01.09.2004 The JLOC Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT heads to the Twin Ring Motegi this weekend for the next round of the JGTC having just returned from an upgrade at Reiter Engineering in Germany

The Japanese Lamborghini Owners Club (JLOC) is preparing to return to the JGTC series with its Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT, as it continues to follows in the footsteps of recent introductions for the car in both the European FIA GT Championship and the American ALMS series.

Following delivery of the original pre-production car earlier this year, JLOC initially ran the car in earlier JGTC events this season and now intends to compete in the final rounds of the series with the car prepared to full race-spec.

JLOC's R-GT has been back with Reiter Engineering in Germany so that the chassis and engine can be prepared to race specification, is now returning to Japan for the fifth round of the JGTC at the Twin Ring Motegi this weekend, 3-5 September. The team will be joined by a number of mechanics from Reiter Engineering for this race weekend.

“It is very exciting to see two Japanese teams contesting the JGTC with the new Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT,” commented Manfred Fitzgerald of Automobili Lamborghini, “The spirit and enthusiasm of the JLOC team reflects the enthusiasm for the Lamborghini marque in Japan, and there will no doubt be a substantial following for the car in the JGTC.”

The privateer team is headed by one of the team's founders, Masahiko Mearashi, and Japanese Lamborghini Owners' Club president Isao Noritake, who have followed in the footsteps of European counterparts Reiter and DAMS in choosing to run the R-GT in competition.