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Round 9[Tochigi]

The Super-GT round 9 was held in the Twinlink-Motegi in Tochigi on November 7th, 8th.

"Tanaka/Hiranaka"team enumerates the first victory in the eighth game at this season, and the series ranking has surfaced to 2nd place and 3rd place of this point, too.
The difference with the top approached three points, too and it faced Final Race aiming at the reversal title acquisition.
It was six pairs that remained in the title duel of the GT300 class that had become a large confused fight including the Tanaka class.
Receiving checkers from # 19 and # 43 ahead became indispensable so that "Tanaka/Hiranaka"team might acquire the champion.
Men by applying to 4th place and so-so position by practice running.
The knockdown system is adopted, and, first, Driver Hiranaka attacks this preliminary contest in the initial session.
They face the following session in 8th place.
Because one driver cannot run two continuous sessions it, the second session grips the steering wheel by Driver Tanaka, and is clear in the tenth place in 16.
They advance to the final session.
And, Driver Hiranaka attacks it again at the end.
The second # 43 became, and # 19 became and # 11 became a start from the position where the fourth row the eighth grid and reversal were very possible thirdly though the high-ranking grid acquisition did not become.
As for the final race, the worry of rain was not, and was done to a cloudy Japanese pampas grass by a dry condition.
Driver Tanaka shows the start dash of exquisiteness, and raises the position sixthly.
A keen title duel by the champion candidates named 7, 43, 19, # 2, and # 11 is developed since the second though top # 81 is pulled following apart from the start by a good pace, and enters the state of leaving others far behind.
Tanaka approaches 16 times of bringing forward from another car, and the pit stop of the routine is finished, and a flat inside player approaches preceding vehicle # 43.
And, it splendidly over-taked it to the 27th times.
In that case, they came in contact with # 43 not transferred.
It was judged the racing accident, and there was no problem though there was no influence in #11 and #43 became a course out.

Driver Hiranaka chases the fourth # 2 as follows, and the remaining target becomes # only 19 in the 32nd times if it exchanges it.
Either reaching a goal ahead fulfills and over-take is not fulfilled though the player approaches # 19, and drives it in to tail to nose internally and flat of the situation of champion acquisition by famous Motegi as the course not pulled out easily.
They reached a goal by the difference of only 0.5 seconds in 4th place following # 19.
A splendid fight suitable for the champion duel was shown though it was defeated.
The series ranking came in 3rd place following # 19 and # 7.

-Tanaka's comment-
One year had passed since the champion duel was able to be done to the very last possible moment though it was really mortifying because even the acquisition of the title of the wish was another step.
I think that #19 that takes the inside and the champion who has the race of defeating in a lot of team including all war running the whole distance, all war point acquisition, and having left the result surely became the maximum cause of victories.
The team advanced surely again in one year this year, and a new problem has come into view. I want to work hard to accomplish the acquisition of the title of the wish only next year.

Official preliminary contest : http://supergt.net/supergt/2009/0909/0909qual.htm ※Jp Lang. Page
Final : http://supergt.net/supergt/2009/0909/0909race.htm ※Jp Lang. Page

Round 8[Oita]

The eighth super-GT race was done in the AUTOPOLIS in Oita Prefecture on 17-18 day in October.

It is a team Tanaka and Hiranaka by the tie of hope to the series champion acquisition in the second place victory stand last time. However, 8th place and a severe situation of the top and 12 point difference did not change, and were faced to the AUTOPOLIS by the formation of the backwater for the title acquisition.
The preliminary contest will be received a free running beginning at the beginning on Saturday the machine trouble's being not able to occur, and to do an enough setup though the expectation of the good record hung to the Ferrari of JIM GAINER because it is a course in which it is skillful most as pole position is acquired with here AUTOPOLIS last year.
Racer Tanaka started third greatly raised the position in a super-lap that changed the setting and faced it, and the third grid of ADVAN top power following #43 #74 is acquired though the first time of the preliminary contest bites still and stays in the hand the sixth , due to setup shortage.

