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  Formula 3000 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Formula 3000 replaced Formula Two, and was so named because the engines used initially were 3.0 L (3000 cc) Cosworth DFV engines made obsolete by the change of Formula One from the 3.0 L normally aspirated engines around this time.
The Formula Nippon series, unlike European F3000, featured a lot of competition between tyre companies, and tended to feature highly-paid drivers (both local and European) in cars that tended to be more developed and tested than those in the European series.
Formula 3000 was experiencing tough competition with cheaper formulae, such as European F3000 (using ex-FIA Lola B2/99 chassis) and Formula Nissan (also known as Telefonica World Series or Superfund World Series), as well as the North American CART series.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Formula_3000   (1100 words)

  
 Formula Nippon - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Formula Nippon has a fairly long history, evolving from the Japanese Formula 2000 series begun in 1973 by way of the Japanese Formula 2 and Japanese Formula 3000 championships.
The Japanese Formula broke away at this time, and, two years later, in 1996, made the break official by changing the series name to Formula Nippon.
Nevertheless, there have been several drivers to come from a Japanese Formula 3000 or Formula Nippon drive to a prominent Formula One role; the best-known of these is Ralf Schumacher, the 1996 Formula Nippon champion.
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /formula_nippon.htm   (403 words)

  
 Toranosuke Takagi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During his performance in a 1994 race he drew the attention of Satoru Nakajima, a well-known Japanese Formula One driver, whereupon he joined the Nakajima Racing team and competed in the Formula 3000.
He was heavily involved in the team from 1995 until he was chosen as Tyrrell's Formula One test driver in 1997.
Takagi later competed on the Arrows Formula One team, and his European popularity was on the rise.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Toranosuke_Takagi   (704 words)

  
 Formula Nippon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Formula Nippon is a type of (Click link for more info and facts about formula racing) formula racing and the top level of open-wheeled racing in (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building) Japan.
Formula Nippon has a fairly long history, evolving from the Japanese Formula 2000 series begun in 1973 by way of the Japanese (Click link for more info and facts about Formula 2) Formula 2 and Japanese (Click link for more info and facts about Formula 3000) Formula 3000 championships.
Nevertheless, there have been several drivers to come from a Japanese Formula 3000 or Formula Nippon drive to a prominent Formula One role; the best-known of these is (Click link for more info and facts about Ralf Schumacher) Ralf Schumacher, the 1996 Formula Nippon champion.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fo/formula_nippon.htm   (743 words)

  
 Kazuyoshi Funaki Live
Formula Nippon is the most prestigious motorsport-series in Japan.
It was Formula 1 Grand Prix of Hungary that I watched one of the motor sports for the first time.
When I came to watch Formula Nippon last year, I was given a ride in a Formula car with two seats and actually experienced 300km/h.
www.kflive.akcja.pl /index.php?id=wywiady&go=art0105fnip_en   (419 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Sport | Formula one | Firman's cool head convinces Jordan
Formula one: Williams thrills at the capture of Rosberg
Firman, the 27-year-old from Norfolk who won last year's Japanese formula Nippon championship - the equivalent of formula 3000 - was due to meet with Eddie Jordan today after arriving in London on Saturday.
In 1996 Firman won the British formula three championship driving for the blue-riband Paul Stewart Racing team - beating Juan Pablo Montoya, on whom Williams are pinning their championship hopes this season, in the process.
sport.guardian.co.uk /formulaone/story/0,10069,887660,00.html   (632 words)

  
 Serebella Contents Formula Nippon---Formula One/Monte Carlo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
formula (plural formulae in mathematics and chemistry, formulas in all other cases)
(chemistry) (plural formulae) A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.
It uses material from the Wiktionary page "Nippon".
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/contains-155746-155749-Formula_Nippon-Formula_One/Monte_Carlo.html   (234 words)

  
 Formula Nippon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Formula Nippon, which was released early last year for the PlayStation, is a different kind of racing game.
Formula Nippon comes armed with several different classes for you to race in and build your career up to finally race with the best in Japanese F3000.
The Formula 3 and F3000 action is fun too, with races taking place in wet and dry conditions.
www.users.waitrose.com /~raceflag/gamesreviews/formula_nippon.htm   (185 words)

  
 Formula Nippon Project Updated - Race Sim Central Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
First of all, the Formula V8 looks alot like the Lola B2/50, which itself is the basis for the Formula Nippon car, the Lola B3/51.
I took a look at a few Formula Nippon sites, knowing that the cars were nearly identical, and found that the cars that raced there had some really interesting liveries.
Having a good base to work with, and numerous pictures, the Formula Nippon Project was born.
forum.racesimcentral.com /showthread.php?goto=lastpost&t=193525   (619 words)

