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2. Toyota's Famous Cars brought back for Goodwood
Toyota Brings Five Cars to the 2005 Goodwood Festival of Speed
TOYOTA Sports 800 (1969)
Driver: Takehiko Kitahara
The Toyota Sports 800 claimed victory in its class at the Third Japan Grand Prix in May 1965 (Toshiaki Takahashi).
• Car Overview
(Race Specification)
Engine: Toyota 2U/ 2 cylinder horizontally opposed/ 850cc/ approximately 70PS (production model was 790cc/ 45PS)
Overall Length: 3580mm
Overall Width: 1465mm
Overall Height: 1175mm
Transmission: 4-Speed M/T
Chassis Weight: 580kg

The Toyota Sports 800 was introduced in April 1965 as Toyota’s first-ever sports car. In July 1965, the S800 captured the title of the year’s biggest race, the All Japan Car Club Championship Race, and then went on to perform spectacularly in other races in Japan. In 1967, the S800 finished third behind two Toyota 2000GTs in Japan’s first 24-hour endurance race.

The Toyota Sports 800 brought to Goodwood also raced in that 1967 endurance event, and features a specification almost identical to the car that finished third (Over the four years between 1965 and 1969, more than 3000 S800s were sold). The two-passenger S800 has a 790cc engine, a lightweight body construction, and superb aerodynamics contributing to a top speed of 155km/ hour with an excellent fuel efficiency of 31km/ liter.


IMSA Eagle Mark III (1992)
Driver: Juan Manuel Fangio II
The Toyota Eagle Mark III won the 1992 IMSA-GTP Manufacturers' Championship (11 races, 7 wins)
• Car Overview
Engine: Modified Toyota 3S-G/ In-line 4-cylinder/ DOHC (16 valve) 2140cc/ 760PS
Overall Length: 4800mm
Overall Width: 2006mm
Overall Height: 1016mm
Transmission: 5-Speed M/T
Suspension: Double-wishbone (front/ back)
Brakes: 14-inch/ carbon composite disc
Toyota began its participation in the IMSA (International Motor Sports Association) GTP Class with the AAR (All American Racers) in 1989. The Eagle Mark III debuted in 1991, and in the following year quickly captured the constructors’ and drivers’ championship with Fangio at the wheel. In 1993 the car won 10 races, again capturing the overall titles. The car brought to Goodwood this year is the actual championship car driven in the early 1990s.

Castrol Tom's SUPRA (1997)
Driver: Ukyo Katayama
The Supra that raced the 1997 JGTC
• Car Overview
Engine: Modified 3S-GT/ 1998cc/ more than 480PS
Overall Length: 4520mm
Overall Width: 1910mm
Overall Height: 1200mm
Transmission: Hewland 6-speed sequential
Suspension: Double-wishbone (front/ back)
Chassis Weight: more than 1150kg
The JGTC (All Japan GT Championship) was inaugurated in 1994. The championship is now recognized as the ultimate production-car based race in Japan. This SUPRA boasts a tuned-up 3S-GT engine of the type that made waves in the WRC (World Rally Championship). In 1997, the SUPRA won both the drivers’ (Micahe Krumm, Pedro de la Rosa) and team divisions (Toyota Team Tom’s). The car brought to Goodwood is the 1997 championship car.

TOYOTA TS020 (1999)
Driver: Ukyo Katayama
The Toyota TS020 took 2nd overall at the 67th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race in June 1999 (Ukyo Katayama)
• Car Overview
Engine: RV36V-R/ 3600cc/ more than 600PS
Overall Length: 4840mm
Overall Width: 2000mm
Overall Height: 1125mm
Wheelbase: 2800mm
Chassis: Carbon monocoque
Transmission: TTE 6-speed sequential
Suspension: pushrod type double-wishbone
Chassis Weight: more than 900kg
The trio of Japanese drivers who captured 2nd place at the 1999 Le Mans (from left: Keiichi Tsuchiya, Toshio Suzuki, Ukyo Katayama)
This car, designed specifically for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in joint development with TMG, made its debut in 1998. After qualifying second, the team of Boutsen/ Collard/ Helary were far out in front and within one hour of victory when transmission trouble forced the team to retire from the race. The team of Ukyo Katayama/ Toshio Suzuki/ Keiichi Tsuchiya finished 9th. In the following year, Toyota teams qualified 1st, 2nd and 8th, but the top two cars were forced to retire from the race due to an accident. The team of Japanese drivers captured 2nd place. The car at Goodwood was the actual car that finished 2nd in 1999.

TOYOTA TF104B (2004)
Driver: Olivier Panis
The best finish for this season was a 5th at the United States Grand Prix (pictured here: Olivier Panis driving in the Japan Grand Prix)

• Car Overview
Engine: RVX-04/ V10 2998cc/ more than 900PS
Overall Length: 4547mm
Overall Width: 1800mm
Overall Height: 950mm
Chassis: Carbon monocoque
Transmission: 7-speed semi-automatic
Suspension: Carbon fiber pushrod torsion bar
Chassis Weight: 600kg (including driver and camera)
Based on the 2004 F1 car, the TF104B featured a completely modified aero package put together by Mike Gascoyne, who had newly joined the team part-way through the season. The B-specification machine made its debut at the German GP in July. The TF104B showed a glimpse of the speed Toyota would find for the 2005 F1 series.

CONTENTS
1. What is the Goodwood Festival of Speed? more..
3. Experienced Drivers Talk about “Then” and “Now” more..
4. Communicat-ing Toyota’s Continued “Will to Race” through the F1 Series more..