2008 Toyota Motorsports Festival - Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka, Japan

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2008 Toyota Motorsports Festival - Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka, Japan

<dt>2008 Toyota Motorsports Festival - Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka, Japan
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<a href="/eventcoverage/130_0903_toyota_motorsports_festival_fuji_speedway/index.html">View our coverage of the 2008 Toyota Motorsports Festival held at the Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka, Japan.</a><p>That's why he drove IS250, Camry NASCAR, drifting car, gave autograph and was on the talk show. NASCAR diver, Denny Hamlin was there but NASCAR is not popular in Japan. I think many people didn't know who Denny Hamlin was. There is oval racetrack only in Twin Ring Motegi in Japan. Motegi and Honda organize Indy car race but do not organize NASCAR race. Honda built few Acura LS NASCAR race cars which had Acura's V6 motor. But Acura NASCAR race cars do not follow the NASCAR regulation. At TMSF, some lucky people could sit in the navigation seat in IS-F as Formula One drivers drove. That was a rare chance for seeing Formula One driver's driving skill. There was "Circuit Safari Tour" attraction. This tour is the bus running on the racetrack (of course bus is slow!) and Toyota's Super GT race cars pass the bus on the racetrack. The passengers of the bus can see the high speed race cars pass you in short distance. Pro-race car drivers were acting tour guides on the bus and telling driving skill of Super GT race cars. There were many shops behind the grand stand. They were selling used racing suit as pro-race car drivers used it, used parts of Super GT race cars and miniature cars of Super GT race cars. TRD displayed Corolla Axio N2 race car. It was new race car for the one-make race. 1500cc motor plus turbo can make 182hp. It had over fender, big rear wing and slick tires. I want to drive it because TRD Corolla N2 is my favorite car but completed Corolla N2 race will be over $40000 US! (Don't kill my dreams Tetsu! -SK). Why is there no event like TMSF in USA? I guess "Super Lap Battle" is close to TMSF. I think that is good chance to talk to pro-tuners and pro-race car drivers at Super Lap Battle in Button Willow in November. There were some Japanese D1 drivers and Formula D drivers in there. Please come to next Super Lap Battle!</p>
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