Following the introduction of the new Type S-based NSX-GT with revised front aerodynamics, Honda goes into the 2022 season with the least straight line performance of the three GT500 manufacturers, lagging both the all-new Nissan Z and revised Toyota GR Supra in the speed traps.
However, Honda was still able to put in a strong performance in the most recent pre-season test at Fuji, with Nojiri posting the second-fastest time on the second day at the wheel of the #8 ARTA Honda.
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Nojiri’s Honda GT500 stablemate Tadasuke Makino expressed concerns that the NSX-GT’s top speed disadvantage could make it to overtake, even if he praised the car’s performance as a whole.
But Nojiri believes that Honda needs to find a way to exploit the “weapon” of higher cornering speed than its rivals, refusing to accept that lower top speed necessarily equates to less performance at Fuji.
“Usually at Fuji, people tend to focus on that part [straight line speed],” Nojiri said in an interview…
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