Tsukuba Lap Times

Tsukuba is used as Japan's Performance Bench Mark. The 2000m Course is a tight and fast challenging course where usually a sub 1minute lap is considered fast.

How fast is an normal FD on street tyres and a PRO driver.
2002 BSpec 1'07 (RE01)
1999 RS 1'06.43
1999 R 1'05.84
1995~6 RS 1'09.16
1991~2 1'07.35

Time Attack is S-Tyre (Semi Slicks) Recently qualifying compound.
2008 Pan Speed 55.3 (TA Movie)
2007 R-Magic Pink 4 55.7 (55.974) (57.9 in a race)
2008 Revolution 56. (2008 super Battle)
2002 RE-Amemiya 2000TA 56.8 (Shakedown) (2002 Movie)
1999 RE-Amemiya Super G7 58.6
2009 Maru FD 57.9
2003 RE-A 3rotor 58.110 (TA Movie) (Race NA vs Turbo)

The first Video above shows. (all are much faster in the dry)
2004 Fujita Single 1'00.480 Semi Wet
2004 RE-A AC7 1'00.769 Semi Wet
Compare
2004 mines GTR (ultimte benchmark) 59.584 Semi Wet 57.8 Dry
2004 Auto Select 1'01.074
This shows Rwd is a good competitor but you still need more power to run with a GT-R.

Other Videos around include the Hot Version vol67 in 2003 Part 2 Part 3
There are a bunch of boost up cars that run around the 1'04~1'01 mark
Searching for Best Motoring RX7 or Hot Version

Comparing

Comparing times at Tsukuba is only relevant for about a One to Two year period. Advancements in Tyre technology account for '01~'02 seconds per lap, Aero has also advanced.

To compare Time Attack, Street and and Race cars is also difficult.

Check this Champions Battle in 1997. My favourite Best Motoring Race.



In 1997 Castrol GT Supra was restricted 430ps. 0~400 was 10.4s Tsukuba dissapears in 57s on Slicks. (Many will say you can do that time in a tuned FD these days.) In 2009 Super GT has 500hp Slicks are 2 seconds a lap faster and aero would probably bring it up to 53~54ish using the HKS Evo as a guide with '53.999.

To compare is best to use common sense.
F40 used to manage 1.04

Russ.