Dr.Kamiya
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NOPRO/Kageisen Mazda Roadster.Nope. Glad you asked though because I dug up more info on the car. Its NOPRO's 13B-powered Miata that competed in the JGTC in the 90s.
http://www.nopro.jp/page/photo/photo.html
It ran in 1998. AFAIK it only ever finished a JGTC race once, and was withdrawn from competition the following year.
Here's there result of the race it did mange to finish (entry highlighted):
http://www.wspr-racing.com/wspr/results/jgtc/jgtc1998.htmlJGTC - Fuji 4.round
Spectators: 65 000
Practiced: 47
Started: 45
Classified: 36
Race: 4,470 km * 56 laps = 245,850 km AVG: 159,869 km/h
FL: Akira Iida 100 Honda NSX (NA2) 1:28,219 182,41 km/h
Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice
Classified:
1. 64 Kouji Yamanishi / J Honda NSX (NA2) Mobil1 Nakajima Racing 56 1:32:10,247 1. GT500 3. 1:27,837
Tom Coronel / NL
2. 3 Masahiro Hasemi / J Nissan Skyline GT-R (BCNR33 Hasemi Motorsports 56 1:32:13,204 2. GT500 14. 1:29,259
Tetsuya Tanaka / J
3. 12 Kazuyoshi Hoshino / J Nissan Skyline GT-R (BCNR33 Team Impul 56 1:32:22,730 3. GT500 6. 1:28,551
Takuya Kurosawa / J
4. 18 Katsutomo Kaneishi / J Honda NSX (NA2) Dome Racing Team 56 1:32:24,382 4. GT500 5. 1:28,034
Katsumi Yamamoto / J
5. 16 Osamu Nakako / J Honda NSX (NA2) Team Castrol Mugen 56 1:32:36,045 5. GT500 2. 1:27,517
Ryou Michigami / J
6. 50 Satoshi Motoyama / J Nissan Skyline GT-R (BCNR33 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 56 1:32:57,038 6. GT500 15. 1:29,406
Takeshi Tsuchiya / J
7. 2 Aguri Suzuki / J Nissan Skyline GT-R (BCNR33 NISMO 56 1:32:59,266 7. GT500 13. 1:29,064
Masahiko Kageyama / J
8. 36 Masanori Sekiya / J Toyota Supra (JZA80) Toyota Castrol Team Tom's 56 1:33:01,318 8. GT500 7. 1:28,655
Norberto Fontana / RA
9. 39 Keiichi Tsuchiya / J Toyota Supra (JZA80) Toyota Team SARD 56 1:33:04,639 9. GT500 4. 1:27,994
Tatsuya Tanigawa / J
10. 23 Erik Comas / F Nissan Skyline GT-R (BCNR33 NISMO 56 1:33:30,457 10. GT500 18. 1:29,964
Masami Kageyama / J
11. 37 Toshio Suzuki / J Toyota Supra (JZA80) Toyota Castrol Team Tom's 55 1:32:23,247 11. GT500 11. 1:29,015
Kelvin Burt / GB
12. 8 Wayne Gardner / AUS Toyota Supra (JZA80) Team Power Craft 55 1:32:29,187 12. GT500 10. 1:28,937
Minoru Tanaka / J
13. 6 Pierre-Henri Raphanel / F Toyota Supra (JZA80) Inging 55 1:32:30,144 13. GT500 12. 1:29,056
Shin'ichi Takagi / J
14. 55 Hideshi Matsuda / J Dodge Viper GTS-R C8 Team Taisan with Advan 54 1:32:55,219 14. GT500 9. 1:28,840
Fuminori Mizuno / J
15. 30 Youji Yamada / J Porsche 911 GT2 Team Take One 54 1:33:42,237 15. GT500 20. 1:31,810
Hideki Okada / J
16. 13 Mitsuhiro Kinoshita / J Nissan Skyline GT-R (BCNR33 Endless Sports 53 1:32:13,627 16. GT500 19. 1:30,176
Mitsuo Fujimura / J
17. 25 Keiichi Suzuki / J Toyota MR-2 (SW20) Team Taisan jr. with Tsuchi 53 1:33:10,082 1. GT300 22. 1:34,608
Shingo Tachi / J
18. 44 Morio Nitta / J Toyota MR-2 (SW20) APEX 52 2. GT300 24. 1:35,052
Peter Dumbreck / GB
19. 21 Yasushi Hitotsuyama / J BMW M3 (E36) Hitotsuyama Racing 52 1:32:57,879 3. GT300 29. 1:36,293
Hiroki Katou / J
20. 71 Kaoru Hoshino / J Porsche 911 GT2 Sigmatec Racing Team 52 1:32:58,287 4. GT300 26. 1:35,654
Masaki Jounai / J
