{"id":368865,"date":"2010-02-05T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2010-02-05T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=17476"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:58:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:58:17","slug":"super-gt-potential-revitalization-of-road-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/super-gt-potential-revitalization-of-road-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"Super GT &#8211;  Ultimate Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>Story by Will Silk<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Typical-Super-GT-500-Field-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-587296 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Typical-Super-GT-500-Field-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Typical-Super-GT-500-Field-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Typical-Super-GT-500-Field-1-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Typical-Super-GT-500-Field-1-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Typical-Super-GT-500-Field-1-293x204.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Forty years ago the world was enjoying the height of heavy weight sports car action with such famous series as the SCCA Can-Am Challenge, and the European counter-part to the Can-Am, the Interseries. 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