  
 Formula Nippon - TheBestLinks.com - Bankruptcy, England, Ford Motor Company, Formula 3000, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Formula Nippon - TheBestLinks.com - Bankruptcy, England, Ford Motor Company, Formula 3000,...
Formula Nippon, Bankruptcy, England, Ford Motor Company, Formula 3000, Germany...
While foriegn drivers have always come to participate in the Japanese series, these are very often second-string drivers, or ones who have otherwise had difficulty in finding a top-level Formula 3000 drive.
www.thebestlinks.com /Formula_Nippon.html   (432 words)

  
 Formula Nippon
The All-Japan F3000 Championship began in 1987, essentially a continuation of the All-Japan Formula 2000 and Formula 2 series which ran from 1973-77 and 1978-1986 respectively.
The series was renamed Formula Nippon in 1996 after the organisers opted against the single chassis and engine formula introduced in International F3000.
In 2003 a new single-chassis formula was introduced, using a Lola chassis closely related to the contemporary F3000 car.
uk.geocities.com /unofficialf3000/formulanippon/formulanippon.htm   (77 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Lyons secures Formula Nippon title
Ulsterman Richard Lyons secured the Formula Nippon title for 2004 in fine style with a controlled drive to third place in the ninth and final round of the series at Suzuka today.
After topping the timesheets in Friday practice and yesterday's qualifying, Lyons led confidently from pole position for the first 19 of 46 laps.
"Formula Nippon has got to be the best preparation for Formula One that there is and I'm very proud to be following in the footsteps of the likes of Ralf Schumacher in winning this title," he continued.
www.rte.ie /sport/2004/1107/nippon.html   (267 words)

  
 The Jordan News Page
The young Indian, currently competing in the Japanese Formula Nippon series, was the slowest of the runners who set a time, but with a constant drizzle and strong winds blowing across the track, his best time was quite respectable, just two seconds off Jordan's racing veteran, Jean Alesi.
Karthikeyan, in just his second outing in a Formula One car, spent his 49 laps familiarising himself with the EJ11, in quite difficult track conditions.
In the Formula Nippon Championship I drive a 600bhp car, so the Honda engine clearly made an impression, but I also found the brakes and aerodynamic package to be remarkable.
www.geocities.com /MotorCity/8127/news/septnews5.html   (491 words)

  
 e-Track: World Motor Racing Circuits Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Formula Nippon race in Perth would be the first of a projected international expansion for the previously Japan-confined championship.
Representatives of the promoters, Westrend Corporation, visited Japan in November last year and were very impressed with the professionalism of the Formula Nippon Championship and agreed to bring the race to Western Australia as one of their major annual races on the new circuit.
"I look forward to staging the Formula Nippon race in Perth and for Western Australia to be part of this exciting race," said Ross Roberts, managing director of Westrend Corporation.
www.etracksonline.co.uk /News/news_id037.html   (160 words)

  
 indya.com - Foster's formula Oz - News - Karthikeyan hails Yoong's Minardi move   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
And after watching Yoong earn a seat at Minardi for the final three races of the 2001 Formula One season, Karthikeyan, dubbed the fastest Indian in the world, is hopeful of one day following suit.
The Macau race is considered the "world championship" of Formula Three racing and the Indian sped round the tight street circuit faster than any previous driver, including such names as the great Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard.
In 2000, he was part of the British Formula Three circuit with Stewart Racing, finishing fourth in the series.
www.indya.com /formula1/news/0709karthikeyan-yoong.htm   (307 words)

  
 It's all about skills and guts -- Karthikeyan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Karthikeyan, who made his debut in the Formula Nippon last week and finished a creditable sixth and claimed his first point of the circuit appeared delighted at his success as he spoke to the Indian Express on his Formula One experience.
The Formula One Nippon also seems to have revved up the 25-year-old Karthikeyan who now drives the Reynard make car that offers him more power.
You see Formula Nippon is more pure than Formula One, he says explaining, ``It's more about skills and your guts.
www.indianexpress.com /ie/daily/20010402/isp02002.html   (515 words)

  
 Motorsport.com: News channel
"Formula Nippon has got to be the best preparation for Formula One that there is and I'm very proud to be following in the footsteps of the likes of Ralf Schumacher in winning this title." Continued Richard.
Richard Lyons' Formula Nippon Championship success is yet another major motorsport title secured by a Sutton Motorsport Images supported driver.
Formula Nippon is one of the most prestigious single seater championships in the world and for many a stepping stone to the highest echelons of motorsport."
www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=173068&FS=Other+series   (312 words)

