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Revision as of 04:18, 8 May 2016

Datsun 1200 racing

1 Overview
2 1970 Round Australia Trial
3 November 23, 1970 Fuji Speedway 200
4 October 9, 1971 Fuji Master 250 kilometer race
5 May 5, 1972 1972 Japanese Grand Prix
6 August 1972
7 March 18, 1973 Grand Champion first race Fuji Speedway 300km race
8 November 23, 1973 Grand Champion fifth race Fuji Speedway Victory 200
9 May 10, 1979 Grand Champion Second race 1979 Fuji Speedway
10 March 29, 1980 Fuji 300
11 Oct 10, 1984 Minor touring race

Overview

B110 (Sunny, aka Datsun 1200) Japan Racing Concise History source: Sunny Owners Club.

Japan the premier class was TS racing (1300cc grand prix).

Also See:
* Drag Racing History
* Land Speed top-speed racing
* Sport Compact

1970 Round Australia Trial

Sunday 5 July 1970 Ampol Trial at Alice Springs: Womens's prize won by Alison Parker and Carol Waldron crewing a Datsun 1200.

November 23, 1970 Fuji Speedway 200

B110 Brilliant Debut! All Japan Fuji stock car 200 mile race 全日本富士ストックカー２００マイル

Although sales of the 2nd generation Sunny (B110) started in January of 1970, the racing debut was in the 1970.11.23 Fuji Speedway 200 miles race. "TS" class race is the 1300cc class.

It didn't seem much of a threat to the Mazda Capella rotaries and the mighty Toyota KE Corollas, but when preliminary round ends, a drastic reversal of fortune was hinted at. Suzuki Makoto marked the time of 1:42:28 and took pole position. The crowd at large still expected the factory Toyotas would have the advantage, as they had dominated the Sunny B10s (Datsun 1000s).

On race day, in the first corner is was Corollas, 1 2 and 3. However, on the last corner, the Sunny slipped in and it was all over. Victory for Sunny!

鈴木誠一選 Suzuki Seiichi privateer & Tomei co-founder

October 9, 1971 Fuji Master 250 kilometer race

Cherry X Debuts (E10 FWD series) 富士マスターズ２５０キロレース

For some reason the Cherry X A12 engine was tuned to a higher level than in the Sunny 1200. Rather than the Weber carbs in the engine, Lucas fuel injection (from the Skyline GTR PGC10) was fitted. This was reported to delivered more torque than the carbureted engine.

Injected A12
album

* TSA Class (1300cc) A12s were at 1270cc

In the rain, the Cherry X-1 went to head of the pack, with Suzuki's Sunny in 3rd nearly 30 seconds behind.
Auto Technic

Qualifying Race Results:

1. 長谷見昌弘 Hasemi Masahiro     12 Nissan Cherry    2:13:18
2. 辻本征一郎 Tsujimoto Seiichiro  9 Sunny 1200 coupe 2:13:50
3. 鈴木誠一   Suzuki Seiichi       8 Sunny 1200 coupe 2:13:63
4. 黒沢元治   Kurosawa Motoharu   11 Nissan Cherry    2:13:77

一ツ山康 (Hitotsuyama Yasushi) also raced the No. 22 Datsun 1200

In the class race (November 10) Suzuki ended the season as the TSA class champion.

May 5, 1972 1972 Japanese Grand Prix

Race of Negligent Destruction!
Debut of Sunny Excellent
The Excellent is the PB110 (L14-engined Sunny)

TSA class race Starting line accident

Toyota vs. Nissan -- woohoo!

In the TSA (Touring car) Class (1300-1600cc)

The Excellent L14 OHC engine was increased from the original 1428cc to 1598cc. With ECGI the highest output was said to be at least 160 horsepower. Unfortunately, the suspension hadn't been sorted out yet, also with a weight of 795kg it had a disadvantage.

1. 舘信秀   Tachi Nobuhide     Celica 1600GT
2. 竹下憲一 Takeshita Kenichi  Celica 1600GT
3. 高橋晴邦 Takahashi Harekuni Corolla
4. 藤田直広 Fujita Naohiro     Celica 1600GT
5. 北野元   Kitano Hajime      Sunny Excellent

August 1972

Source: Nissan Heritage Collection

140 HP A12, development test car, Touring Special (TS) class

山陽新幹線が新大阪-岡山間

Vehicle weight: 650kg
1,298cc A12 (overbored)
Maximum output: 140ps @ 8,400rpm
Torque: 120N-m (12.5kgm) @ 7,600 rpm
Tires: 7.0/21.0-13, 7.4/21.8-13

March 18, 1973 Grand Champion first race Fuji Speedway 300km race

ＧＣ第１戦・富士３００ｋｍスピードレース

Minor Touring (MT) champion race at Fuji International Speedway

The field was 80% Sunny! The days of Sunny vs. Corolla are gone, now it's Sunny vs. Sunny. The qualifying race was held in the rain, where the FWD Cherry once again showed its strength.

