RICHARD LYONS NAMES HIMSELF AND NISMO AS FAVOURITES FOR SEPANG

TEAMCAR - For the 2006 season, three rounds of competition – beginning with the opening round in Suzuka, Okayama and Fuji Speedway – had produced three different winners for both the premier GT500 class for the 500bhp machines and the GT300 class for the 300bhp machines.

Carrying an additional 70kgs of weight handicap, a mountainous task awaits championship leaders Ryo Michigami and Takashi Kogure of Team Honda Racing at Sepang Circuit as the fourth round of the Super GT Series gets underway this weekend.

With 70 kilos, I would say they would lose some 1.5 seconds per lap around the Sepang track and that is no small problem for the drivers,” says 2005 winner Richard Lyons in giving his thoughts on the upcoming Battle of Sepang.

“Me! I will put myself as favourites for the Sepang race,” said Lyons, who left the series at the end of the season after finishing third overall to pursue his dreams of competing in the United States in the Champcar Series.