Suzuka Practise

Posted Apr 30, 2010 ↩
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Suzuka Practise On the 1st outing to Suzuka, we were very pleased with the wonderful hospitality of Kenji and Matsuda who made sure that all was well aranged for the weekend. The 1st day consisted of 4 practise sessions. Matthew pushed throughout the day to bring his times well down into the low 50 seconds. Fiona Hamilton, Matt’s mechanic, a former Karting champion herself, worked tirelessly to get the equipment and driver prepared.
Says it all!
Birdseye view of the track
Fiona and Matthew after weigh-in
The back section of Suzuka
The 1st run on Suzuka
Into turn 2
Learning the track
Session 1 into turn 2
Matt in Session 1
Matt after the hairpin
Hey wait till I get out!
Last corner towards the start finish line
Pulling the train
Riding the curb in the last corner
The fast middle section
At speed
Ready to start session 3
A colorful line up
A quick de-brief with Fiona
After the session
Final corner
Watching the others
The Hasegawa Brothers
Some cars on display at the main track
Thinking about the next session
Dad in front of the new grandstand
Close up on Dad
Here we are at the main circuit
Now this is what I want!
Some day I will drive this track
Out of the haripin
The slow hairpin
Overlooking the track from the hill
Ready to roll
Driver and mechanic!
With an F3 in the background you can overlook that Karts
Though turn 1
Plenty of practise time
Concentration
Tight into the corner
Dinner in Suzuka
You go hungry if you dont catch it!
About to go fishing out the window
Having some fun in the restaurant
The Boss and team waiting for the fisherman
Im getting hungry!