So yesterday was a really really good day - I was announced as a GT500 driver with Team Impul and Calsonic for Nissan.
The car is amazing. I tested recently in Sepang for the first time in the new car and it’s got so much grip.
I didn’t expect it to be so particularly quick in the slow speed corners. It’s a massive step up from GT3 and anything I’ve been used to in the past in a car with a roof.
There’s a lot of testing coming up and the first round is in Okayama in a few weeks time.
I’m very pleased to have been given this opportunity by the team and by NISMO. It’s going to be coming up on six years now since I won GT Academy.
From complete gamer, no experience in a car to the fastest GT cars in the world, I’m very honored and very happy.
Working with the team, the team have got so much history and the team owner, Hoshino-san has won so many races in the past and to have him as a team manager is incredible because all he wants you to do is just push, give 100% and push.
He’s always pushing the drivers to extract everything from the car, and if you make a mistake, you make a mistake, but as long as you push he’s happy.
So to have him as a team manager in both Super Formula and GT500 is fantastic.
I’m looking forward to working with everybody, my new teammates, Yasuda-san, and I just can’t wait to jump in the car for the next round of testing in a few days time.
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You tha Mann! As someone who's played GT since my 7th birthday, I find it extremely cool to see a GT Academy winner get this far. Here's to a great season in both series!