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Jamie Klein

Why Dunlop's breakthrough GT500 season was never repeated

Back in 2007, Loic Duval and Fabio Carbone shared the wheel of Nakajima's #32 Honda NSX, marking the last time that two international drivers have been paired together in SUPER GT's top class for a full season.

Duval was in his second season, having taken victory in 2006 with Hideki Mutoh alongside him in the final round at Fuji. The weight handicap system was much more complex back then, including extra adjustments that were made to try and balance the performance of different tyre makers and cars, and these no doubt helped Nakajima that day.

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