The Tsuchiya Toyota Supra GT300 car was destroyed in a blaze in yesterday's Fuji SuperGT race... the team has pledged to return somehow, but has no idea how or when at this stage:
The #25 Hoppy-sponsored car driven by Seita Nonaka and Togo Suganami was consumed in a blaze that began on lap 66 of 100, and caused the race to be red-flagged two laps later as marshals struggled to contain the fire.
The #244 car had been seen shedding part of its exhaust pipe before the fire took hold, but it also transpired that the badly-charred #25 machine was also missing its exhaust pipe when it was brought back to the pits.Team owner Takeshi Tsuchiya told Motorsport.com's Japanese edition:"First of all, I am very sorry for causing the race to be stopped and inconveniencing everybody.
"We didn’t make any mistake preparing the car, but if the same thing happened on both cars, then perhaps it’s a weak point structurally."Asked about the extent of the damage to the #25 car, Tsuchiya said it was now in an"unusable" state due to damage to the chassis, dismissing any hope of being ready in time for the next race at Suzuka this month.
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