Young Version — April 1998
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238 available scans from Young Version — April 1998, in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data. Capture img018 is absent from the supplied folder; the exact missing printed pages have not been established.
Page 113 — English draft translation
…feel. The amount of pitching bothers me a little, but today is my first time driving it, after all. If we keep refining the setup, I think this car could be very competitive!” When we caught the master after he got out, he told us that with a broad smile. He had fought for the championship through the final round last season, and the car has more than enough potential to challenge for the top. The opening round is March 22 at Suzuka Circuit. Let's all cheer him on!
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Ta-da!
The full bucket seat, offset dramatically toward the rear, feels like the workplace of a man ready for battle. The car is fitted with a six-speed sequential transmission with a single shift pattern.
He gave it a proper first run, too!
OTOYOTA
DENSO
Keiichi Tsuchiya
He handles the machine as gracefully as if it were part of his own body! Other teams were testing that day, too, but the master's driving stood out by far!!
KonTo
IDC Otsuka Kagu
KoiTo
ADVAN
TOYOT
RacingDevelopment TeD
Expect the master to take this front-engine, rear-wheel-drive car to the top! One day in February, at Fuji Speedway, the master—dressed in a green racing suit—climbed into the cockpit…
…the DENSO ADVAN Supra! As reported in the previous issue, this season the master is competing in GT with Team SARD. The first step was to meet the car, so a test session was held at Fuji Speedway. “This is fun! Compared with GT-spec NSX cars, it feels lighter on its feet, and the handling is really sharp. And it feels like a proper F…
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ENSO
Furniture
C
The inline-four 3S-GT engine is mounted as low as possible, close to the bulkhead. The C… is mounted horizontally.
ADVAN
Otsuka Kagu
TEAM SARD
ADVAN SUPRA!!
TOYOTA DENSO
05A80
Its heart is a 500 PS 5S-GT engine!
Even on the first day of testing, it was turning in lap times faster than the other Supras. There's no doubt this car will be a major force this season.
TOOR
TOYOTA
3.9
AEROTECH
DENSO
RECARO
RAYS
ADVAN
Photo: Masakatsu Sato (Win Photographic)
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