  
 Meet Narain Karthikeyan : The fastest Indian on wheels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The 24-year-old driver is currently competing in Formula Nippon with Team Impul.
Karthikeyan was first scheduled to test with Jaguar in December 2000 as part of his contract with the Stewart Formula Three team.
But the test was twice postponed and a third appearance in March was cancelled because of the driver's commitment with Team Impul in preparation for the Formula Nippon season.
www.indiacar.com /nfs/narain.htm   (656 words)

  
 Haruki Kurosawa - Honda Tuning Magazine
I raced for four years in F3 and for two years in Formula Nippon, so [the NSX] wasn't a problem getting used to it.
Formula Nippon (the top Formula series in Japan-Ed.) is not very popular now.
There used to be a big gap between lap times in Formula Nippon and GT, but now they're smaller.
hondatuningmagazine.com /features/0504ht_mugen   (1270 words)

  
 Sepang International Circuit
Japanese Championship Formula Nippon started in April 1996 as the replacement of the former Japanese Formula 3000 Championship which had existed for 9 years from 1987.
The technical regulation for the first three years from 1996 to 1998 was the same as the previous Japanese F3000, however, it is widely renewed from 1999 under the authorization of the Federation International of Automobile (FIA) and the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF).
The cars reminding fans of the Formula One machines are one of the appeals in Formula Nippon as well as the exciting tail-to-nose fight of the competitive drivers from aound the world.
www.malaysiangp.com.my /motorsports/fnippon/default.asp   (271 words)

  
 AutoRacing1.com - CART News
Takagi, who goes by the nickname "Tora" (meaning "tiger") is a 26-year old native of Shizuoka, Japan and is the reigning Formula Nippon Series Champion, winning an unprecedented eight out of ten races in 2000.
Tora is no stranger to world-championship caliber racing as he also has three years of Formula One experience, first as a test driver for Tyrrell in 1997, Tyrrell's regular F1 driver in 1998 and then for the Arrows team in 1999.
Formula 3, improving on his standing every year he raced, 10th place in his
www.autoracing1.com /htmfiles/2000/1129Walker.htm   (1288 words)

  
 *KL Minardi Asiatech*
Several have already dismissed Yoong as a pay driver, in particular, paying for some nice Asiatech horsepower, whilst using his three performances in end-of-season grands prix under a dark cloud and his record in Formula Nippon and other junior formulae to back up their argument.
Sadly for Alex, 2002 showed him to be out of his depth in Formula One, and somebody has to come bottom of the pile, as horrible as it sounds for such a lovely bloke :(.
I know very little of his previous drives or records in other formulae and am going to do a little bit of research, but 25-year old Webber certainly comes highly recommended by my online correspondents over in Oz and those who heard of his exploits testing for Flav last year.
www.angelfire.com /zine2/f1dictionary/minardi.htm   (438 words)

  
 Auto racing
Many single-seater races in North America are held on "oval" circuits and the Indy Racing League races exclusively on ovals.
Best known single-seater racing is in Formula One, which involves an annual world championship featuring major international car and engine manufacturers in an ongoing battle of technology as well on the track.
Other single-seater racing are Formula 3000/Formula Two, Formula Nippon, Formula Nissan (also known as Telefonica World Series), Formula Three, and Formula Atlantic.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/au/auto_racing.html   (1331 words)

  
 rediff.com: sports channel - Narain Karthikeyan set for formula one test drive
Karthikeyan said racing in Formula Nippon has given him an idea of what to expect during the test drive.
Karthikeyan, whose father G.R. Karthikeyan is a former Indian national rally champion, took to the sport as a teenager and attended the Elf-Winfield Racing School in France.
But the test was twice postponed and a third appearance in March was ruled out because of Karthikeyan's commitment with Team Impul in preparation for the Formula Nippon season.
www.rediff.com /sports/2001/jun/14nar.htm   (378 words)

  
 Tom Coronel Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Both Coronel and the team are looking forward to a fruitful continuation of the cooporation which resulted in a second place in the GT Championship and an eleventh place in Formula Nippon this year.
At this time of the year the teams are no longer looking to improve their cars, but more to find a good driver for next season.
Therefore a lot of new faces to Formula Nippon could be seen and most of the regulars were missing.
www.coronel.nl /tom/EN/news/news9812.htm   (988 words)

  
 The Hindu : Narain to contest Formula Nippon championship   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Narain Karthikeyan, India's leading racing driver, has taken another small step towards the pinnacle of the sport - Formula One racing.
The 1996 Formula Asia champion is all set to contest the 2001 Formula Nippon championship, a series that has been used as a springboard to Formula One by such superstars as Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine.
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www.hinduonnet.com /2001/03/21/stories/0721088k.htm   (146 words)

  
 Formula Nippon Cheats for PlayStation at nGaming   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
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