't push a regular low performance car like a stock RX-8 to the limits ?

Kurosawa Takuya :
Test Driver for Jordan Honda F-1 Team
Driver for PIAA JTCC Accord
Former Driver for PIAA JGTC NSX
Driver for JGTC GT500 Castrol Tom's Supra
Competed as a Rookie in CART FedEx Championship
ex-F 3000 and Japan F3 champion
in 1998 Finished 10th in the 24 hours of Le Mans race

 

I dont think it was kurosawa that drove the RX8 was it?
I think it was his son. If Motoharu Kurosawa drove it, I think the ranking of the 8 will be higher.
I think he drove the S2000.

 

Yup, his son drove it, I though the link I posted above was to his son's bio. I just updated it above. The father drove the S2000

So his son (the RX-8 driver) was a test driver for a Formula 1 team and raced in CART. And the bench racers above claim him as a shitty driver ... LOL

 

Hehe, it's funny how these know-it-alls are dissing Best Motoring drivers. Bring any of these drivers over and they'll slaughter anyone from these big name American publications. Bad driver, port not opened, not broken in, bad day, unfamiliar, gearing, wrong engine...... I wonder what else could have contributed to the results of the race? The car, maybe?

If the RX-8 consistently gets around 1'11 at Tsukuba by various professional drivers from many publications, then it's got to be slower than its competition somewhere.

I guess you guys missed the episode where THE Kurosawa piloted track 350Z got beaten by his son in the G35C. Learn something before dissing the drivers.

 

Amen!

 

what experience does the drivers have? Are they just a test driver or current pro drivers in the leageu?

 

I just love this dam car !!!!! look how estable it looks, no fish tail no understeer.

Dam I want one!!!!

 

ehhh.....I was under the impression that the RX7 was a lot lighter than the 8. Am I totally crazy here?

 

For me this video plays for like 5 seconds and then it freezes up and I just get audio. Anyone have this problem or know of a solution?

 

Now go to www.divx.com and download & install the divx from there and it will solve the freezing you get

 

Thanks for sharing the videos.

 

Thanks for the vids and thanks for the translations!

I was surprised to see the '8 shoot into the front on the first bend and then just fade away. You can see during the race that the '8 does need more power to compete - but hey - it still looked the best out of all the cars there.

I'm sure the power situation will be addressed by modification/upgrades very soon.:D