Comments on: Fuji Speedway to disappear from 2010 F1 calendar, things are looking up

By: Yui Makino

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By: whitmarsh

whitmarsh — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:38:39 +0000

If any of you have followed Fuji speedway you know that it is cursed. So many strange things have occured there. A large list of events could be made. that is also where that jgtc pilot had his car explode when it hit the wall… and where a car flipped like a pancake into a bridge overpass above the track… throw that in with a few deaths…it is cursed I tell you!

By: LewisC

LewisC — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:30:28 +0000

If Gran Turismo is *any* guide, Fuji is utterly dull to drive. (Partially because I always naff-up the first corner).

Motegi’s OK, but Suzuka is the daddy. Best track in the world IMO, Nurburgring excepted.

By: chunter

chunter — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:15:47 +0000

Most of my love for Fuji is its place in 80′s video games, F1 history is a bit of a different animal.

I’d rather that Fuji have the old sweeping final corner, it’s the new sector three that ruins it, so with that in mind… Suzuka all the way.

By: Gman

Gman — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:21:44 +0000

I have only heard good things about Suzuka and am looking forward to seeing the race this season. Last year Fuji really didn’t do anything for me in terms of good racing- it was like a much slower version of Valencia, with better landscapes. Plus, if Toyota either quits F1 as a constructor or is rejected with their 2010 entry, there will be little need to keep racing at Fuji.

By: Gman

Gman — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:09:43 +0000

The oval or road course?

By: Gman

Gman — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:09:20 +0000

Bingo. I’ve never seen a race on the road course at Indy, but it can’t be any worse than Hungary or Valencia.

Plus, for those of us on a budget, the tickets were cheap. Even if they were doubled in price, they would still be cheaper than most other GP venues

By: Gman

Gman — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:04:53 +0000

Yeah, but keep the ferris wheel!!

By: Gman

Gman — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:04:27 +0000

Three cheers for that, and make sure Silverstone is also protected as well

By: Gman

Gman — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:03:21 +0000

True, but is Fuji really that great to warrant a GP date every year? And aren’t there other countries- Britain, Italy, USA- where two GPs make more historical, commercial and geographical sense?