The weather on Sunday is fine weather continuously the day before. A lot of GT fans that regretted visited that there was not a race for a while holding of super-GT in the AUTOPOLIS next year .
First of all, the final race that racer Tanaka started keeps the third hands. The ADVAN tire that the Tanaka class installs is skillful in the AUTOPOLIS, too and I hear the first appearance from the rear side first of all. And, racer Tanaka first passes #74 in the place where the two paces have fallen gradually at the middle stage of the race. In addition, #43 is exchanged and it surfaces in the top at a dash.
However, pleasure is a moment. It is rolled in the contact of the GT500 machine immediately after that, and the spin. It is exchanged by several, and a top duel becomes starting over though damage was able to be held off by the minimum because the restart can be cut at once no course-off fortunately, and there was not damage in the machine either. racer Tanaka is a pit stop in the surroundings. It entrusts a racer Hiranaka with the latter half though it became timing that is earlier than the schedule. It already surfaces to the hand secondarily when all cars finish the pit stop though the delay is taken from a top duel by the spin once. It joins a top duel, and battle in #19 and the tail and the to nose is progressed again. #19 with straight speed for Ferrari that is skillful in corner.
The conclusion didn't adhere quite, and the standoff continued. It is a racer Hiranaka by continue the start of endurance to the veteran racer Orido. The progress of a battle moved to the latter stage of the race that seemed that there is no scheme any longer it. The machine of the GT500 class that has caught up from the rear side is used well, and it attached and the racer Hiranaka is over-take at the chance momentarily as for #19. Afterwards, #19 run after is shaken off, and it is splendidly top and checkers. The victory decided in 2006 is decorated, and the series ranking has surfaced to 2nd place Thailand of the top and three point difference, too.

-Tanaka's comment-
Because it seems to be able to win and the race that was not able to be won continued, I am really glad to win at last. This is a favor of working hard teamed all members. It was able to return at once without damage, and was really lucky though had thought"Ouch!" when it was bumped from behind by GT500 machine. A terrible, good running was done though the racer Hiranaka had become long stint.
I think that there is a chance enough though it is thought that final race MOTEGI is real match of no wait, and the power relationship of the machine of the GT300 class changes, too because I get pole position in the opening race without the weight handicap. MOTEGI is a course of our good machine. I think final race is received here the flow is suitable for them. I want to accomplish the title of the earnest wish by Pole-to-Win firmly gripping this flow though it is not thought easiness because rivals will also straighten the attack mode.

Official preliminary contest : http://supergt.net/supergt/2009/0908/0908qual.htm ※Jp Lang. Page
Final : http://supergt.net/supergt/2009/0908/0908race.htm ※Jp Lang. Page

Round 7[Shizuoka]

The Super-GT round 7 was held in the Fuji-Sports-Way in Shizuoka on September 12th, 13th.

The weather on Saturday was rain.
Tanaka/Hiranaka Team was not able to find the directionality of Rain Setting by free running in the morning easily, and received the preliminary contest.
The road was a still complete, wet condition though rain became drizzle in the afternoon.
Tanaka/Hiranaka Team was not able to enter eight high ranks, and missed the super-lap advancement for the first time at this season though was held the preliminary contest held by the pre-war knockdown method again in this time by the super-lap method.

The final changed completely from rain the day before, and became a race by a dry condition.
It became development did not wish by Lane for Tanaka/Hiranaka Team in a slump.
First of all, Tanaka who started from the tenth grid keeps the start position.
However, development of being blocked in the preceding vehicle in the Infield section, and being separated straight continued, and it was not possible to run easily though # 11 that was skillful in the corner was superior in lap time by an own pace.
Then, the pit stop was done from another car ahead of time in the place where Tanaka had cleared the regulated surroundings frequency.
Hiranaka who had returned to the course at a clear position accomplished the position improvement thirdly following # 81 and # 19 of the piling of times of surroundings by an own pace, and the finish of all car pit stop.
The difference of time with top # 81 at this time was ten seconds.
Only tires in one side are exchanged, and however, # 11 superior to the pace is exchanged 4 and the tire and approaches top # 81 in the 41st times at the latter stage of the race in 2 preceding vehicles and pit stops when # 19 is first exchanged.
And, when two faces the final lap while developing the dead heat of side-by-side and tail-to-nose , Tanaka/Hiranaka Team finally captures # 81 in the Prius corner.
However, one and # 81 to stand up straight while coming in contact while the Inn's being pierced again in the final corner, and having queued up by two were slightly early.
Tanaka/Hiranaka Team of the tenth start came in 2nd of the large good fight though the victory was not able to be accomplished.

