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Old 04-03-2009, 10:43 AM
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Over in Japan again for the first race of the 2009 season. Here are some random images while waiting in the tech line.









Old 04-03-2009, 10:53 AM
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these cars look really sexy
Old 04-03-2009, 11:19 AM
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What exactly do you do there?
Great shots,please keep those and the info comming.
Is language an issue?
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Tell us something about the car. What series?

Which one are you in the photos?
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Good luck!!!

It must be awesome feeling seeing an entire grid full of your cars taking the green flag for the first time!

I remember Speedvision playing some Formula Nippon races back in the day. Anywhere we can check it out stateside?
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That is such a great looking car. I wish we could see the races over here.
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i think they look better than the new F1 cars
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they are Formula Nippon Cars.

Chris is an engineer at Swift (who built the cars)

Since they built the cars I'm gonna guess that the services they offer include having an engineer like Chris at the races to answer the technical stuff.

I'm curious what the drivers think of the cars. They look good that's for sure. Drivability, Raceability, etc.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xMpgJLW5zU
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Originally Posted by ajcjr
i think they look better than the new F1 cars
At least 10,000 times better.
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Thanks all for the nice comments -- car is different looking indeed, something fresh.

Just post qualifying







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From my hotel room this morning

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Does the Formula Nippon series feed their top drivers to other race series?
Or is that like our CART open wheeler single seat top class in Japan.


Which car has your (Chris W.) favorite livery?
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VERY good looking cars Chris. The front wing assembly is very nice.

You must have some mega frequent flyer miles racked up!


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