21. 7 Shin'ichi Yamaji / J Mazda RX-7 (FD3S) RE Amemiya Racing 52 1:33:02,071 5. GT300 25. 1:35,497
Haruhiko Matsumoto / J
22. 81 Hideo Fukuyama / J Nissan Silvia (S14) Team Daishin 52 1:33:03,978 6. GT300 28. 1:35,850
Nobuyuki Ooyagi / J
23. 777 Takao Wada / J Lamborghini Diablo GT-1 Team Valvoline 52 1:33:17,973 17. GT500 21. 1:33,890
Masami Sugiyama / J
24. 19 Manabu Orido / J Toyota Celica (ST205) Racing Project Bandoh 52 1:33:19,996 7. GT300 27. 1:35,725
Max Angelelli / I
25. 910 Atsushi Yogou / J Porsche 993 RSR 910 Racing 52 1:33:24,150 8. GT300 31. 1:36,353
Syougo Kobayashi / J
26. 91 Masahiro Matsunaga / J Toyota MR-2 (SW20) First Racing Team 51 1:32:17,062 9. GT300 33. 1:37,021
Yasuhisa Fujiwara / J
27. 51 Masamitsu Ishihara / J Porsche 993 RSR Cobra Racing Team 50 10. GT300 35. 1:37,908
Katsunori Iketani / J
28. 60 Kumi Satou / J Toyota Cavalier (TJG00) Kraft 50 1:32:19,285 11. GT300 39. 1:38,619
Akira Watanabe / J
29. 70 Yoshimi Ishibashi / J Porsche 911 GT2 Team Gaikokuya 50 1:32:19,739 12. GT300 38. 1:38,530
Patrick van Schoote / B
30. 11 Hiromoto Ishimori / J Nissan Skyline (HR31) M Factory Racing Club 49 1:32:16,696 13. GT300 43. 1:42,398
Kazuo Miura / J
31. 79 Masanori Sugiyama / J Nissan Silvia (S13) NAC West 47 1:32:47,660 14. GT300 44. 1:42,408
Hiroyasu Aoyagi / J
32. 17 Masaaki Nagashima Mazda Roadster (NA6CE) Kageisen Racing Team 45 15. GT300 45. 1:44,928
Toshihiko Nogami / J
33. 24 Toshiyuki Hirano / J Nissan Skyline GTS-T (HCR32 Hirano Motorsports 45 1:32:12,571 16. GT300 46. 1:44,981
Teruhiko Someba / J
34. 88 Hisashi Wada / J Lamborghini Diablo GT-1 JLOC Corsa 40 18. GT500 17. 1:29,698
Naohiro Furuya / J
35. 77 Katsuo Kobayashi / J Subaru Impreza (GC4) Cusco Racing 40 Course Out 17. GT300 32. 1:36,989
Hideyuki Tamamoto / J
36. 117 Toshihiro Fukazawa / J Mazda RX-7 (FD3S) Alta Racing Team 39 Transmission 18. GT300 42. 1:41,641
Tetsuo Kozai / J
Not classified:
355 Hiroaki Suga / J Ferrari F355 Yellow Magic 36 NC GT300 34. 1:37,851
Takayuki Ooi / J
15 Masahiko Kondou / J Nissan Silvia (S14) Xanavi Racing with NISMO Jr 35 NC GT300 30. 1:36,347
Takayuki Aoki / J
Did not finish:
911 Kiichi Takahashi / J Porsche 993 RSR 910 Racing 33 Course Out GT300 40. 1:39,632
Hirotaka Nakajima / J
61 Akihiko Nakaya / J Mitsubishi FTO (E-DE3A) Team Taeibon Rallyart 22 Driveshaft GT300 23. 1:34,629
Takahiko Hara / J
5 Marc Goossens / B Toyota Supra (JZA80) Team 5zigen 17 Course Out GT500 16. 1:29,656
Eiichi Tajima / J
100 Kunimitsu Takahashi / J Honda NSX (NA2) Team Kunimitsu with Mooncra 17 Course Out GT500 1. 1:27,316
Akira Iida / J
72 Mark Porter Mazda RX-7 (FD3S) Ohkura Rotary Racing 15 Differencial GT300 37. 1:38,033
Yoshimi Katayama / J
10 Hidehiko Asou / J Porsche 911 GT2 Ability 5 Clutch GT300 36. 1:37,964
Akira Ishikawa / J
38 Hironori Takeuchi / J Toyota Supra (JZA80) Toyota Team Cerumo 0 Engine GT500 8. 1:28,754
Hideki Noda / J
Did not start:
9 Yukihiro Hane / J Porsche 993 RSR Team Daikokuya GT300 41. 1:40,059
Naohiro Kawano / J
Did not qualify:
280 Ooshiro / J Honda NSX NSX Dream 28 Competition GT300 47. 1:53,128
M. Suzuki
It's also about 8-11 laps down on the GT500 entrants, so it was probably being lapped in that picture, unless somehow he manage to qualify ahead of the GT500s.
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