- Tanaka's Comment -

Quite good directionality was not able to be found because of rain, and a super-lap the machine was also good, and the pit stop operation of bringing forward was big success in the final race of dry to the preliminary contest for the first time at this season though it was not possible to advance.
Coming in Fuji that was not skillful up to now in 2nd place became big confidence though it was very mortified to be defeated at "Daishin" because of such shape though it caught up up to another step.
Because two games that remained were courses where our machine was skillful, it lived tenaciously aiming at the champion.

Round 6[Mie]

The Super-GT round 6 was held in the Suzuka-Circuit in Mie on August 22th, 23th.

This year has been shortened to 700km though 1000km is established customs in Suzuka of the midsummer every year.
However, the change is not in the longest race distance in the super-GT holding race it even if shortened.
It became a severe race for the machine for the inside and the driver of the intense heat.

The knockdown system was adopted this time though the preliminary contest of current super-GT was held by the super-lap method.
First of all, both drivers cleared standard time to Tanaka/Hiranaka Team by session 1.
It advanced to session 3 to attack of player Tanaka in continuing session 2, and splendidly the third players Hiranaka to whom the first time attack had been left at this season marked time at the end.
However, because the vehicle regulations violation of # 66 that was 1st place after the preliminary contest ended by a super-lap came to light, and the preliminary contest time had been blotted out, Tanaka/Hiranaka Team advanced by one grid, and acquired the second grid following # 81.

The weather did not change for the worse afterwards, and it became a race by a dry condition though the final race sprinkled immediately before the start.
Most machines did the pit operation of not working, and clearing the pit stop obligation by stop & going from the expectation as it was possible to finish running by two substance pit stops even if it saw from the wear-out degree of fuel cost and the tire once of three times though the pit stop of three times was obligated as for the rally while racing.
The start driver Hiranaka was succeeded to Tanaka with 2nd,3rd was kept and done.
He sailed the top fast for a steady running the dropout due to the trouble another car.
At this point, two Ferrari of # 11 and # 81 had greatly pulled following apart.
Again alternatively to Hiranaka in the 78th times by the pit stop of the second times. Tanaka/Hiranaka Team was thought springing up top from leaving stop & going following 81 sooner or later secondarily for # 81 that a usual pit had to stop at the pit stop of the third times though it was a hand.
However, the misfortune .
Tanaka/Hiranaka Team attacks it after this.
A fire due to the trouble of the GT500 machine occurs, and the safety car is introduced.
It will be preceded by the machine in which the pit stop of three times has already been ended, and it retreat fifthly though Tanaka/Hiranaka Teama stopped the pit of the third times at this time.
After the safety car was released, intense battle like the Sprint race by remainder 30 was unfolded, and the position improvement did not fulfill, and became checkers in 5th place though showed a desperate pursuit Hiranaka.
Because it was a race that was able to aim at the victory, it became a regrettable result.

- Tanaka's Comment -

A clarified problem is improved this time by the last race, and the fate is and there is a saying way from beginning run only in case of not being because it is very good.
The machine becomes good, and I want to retrieve by the remainder race though it is mortifying because it was a race that was able to aim at the victory.

Round 5[Miyagi]

The Super-GT round 5 was held in the Sports-Land-Sugo in Miyagi on July 25th, 26th.

Tanaka/Hiranaka team that the first time, and was the 7th preliminary contest hand raises by one position by a super-lap, and acquires the 3rd rows 6th grid.
There is a black cloud in the distant sky, thunder is heard, and the time of the start of the weather is received unstably though the final race became the heat that exceeds the temperature 30 degrees when starting. And, the rain cloud gradually enters a state not amusing even if it approaches, and it begins to rain when.
Keeping did a starting position to start driver Tanaka. Because it began finally to just rain from about the 26th times that clear the regulated surroundings frequency of Tanaka, the pit stop. It exchanges for the tire for rain, and the driver also alternates toHiranaka.
Tanaka/Hiranaka team returns to the course 2ndarily though other GT300 machines also exchange tires according to this timing by a prompt pit practice. However, Hiranaka where the pace doesn't go up as thought as rain becomes weak afterwards is exchanged by the following machine, and retreats 5th. In addition, it goes out to bet racing slicks the exchange promptly because the course has dried.
The pursuit of Hiranaka starts though it retreats ninthly by this pit stop.
# 81(Aoki/Fujii team) is captured by two times of the remainder, and Hiranaka that makes the machine where endurance starts with rain tires lap time and caught up by the cracking pace for about as many as ten seconds surfaces 3rdly finally. The first victory stand was splendidly acquired at this season.

