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  Fuji Speedway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fuji Speedway is a race track standing in the foothills of the Mount Fuji, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Fuji remained a popular sports car racing venue and was often used for national races.
Fuji is also featured in Gran Turismo 4, where the circuit is available in its current (with or without the last chicane), 1974-85 and 1986-92 layouts; and in TOCA Race Driver, in its 1993-2004 layout.
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 Mount Fuji Speedway
Mount Fuji Speedway is a former Formula One race track that stands in the foothills of the majestic peak.
Fuji remains a popular sports car championship venue and is often used for national races.
The Fuji circuit is well known to fans of the game Pole Position, as cars raced on the circuit in the popular coin-op.
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 Fuji F700
Mount Fuji (富士山 ''Fuji-san'', IPA:) is the highest mountain on the island of Honshu and indeed in all of Japan.
Fuji is surrounded by the five lakes of Mt. Fuji: Lake Kawaguchiko, Lake Yamanakako, Lake Saiko, Lake Motosuko and Lake Shojiko.
Fuji Speedway (Japan) is a former Formula One race track that stands in the foothills of the majestic peak.
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 Fuji - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fuji Speedway, a major race track at the base of Mt Fuji
Fuji Jazz Festival, a jazz festival in Japan
Keiko Fuji, a Japanese singer of the 1960s and 1970s, and mother of Hikaru Utada
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 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Circuits > Mount Fuji
In the foothills of the perfectly conical dormant volcano the Mount Fuji circuit was opened in December 1965, built as an American-style 2.5 mile anti-clockwise super speedway, beneath a huge imposing grandstand.
It was the end of October and Niki Lauda, despite missing several races after his awful accident at the Nurburgring, arrived at Fuji with a three point lead over James Hunt in the World Championship standings.
Fuji was finished as a Grand Prix track, though it would continue to be a venue for international showdowns as an important round of the World Sportscar championship.
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 7 Summits Expeditions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Mount Fuji, may not be better known that Everest, but it is certainly better recognised.
Mt Fuji is actually a volcano which last erupted in 1707.
Sunrise on Mount Fuji is inspiring and you can understand why is was (and indeed still is) regarded as sacred.
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 The Official Formula 1 Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Fuji Speedway near Tokyo is set to host the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix, owners Toyota announced on Friday.
"We have the pleasure that Fuji Speedway, as the brand new venue nestled at the foot of the most majestic Mount Fuji, will be the new home of the Japanese F1 Grand Prix,” said Bernie Ecclestone of the announcement.
Fuji was opened in 1966 and quickly became the stage for numerous international and domestic races.
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 Motorsport.com: News channel
The Fuji International Speedway will host the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix, circuit owner Toyota confirmed on March 24th, with an October date to be finalised.
The facilities were renovated last year and with its Grade 1 FIA license the Fuji Speedway is now certified to hold F1 races.
For the 1976 event, Niki Lauda arrived at the Mount Fuji track for the last race of the season with a three point lead over James Hunt in the championship standings.
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 F1 News > Mount Fuji may not be such a good investment - Grandprix.com
Mount Fuji may not be such a good investment
TOYOTA recently bought the Mount Fuji International Speedway with the intention of rebuilding the facility to use as a test track for its Formula 1 program and as a future home of the Japanese Grand Prix.
Mount Fuji has not erupted since 1702 but according to international regulations a volcano must go 2000 years without an eruption to be considered dormant.
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 SPEEDtv.com
Toyota confirmed today that next year’s Japanese GP will be held at the revamped Fuji Speedway, exactly 30 years after the last F1 race hosted by the historical venue.
Toyota acquired Fuji with the express intention of humbling Honda and bringing the Japanese GP to its own playground.
Fuji is much closer to Tokyo than Suzuka, and is therefore regarded as a much more practical option by sponsors and teams.
www.speedtv.com /articles/auto/formulaone/22712   (427 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: Japan
Fuji ``will be the new home of Japanese F-1 Grand Prix'' and represents ``a new era of Formula One history,'' Bernie Ecclestone, chief executive officer of Formula One Administration, said in a faxed statement.
Located at the foot of Mount Fuji west of Tokyo, the circuit that is 93.4 percent owned by Toyota will hold the race in October next year for the first time since 1977.
Fuji Speedway, which held the first Japanese Grand Prix in 1976, said it completed a renovation of the circuit in 2005, gaining a license from the sport's ruling body, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, to hold races.
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 pitpass - the latest, hottest F1 & A1GP news
Earlier today, Ralf Schumacher drove the 2004 F1 car, the TF104, around the heavily refurbished Fuji speedway, which is 93% owned by Toyota, and possible future host to a round of the Formula One World Championship.
The 2.9 mile track, at the foot of Mount Fuji, was built in 1966 and hosted two Grands Prix in the late 70s, the 1976 event seeing Niki Lauda, still recovering from his horrific Nurburgring accident, retire, and James Hunt claim the title.
Suzuka's contract runs out after the 2006 race and the Fuji Speedway is hoping to capitalize.
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 Offcial Website of the Chinese Olympic Committee
Fuji Speedway president Hisamitsu Shimda told reporters that after the renovation, the main issues before the circuit were transportation and accommodation.
Toyota, which holds 93.4 percent shares of Fuji International Speedway Co. Ltd., and Honda intensified their motor sports rivalry in 2002 when Toyota made its F1 debut as a full works team.
