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Datsun 1200 racing
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
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* 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
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 Maruyama's Sunny sprint off at the signal. By turn one there was a bunch-up of Sunny's, including Tomei and Mecca cars.
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 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
November 24, 1973 Grand Champion fifth race Fuji Speedway Victory 200
Sunny is Defeated by DOHC Toyota
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
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.
1. Hisashi Toyota Starlet
2. ???? Toyota Starlet
3. Kenji Takahashi Technica Sunny
4. Hoshino Cherry coupe 1200XIR
5. Takatoshi Cherry coupe
6. Yutaka Masa Shibata Sunny 1200 coupe
May 10, 1979 Grand Champion Second race 1979 Fuji Speedway
Sunny technology has advanced
1. Osamu Sunny 31:49.29
2. Suzuki Megumi ADVAN starlet 31:49.44
3. Shibuya Tomei Sunny 31:50.65
4. Kenji Takahashi ADVAN Sunny 31:55.51
The injection-equipped Sunny did not show inferiority to the Starlet even on the straightaways, with only a 0.15 second finish difference .
March 29, 1980 Fuji 300
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 eliminted after experiencing injection pump, differential or electrical trouble. The winning Sunny exceeded 10,000 rpm.
Fuji Speedway Incorporated (FISCO) sponsor the race.
Oct 10, 1984 Minor touring race
B110's Last Race
After 12 years, the B110 Sunny races its last race.