- Tanaka's Comment -

The victory was said to the aim this time because it was Fuji, Sepang, and an unwilling result. Because weight was 35kg, it was thought that there was a chance enough.
The balance in a dry tire with the road that was able to be painted a little in the final race because of rain was very good, and the first commendation stand acquisition was able to be accomplished at this season though the preliminary contest was lesser in Ferrari and the Porsche of the FIA GT specification. When the series just receives the turn. The possibility of the reversal has been still left, and it wants to change the flow taking the opportunity of this victory stand acquisition and to catch up though there are 20 point point difference with a top ranking, too.

Round 4[Malaysia]

The Super-GT round 4 was held in the Sepang-Circuit in Malaysia on July 20rd, 21th.

An official practice at Saturday morning suffered from the squall the session initiation at the beginning, and became an unfortunate, wet condition. However, because it recovered at once, and the course had dried to the weather in the afternoon afterwards, too it became a preliminary contest in the state of being not able to confirm the setting in a dry condition enough.
The Tanaka/Hiranaka team put up to the first time and the seventh preliminary contest hand marks the third hand time when the time of the first time of the preliminary contest in the attack of the Tanaka is shortened for one second or more in a continuing super-lap. However, the Tanaka team came to advance by one grid, and to acquire the second grid because the penalty of the violation of the vehicle had been imposed on # 2 of the super-laptop (Kato/Yoshimoto class) after the preliminary contest had ended.
Even if a free running at day of the week and next day morning is done, too it is a wet condition. It went up at once fortunately, and it became a final race in a dry condition though rain attached Palla when warming up immediately before the start. It becomes an opening lap with the rear-end collision of another car, and doing spin and the retreat to the tail though it was Tanaka who became a start from a front row and a good position. A left rear tire is a burst the damage of contact or the 14th times though Tanaka keeps running, and returns even the hand the 11th positions afterwards. An urgent pit stop is done through necessity.
In this case, because the driver was not able to alternate, the 24th pit stop again. It entrusts a flat inside player with the latter half. The player shows a splendid pursuit when the 13th steering wheels are succeeded by the hand, and is checkers in 8th place at a single position flat.
It is a regrettable outcome when thinking the victory to be a terrible both drivers' pursuits starting from a good grid and racing, too possible though the point was acquired.

- Tanaka's Comment -

It has said all timing, rear-end collisions, bursts, and pit stops in a bad direction by the seventh first time of the preliminary contest though it was a hand though the great set change that had been done before the super-wrapping was exactly also the penalty of ball and # 2 and became a start from a good position.
Feelings were replaced, and it retrieved by the following race.

Round 3[Fuji]

The Super-GT round 3 was held in the Fuji-Speed-Way in Shizuoka on May 3rd, 4th.

Tanaka/Hiranaka Team has advanced to a 6th super-lap by the first time at quarify.
In addition, the position is raised by a super-lap, and they get 4th grid.
Driver Tanaka starts the final race.
An urgent pit stop is pressed by a middle stage of the race and an electricity system trouble's occurring though it ran well in the victory stand range.
Alternatively after it doesn't arrive importantly, and treatment is given to the player flat, and it returns to the course though the retreat is done by this through necessity.
However, they stopped suddenly at course side though it ran well.
It became impossible to run due to the suspension trouble, and retired.

- Tanaka's Comment -

Because the point had been steadily captured with the opening game and the second game, this no point is painful.
It was possible to become the fourth even in the preliminary contest, and it is regrettable because it was a position in which it can aim at the victory stand enough even by the race this time.
It wants to aim at a good flow here and to aim at the title in the following Sepang so as not to stop it.

Round 2[Suzuka]

The Super-GT round 2 was held in Suzuka-Circuit in Mie on April 18th, 19th.