The Fuji Speedway opened in 1965 and staged two F1 races in 1976 and 1977.
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 Toyota in Talks to Buy Fuji Circuit
Toyota Motor Corp, which plans to enter Formula One racing from the 2002 season, is in talks to buy a major stake in Fuji International Speedway, scene of two F1 races in 1976 and 1977, Toyota said on Friday.
Japan's largest carmaker said it was in talks to buy Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd's 80 percent stake in the circuit, at the foot of Mount Fuji.
Fuji Speedway is also owned 20 percent by Japan's Taisei Corp, a general contracting company.
www.atlasf1.com /news/2000/oct/report.php/id/3013/.html   (231 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | Suzuka loses Japanese GP to Fuji
Mount Fuji forms the backdrop to the Speedway circuit
Fuji was upgraded in 2005 and holds a F1 licence.
Built in 1966, Fuji hosted the first Japanese GP in 1976, when James Hunt took third to seal the drivers' title.
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Toyota Motor said Friday it had received the green light to stage the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix from next year at its renovated Fuji Speedway, in a boost in its showdown with rival automaker Honda.
It was a long-awaited decision for Toyota since its Fuji International Speedway completed the upgrade of the race course on the foot of Mount Fuji a year ago.
Formula One Administration Limited chairman Bernie Ecclestone said that Fuji Speedway, "the brand new venue nestled at the foot of the most majestic Mount Fuji, will be the new home of Japanese F1 Grand Prix," according to Toyota.
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 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Under the stewardship of the Hulman-George family, the Speedway is truly recognized as the Racing Capital of the World.
To address this dilemma, the Hulman-George family offered the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as a backdrop for an enlistment ceremony.“Anyone who enlisted during the month of May would be a part of the Tony Hulman Squadron and would fly away from the infield to basic training.
They have brought the Speedway back from the shadow of a wrecking ball 60 years ago to a premier racing facility that benefits all of central Indiana, hosting several prestigious racing and philanthropic events throughout the year.
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 BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | Toyota wants F1 races at new Fuji
Toyota has renovated the Fuji Speedway circuit in central Japan and hopes to hold Formula One races there.
The new Fuji track was inaugurated on Monday by Toyota F1 driver Ralf Schumacher, who competed there in Formula 3000 in the mid-1990s.
The circuit, at the foot of Mount Fuji, will formally open with a ceremony on 10 April, with its first race a Super GT Fuji 500km race on 3-4 May.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4303947.stm   (262 words)

  
 Manipe F1
Bernie Ecclestone revealed the news to Japanese media, saying that FOA had agreed a multi-year deal to host the race at the track, starting in 2007.
Mount Fuji last hosted a race in 1977, after previously hosting it a year earlier.
Since then though, the track has undergone major renovations, with the removal of the sweeping last corner, in favour of a tight technical complex of three corners.
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 National Console Support, Inc. | D1 Grand Prix 2005
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 Manipe F1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Fuji Speedway confirmed as host to Japanese Grand Prix
The track, which has been newely renovated as recently as 2005, hosted the first ever Japanese Grand Prix in 1976, and the following year in 1977, which proved to be its last.
“We, at FOA, have the pleasure that Fuji Speedway, as the brand new venue nestled at the foot of the most majestic Mt. Fuji, will be the new home of Japanese F1 Grand Prix,“ said Bernie Ecclestone, after the news.
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Two other races were staged at Mount Fuji from 1976-1977.
Built by Honda as a test circuit in 1962, the track is situated on Honshu island and is just one component of a giant amusement park.
All the recent changes have added about three metres to the circuit length but the lap record was still easily beaten.
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 Toyota Purchase Fuji Circuit; Announce Revamp Plans
Aiming to participate in Formua One in 2002 for the first time, Japan's largest automaker and the world's third-biggest intends to stage a Grand Prix at the circuit, located near Mount Fuji in central Japan.
The Fuji International Speedway track, which staged two Formula One Grands Prix, in 1976 and 1977, is also located near a Toyota core research centre where it develops racing engines.
Toyota will spend 5.3 billion yen ($48.72 million) for a 67 percent stake in the Fuji track, buying 49 percent from Mitsubishi Estate for 2.5 billion yen and the rest after Fuji International issues new shares.
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The track is part of an amusement park that includes a linear-motor roller coaster known as the Mad Cobra and a ride called the Space Shot, which features a sudden drop of 50 meters.
The third world-famous circuit in Japan besides Motegi and Suzuka is Fuji Speedway, a 2.77-mile road course located near Japan’s most famous peak of Mount Fuji in the south-central part of the country.
Currently, the Speedway is closed and under a two-year reconstruction program.
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 Breaking News: Japanese Grand Prix moves to Fuji
Suzuka, owned by Honda, has hosted the race since 1987 but the rival Toyota-owned Fuji circuit has been keen to reclaim its place on the Formula One calendar.
Fuji hosted the first-ever Japanese Grand Prix in 1976 when James Hunt beat Niki Lauda to the world championship but it fell off the calendar after the 1977 race.
Formula One commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone said: “We have the pleasure that Fuji Speedway, as the brand new venue nestled at the foot of the most majestic Mount Fuji, will be the new home of Japanese Grand Prix.
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