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SUPER GT title contenders gather for vital Motegi test

Three of the six cars competing for this year's SUPER GT title have gathered at Motegi for a two-day tyre test, something Bertrand Baguette believes will be 'really important' for next month's finale at the same track.

Motorsport

Kondo Nissan lost win because 'we couldn't trust the tyres'

The Kondo Racing Nissan SUPER GT team admits that it threw away a strong chance of a victory at Autopolis because it couldn't 'trust' its Yokohama tyres to last long enough in the second stint.

Motorsport

Do SUPER GT's testing rules unfairly favour Yokohama?

Toyota team Racing Project Bandoh has taken four poles out of six so far this year in SUPER GT - but is there an argument to say that the series’ in-season testing rules give tyre supplier something of an unearned advantage?

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Has Sugo weather made a Nissan title almost inevitable?

After last weekend's Sugo SUPER GT race, Nissan Z crews now occupy first, second and third places in the GT500 drivers' standings with two races to go. Jamie Klein says it's hard to shake the feeling that the Yokohama marque is finally on the cusp of ending its title drought.

Motorsport

Bridgestone weakness opened door to Mugen podium

Mugen Honda driver Ukyo Sasahara believes the weakness of the Bridgestone teams in wet conditions was partly to thank for the team's first SUPER GT podium finish in two years at Sugo last weekend.

Motorsport

Richard Hammond In BMW M5 Touring Races Pro Golfer

What a weird idea for a race.

Motor1

Bridgestone E8 Commitment: worn-out tires that never wear off

Domestic mobility was stagnant over the years of lockdowns and social distancing.

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Honda aims to avoid repeat of Fuji tyre woes at Suzuka

Honda is hoping to avoid a repeat of the tyre issues that held it back at Fuji as SUPER GT returns to Suzuka for this weekend’s 450km race.

Motorsport

Quintarelli's Nissan Z "the best it's felt all year" at Fuji

Nissan SUPER GT ace Ronnie Quintarelli says his NISMO Z is the best it has felt all season on Saturday at Fuji Speedway, having made use of some set-up hints from the sister NDDP Racing car.

Motorsport

Why Honda's new 'master and apprentice' have struggled so far

ARTA has been one of SUPER GT’s leading GT300 outfits for many years, but the Honda outfit is having a tough time so far this season with its all-new ‘master-and-apprentice’ driver line-up of Hideki Mutoh and Iori Kimura.

Motorsport

Mickelson 'ecstatic' with LIV decision despite champions dinner snub

St Andrews (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson insisted he "couldn't be happier" with his decision to join the Saudi-backed rebel LIV golf tour despite facing a wave of criticism.

AFP

DeChambeau, Bridgestone Partnership Ends As He Joins LIV Golf

The 2020 U.S. Open winner initially signed with the company when he turned pro in 2016.

Sports Illustrated

Bridgestone and Bryson DeChambeau part ways, ending their six-year relationship

DeChambeau originally signed with the golf ball manufacturer in 2016.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Photos: Bridgestone Senior Players Championship at Firestone CC

Players appear to be enjoying themselves at the fourth and penultimate senior major of the season.

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Skoda Octavia Combi RS Fails Moose Test But It Isn't Its Fault

The long-roof Octavia RS was a bit disappointing in the dreaded test.

RideApart

World Record-Breaker Rides To 13 Countries In One Day On His MV Agusta

Belgian rider Thierry Sarasyn set a new world record for most countries visited in 24 hours after successfully traveling through 13 countries on June 19, 2022.

Motorsport

IndyCar’s Firestones to come from new facility in Akron, OH.

Firestone has opened a new $21m Advanced Tire Production Center designed for more efficient and sustainable tire production that will produce the Firehawks used by the NTT IndyCar Series.

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Kaulig Companies to become title sponsor for Senior Players Championship, which will stay at Firestone Country Club

Kaulig Companies will supplant Bridgestone as the title sponsor of the Senior Players Championship.

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Bridgestone rides ahead

The exclusive importer and distributor of Bridgestone motorcycle tyres in Thailand, PaceMax Motorsport Company, received an amazing turnaround less than two years after returning to the Kingdom, particularly from those with a passion for motorcycles.

Autosport

Super GT Suzuka: Bandoh team leads all-Toyota front row

Yuji Kunimoto clinched the Racing Project Bandoh Toyota’s second consecutive Super GT pole position at Suzuka, smashing the lap record in Saturday’s qualifying session.

Motorsport

Suzuka SUPER GT: Bandoh team leads all-Toyota front row

Yuji Kunimoto clinched the Racing Project Bandoh Toyota’s second consecutive SUPER GT pole position at Suzuka, smashing the lap record in Saturday’s qualifying session.

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Chiefs TE Travis Kelce’s Tight End University returning this June

#Chiefs TE Travis Kelce, George Kittle and Greg Olsen's @te_university will hold its second annual summit in June of 2022.

InsideEVs

Tesla Vs VW, Scout, EV Tires & Battery Factories: EV News May 13, 2022

Can Volkswagen really take on Tesla? VW's all-electric Scout brand is a step in the right direction. Meanwhile, CATL eyes US battery factory locations.

Motorsport

Fuji SUPER GT: Bandoh Toyota on pole for Golden Week enduro

Sena Sakaguchi put the Racing Project Bandoh Toyota team on pole position for Wednesday’s Golden Week SUPER GT race at Fuji Speedway, with Kondo Racing making it a front row lock-out for Yokohama.

Motor1

Michelin Pilot Sport 5 Faces Eight Competitors In Detailed Tire Test

The new Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 is also in the mix.

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