The Sunny grille mask debuted here

Unexpectedly, race day had fair weather. The Cherry and Akiyama's Sunny sprint off at the signal. By turn one there was a bunch-up of Sunny's, including Tomei and Mecca cars.

JAF race results
1. 高橋健二 Kenji Takahashi      No. 25 Tomei Special Sunny  
2. 田沼照雄 Teruo Tanuma         No. 1 Pit Road Sunny coupe
3. 歳森康師 Toshimori Yasushishi No. 3 Cherry X-1 coupe (pole position)
4. 佐々木弥市 Yaichi Sasaki      No. 16 Harada Chamber of Commerce Sunny
5. 沢田稔 Minoru Sawada          No. 6 Perfect Processing Sunny
6. 中村正和 Nakamura Masakazu    No. 10 Yellow Sprinter
7. 酒井良郎 Yoshiro Sakai        No. 5 エスキャール Sunny
8. 長田博宣 Nagata Hiroshisen    No. 23 Sunny 1200 coupe

Cars in the Qualifying race (March 17) included:

太田和義 Ota Kazuyoshi           No. 27 Sunny coupe
塩本繁 Shiohon Shigeru           No. 12 Z Auto Sunny
辻本征一郎 Tsujimoto Seiichiro    No. 2 Sunny coupe
秋山孝司 Akiyama Takashi         No. 21 Turbo Tsuchiya Sunny
由木勉 Yoshiki Tsutomu           No. 18/17 Kashima Sunny coupe
千代間由親 HazamaYukarioya Chiyo  No. 24 Tomei Special Sunny
宇佐美順 Usami                   No. 14 Rush Sunny coupe
丸山紀男 Maruyama Norio          No. 22 Kyoseki Sunny coupe

Mecca Sunny [メッカ]
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November 23, 1973 Grand Champion fifth race Fuji Speedway Victory 200

富士ビクトリー２００ Fuji Victory 200 at Fuji Speedway

Sunny is Defeated by DOHC Toyota
TS-MT (Minor Touring) class

The day that lives in infamy, as the Sunny sweep comes to an end at the hands of the Toyota Starlet DOHC 4-valve engine.

Red Starlet leading Yellow Sunny
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Note the blue cam cover, Nippondenso fuel injection, dry sump oiling
Note the 30-degree high bank track

Based on the Toyota 3K engine of 1166cc, engine was increased to 1293cc. The result? 180ps (hp) @ 9500 rpm. Torque 14.0 kg at 7000rpm. Starlet is fitted with front and rear spoilers, tubular a-arm suspension and a differential oil cooler. Although having a heavy weight of 717kg (about 100kg heavier than Sunny), with its power-to-weight ratio of 3.9kg/PS vs. the Sunny's 4.0kg/PS, the Starlet's perfomance was better.

JAF race results
1. 久木留博之 Kukidome Hiroyuki	No. 37 Toyota Publica Starlet
2. 舘信秀 Tachi Nobuhide		No. 36 Toyota Publica Starlet
3. 高橋健二 Kenji Takahashi	No. 22 Maruzen Technica Sunny
4. 星野一義 Hoshino Kazuyoshi	No. 2 Cherry coupe 1200 X-1R
5. 寺西孝利 Takatoshi Teranishi	No. 38 Cherry coupe
6. 柴田正裕 Shibata Masahiro	No. 15 Sunny 1200 coupe

Maruzen Technica Sunny
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May 10, 1979 Grand Champion Second race 1979 Fuji Speedway

[http://www2.tokai.or.jp/sunny/79-05-03.htm ’７９富士グランチャンピオン第２戦マイナーツーリングチャンピオンレース]

Sunny technology has advanced

1. 杉崎直司 Naoji Sugisaki	No. 30 Tsuchiya Sunny
2. 鈴木恵一 Suzuki Keiichi	No. 24 ADVAN starlet
3. 渋谷栄治 Eiji Shibuya 	No. 84 Otsuka Tomei Sunny
4. 高橋健二 Kenji Takahashi	No. 25 ADVAN Sunny
5. 星野薫 Kaoru Hoshino  	No. 1  Tomas Starlet
6. 都平健二 Miyakotai Kenji	No. 37 Scuderia Sunny
7. 越野照喜 Koshino Teruki	No. 38 Speedstar Masakazu Sunny
8. 泉善男 Yoshio Izumi   	No. 11 Asada Racing Sunny
9. 萩原光 Hikari Hagiwara   	No. 2  Sugimoto Tire Torii Sunny
10. 伊藤清彦 Kiyohiko Ito   	No. 36 Fujisawa Nissin MORI Sunny
11. 茂木和男 Kazuo Motegi	No. 10 Sunny
12. 彦坂昭 Akira Hikosaka	No. 31 Tsuchiya Sunny
13. 鈴木康生             == May 10, 1979 Grand Champion Second race 1979 Fuji Speedway ==

[http://www2.tokai.or.jp/sunny/79-05-03.htm ’７９富士グランチャンピオン第２戦マイナーツーリングチャンピオンレース]

Sunny technology has advanced

The injection-equipped Sunny did not show inferiority to the Starlet even on the straightaways, with only a 0.15 second finish difference.