Suzuka Circuit where repair work was greatly done in preparation for F1 holding this autumn. The rally became holding as the first race after that.

It becomes the fifth, and time doesn't expand in a super-lap as thought, and it stays in the first time of the preliminary contest in 7th place though it was a Tanaka/Hiranaka Team by the aim of the pole position acquisition of two continuous games following the opening game.
Because two # PriveApple Shiden of the fourth preliminary contest became a pit start, Driver Tanaka starts the sixth substance final race from the hand. # 43 ARTA Garaiya is exchanged, and it becomes the fifth it.
# 43 afterwards and a ding-dong position duel are developed. In 81 # Daishin Advan Ferrari large loss at time by the mistake when the pit working, the class concludes the fight with # 43 to which the latter half continues, too, and is checkers in 4th place Tanaka/Hiranaka team by raising one position.
The point acquisition was accomplished following the opening game though it did not slightly reach the victory stand.

- Tanaka's Comment -

The combination test before it began was also a little, and a long test by a dry condition came to face the first, dry race at this season it was not possible to do enough, and was annoyed also by the selection of the tire. Moreover, the race was able to be finished by raising the position from the preliminary contest as # 2 and # 81 ran ..retreating inside.. steadily by the trouble and the mistake though powerful enemy Hancock had entered the war this time, and a severe fight was expected.
However, it doesn't go every time so well. If other retreats are not expected but the high rank of the preliminary contest doesn't come to be able to be captured by ability firmly.
Because the opening game was a race of rain, it was race to which the power relationship of each machine in a dry condition came into view at last in a dry of this time race.

Round 1[Okayama]

It began in an international circuit in Okayama on March 21 super-GT in 2009.
Driver Tanaka who came to grip steering wheel of Ferrari with JIM GAINER continuously since last season. The young man Katsuyuki Hiranaka driver and combination are united, and it aims at the champion acquisition at this season. The machine turns on F430 of the new car from the opening game. The experience to have developed Ferrari up to now is made the best use of, and ..original team.. designed. It became the debut game of the machine greatly remodeled.
The machine was very finished up at short time because the practice running from this season to Friday had come to be done on Saturday, and is the strategy of preliminary contest ~ final assembled, and the team power came to be demanded more than before.
Classing it Tanaka/flat touches the fourth done first time of the preliminary contest in the practice running on the afternoon of the hand and the same day fourthly of the top and ..comma.. difference for one second, and accomplishes the special stage advancement. And, it runs fifthly in a special stage in eight. Top time was marked by the driver Tanaka whole body's running, and the pole position of the opening game was acquired in splendidly 2009.
A day of the week of the next day is unfortunate rain. It changed completely from the preliminary contest in a dry condition the day before, and it became a race by a wet condition. Driver Tanaka of the start driver develops the fight of an early stage of the race # 19, # 43, and triskelion. It is exchanged, and # 43 retreats because of contact with another car, and it springs up to the second # 43 of the hand in the top again though a top seat is transferred once. However, it is a pit stop with the position is kept and done continue to # 19 and # 7 for a while when it is exchanged, and it retreats to the hand thirdly afterwards the standoff. It entrusts a flat inside driver with the latter half. It retreats in # 43 that was the retreat because of the first stage contact, and it is exchanged, and it retreats to 4th place though the driver also touches flat the third victory stand range following # 19 and # 7. The victory stand was regrettably missed.

- Tanaka's Comment -

Even the preliminary contest was perfect though it had become an opening game in the new car. However, to think that the understeer was strong of the pace, the race of rain was not able to be given. One of the problems in the future at the test before it begins because it was not good in a wet condition now by one.
However, it is feeling that the final cannot be steady of the simulation when it is dry because the test is a little yet this year though the preliminary contest went well though it is dry. Did the first time, and, to tell the truth, power relationship's not having come into view yet :. However, any team is the same, and the situation wants surely to capture the point by the collective strength of the team only at such time.
The future enjoys it because it proved the height of the potential of the new car by this PP acquisition.
It wants firmly to advance development, and to aim at the champion acquisition.

Team: JIMGAINER (Tetsuya Tanaka/Katsuyuki Hiranaka).
Machine: #11 JIMGAINER ADVAN F430
[Ferrari F430 ABA-F430SC / F136]
Tire: YOKOHAMA