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Impul Nissan has race pace edge over NISMO cars

Impul Nissan has race pace edge over NISMO cars

The iconic Calsonic-liveried Z shared by Baguette and Kazuki Hiramine did not feature towards the head of the timesheets during a rain-affected two-day test, as the pair ended up 13th-fastest on the combined timesheets with a 1m28.763s set by Baguette on the second day.

However, that time was set while the track was still drying, and put the #12 second among the four Nissans on that day, behind the NISMO-run #3 NDDP Racing machine.

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“We did quite a good laptime when the track was still a bit damp, especially around the last corner and 100R, so that’s really positive,” Baguette told Motorsport.com. “On the long run, we were really fast, and on one-lap pace we also found something really good.

“I think we need a few more tenths to be really fighting for pole at Okayama, but we are in much better shape than we were at the Okayama test for sure.”

While unable to match the two Michelin-shod NISMO-run cars in the wet, with the #3 and #23 cars locking out the top two…

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