1. 杉崎直司 Naoji Sugisaki	No. 30 Tsuchiya Sunny
2. 鈴木恵一 Suzuki Keiichi	No. 24 ADVAN starlet
3. 渋谷栄治 Eiji Shibuya 	No. 84 Otsuka Tomei Sunny
4. 高橋健二 Kenji Takahashi	No. 25 ADVAN Sunny
5. 星野薫 Kaoru Hoshino  	No. 1  Tomas Starlet
6. 都平健二 Miyakotai Kenji	No. 37 Scuderia Sunny
7. 越野照喜 Koshino Teruki	No. 38 Speedstar Masakazu Sunny
8. 泉善男 Yoshio Izumi   	No. 11 Asada Racing Sunny
9. 萩原光 Hikari Hagiwara   	No. 2  Sugimoto Tire Torii Sunny
10. 伊藤清彦 Kiyohiko Ito   	No. 36 Fujisawa Nissin MORI Sunny
11. 茂木和男 Kazuo Motegi	No. 10 Sunny
12. 彦坂昭 Akira Hikosaka	No. 31 Tsuchiya Sunny
13. 鈴木康生             	No. 5  Toyota Publica
14. 八木秀治 Hidetsugu Yagi	No. 40 Yamamoto Sunny
15. 酒井良郎 Yoshiro Sakai	No. 6  Suzuki Sheet Metal Sunny
16. 加藤富一 Tomiichi Kato	No. 57 YAJISMOTOR Sunny
17. 岡垣善良 Okagaki Yoshinaga	No. 33 Tokyodo Izumi Sunny
18. 米森敏男 Toshio Beimori	No. 22 Family Sendai Sunny
19. 小島良夫 Yoshio Kojima	No. 34 Kosugi Tire Bell R Sunny
20. 池沢さとし Satoshi Ikezawa	No. 19 Matsuoka Sunny
21. 大場次雄 Tsuguo Oba  	No. 67 YAMOTO Civic IV
22. 武藤文雄 Fumio Muto  	No. 3  Racing Forg Sunny
23. 見崎清志 Misaki Kiyoshi	No. 18 Kuwahara Super Starlet
24. 金子浩明 Hiroaki Kaneko	No. 29 Sagami Ueki Tsuchiya Sunny
25. 相葉文男 Aiba Fumio  	No. 26 Otsuka Sunny
26. 関根基司 Sekine Mototsukasa	No. 39 Shigeta Auto Service Sunny

March 29, 1980 Fuji 300

’８０富士３００キロマイナーツーリング・レース Fuji 300 km Minor Touring race

Of 21 entries, 12 were fuel-injected B110 Sunnys. Again, the 16-valve Starlets won the pole position. However, the over-head valve (OHV) Sunnys pull thier own. Some Sunnys were eliminated after experiencing injection pump, differential or electrical trouble. The winning Sunny exceeded 10,000 rpm.

Fuji Speedway Incorporated (FISCO) sponsor the race.

JAF race results
1. 都平健二 Miyakotai Kenji	No. 2 Enkei Sunny (avg. 165 kph)
2. 星野薫 Hoshino Kaoru		No. 7 Tomas Starlet
3. 真田陸明 Sanada RikuAkira	No. 8 Racing Forg Sunny
4. 杉崎直司 Naoji Sugisaki	No. 30 Tsuchiya Sunny 
5. 渋谷栄治 Eiji Shibuya		No. 84 Racing Forg Otsuka Sunny
6. 早乙女実 Minoru Saotome	No. 80 愛車センター鈴木板金 Sunny
7. 彦坂昭 Akira Hikosaka		No. 31 Tsuchiya Sunny
8. 相葉文男 Aiba Fumio		No. 3 Otsuka Sunny
9. 鈴木四郎 Shiro Suzuki		No. 16 Tin and Cafe Mecca Sunny
10. 茂木和男 Kazuo Motegi		No. 21 Z Sport Sunny

Qualifying race included:

野口和次 Noguchi Kazutsugi	No. 45 Yumi Kashima Sunny
泉善男 Yoshio Izumi		No. 11 Asada Sunny

Oct 10, 1984 Minor touring race

B110's Last Race

After 12 years, the B110 Sunny races its last race.

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