GT5 Transcripts/Honda TAKATA DOME NSX (SUPER GT) '06

Despite the discontinuation of the production Honda NSX in 2002, the Honda NSX GT race car competed in the JGTC (All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship) and the Super GT Series (renamed from the JGTC in 2005) from 1997 to 2009.
In 2003, Honda remounted the V6 power plant longitudinally with the transmission in front and differential towards the rear to improve the car's front/rear weight distribution. In 2004, a twin-turbo was bolted onto the engine to increase power. Although these changes improved the car's speed, it wasn't enough to produce positive results at the track; the Nissans and Toyotas were just too far ahead in development. So in 2005, Honda decided to wipe the slate clean by producing a new production NSX for homologation purposes, called the NSX Type R GT, and building a new NSX race car from it.
The new car was lighter, and thanks to a wider, longer body, it possessed better aerodynamics. In the latter half of the season, the car received a bigger 3.5-liter naturally aspirated V6 that was lighter than its predecessor and more powerful, producing about 493 HP with the restrictor installed.
As a result, the NSX started winning races again. The Takata Dome NSX (run by Team Honda Racing and led by team manager Takuya Nakamura) finished the season by scoring an overall victory in Round 2 at Okayama and placing second in Round 8. It also finished 3rd overall in the drivers' rankings, a mere four points out of first place.
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