Suzuka Circuit

Honda constructed the circuit as the first real circuit of Japan in 1962. This circuit is also called as the test track of HONDA.

F1GP SUZUKA

Total length: 5.807 km

Course width: 10-16 m

Number of corners: 20

Maximum height difference: 52 m

2012 Kamui Kobayashi

F1 start

Maximum height difference of the land and the balance of the low speed and high-speed corner are matched well, and is evaluated as a course with high degree of difficulty and racing effect.

F1 driver David Coulthard said, “It is a terrific course where one can actually feel that he is a grand prix driver”.

Sebastian Vettel won the F1 Japan championship of 2009, and praised it as “This is the circuit made by the hand of God”

About the S shaped corner section, Vettel talk excitedly that “The F1 machine is made to attack the corners like this”, and Mark weber said “How fast one runs through this decides a man”.

 

Circuit map

The F1 driver comes to Japan every year to attack this course while enjoying it. Similar to Monaco, winning here is the honor for F1 driver. Moreover, in case of an accident, the course marshal deals with it and the first-aid system of medical staff are maintained. They have obtained a high appraisal as the best in the world in line with Monaco in F1 hosting circuit.

In the questionnaire by FIA targeting the F1 fans for the items in “Favorite circuit” in 2005, it got the 5th highest number of votes following The Monte Carlo urban district course (Monaco), Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), Silverstone Circuit (UK), and Monza circuit (Italy).

The following is the order of course layout.

Main straight

First curve, Second curve

S shape corner, “Gyaku” bank corner

Dunlop corner

Degner curve

110R, Hairpin curve

200R, 250R

Spoon curve

West straight

130R

Chicane corner

Last corner

 

Main straight

First curve, Second curve

S shape corner

Dunlop corner

Degner curve

Hairpin curve

Spoon curve

West straight

Chicane corner

Last corner

This is one of the best masterpiece of Japan, and the place that the driver of car lover wishes to drive once.

Hakosuka

Hakosuka is the nickname of the C10 model skyline produced and sold during 1968~1972.

In that, the GT-R was made by installing a semi-racing engine of S20 type with a 2 litre series, 6 cylinder and DOHC24 valve. 

At that time, it had the performance of breathtaking maximum power of 160ps, maximum speed of 200 km/h, and 0-400m in 16 seconds, and in the race, it achieved 50 victories in total, including 49 successive victories by March 1972

(The first GT-R Skyline was called as Hakosuka by fans. Hako means Box in Japanese, and suka is short for Skyline (Pronounced as Sukairain in Japanese).

It is a racing car shining with lot of glories like establishing the skyline legend. The GT-R, with the same engine as the Hakosuka that won successive victories, can be driven in the ordinary road run at the racing car level, and that is a popular thing that is indeed to be welcomed.

The sales price of Hakosuka GT-R at that time was 1.5 million yen, and at present the popularity is very high, so that it not unusual to price the good car for more than 10 million yen. 

It is very popular in the events where the old cars are gathered, and that is not limited to Japan, and has a reputation of having fans all over the world.

At present, in the NISSAN GT-R sold by Nissan all over the world, the name GT-R came from the Hakosuka GT-R.

Especially, the engine sound of the S20 type engine in the Hakosuka GT-R is extremely wonderful.

I would like you to know that the reputed car of Japan is not only fast and beautiful, but also has a wonderful engine sound with a charm.

Specification of Hakosuka GT-R
Total length x Total width x Total height: 4,330 x 1,655 x 1,370mm
Wheelbase: 2,570mm
Weight of vehicle: 1,100kg
Engine model: S20
Engine type: 6 cylinder, water-cooled series DOHC 1,989cc
Maximum power: 160 HP /7,000 rom
Maximum torque: 18.0 kg-m/5,600 rpm
Suspension type Front: Strutt
Suspension type Rear: Semi-trailing arm.
Brake Front/Rear: Disk/drum. 

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Wooden Road Bike - M/s. Sano Magic

Continuing from the Edo period (1603-1868 CE) for 8 generations, the Sano shipyard started to make the bicycle made of the mahogany (Mahogany is a type of tropical hardwood, reddish-brown in color and widely used in furniture-making, boat building, and other high specification uses) for trial purposes from the autumn of 2007, using the technique of wooden ship construction.

It is aimed as a road bike that is lighter and faster than a metallic frame, using the SANOMAGIC shipbuilding technique of laminating the mahogany, and completed the first road bike in the spring of 2008. 

The frame made from mahogany has hardness and flexibility as well. The beauty of the frame can be said as a work of art than anything else. The genuine workman spirit that does not compromise until the life time, is shudder strong, and can be deeply felt.

You can see the road bike made by SANO MAGIC below. And, this is one of the article that can prove the height of the Japanese woodworking skill.

http://sanomagic.world.coocan.jp/Lineup/sanomagicbikelineup.htm