Want to drive (almost) every Supra? Get yourself to Japan in January...

December 2023: Book a stay at the Fuji Speedway Hotel, enter Supra paradise

Toyota has partnered with the new Fuji Speedway Hotel in Japan to give guests access to the entire history of its legendary Supra line.

There are some catches and conditions, of course.

Available from January 15 to June 30, 2024, the main offer is the opportunity to spend an hour with an auto-equipped, TOM'S-tuned 2020 Supra or a 2022 example with a manual – but you'll only be able to drive the latter if you're already licensed to row your own.

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Now, here's the one you should really want...

Book a stay over January 21-22 for the Supra Winter Festival and you'll have the chance to book 30-minute drives in not only the current A90 generation, but also the the 'MkIV' A80 Supra, 1992 Supra 2.5GT Twin Turbo Aerotop, and a 1985 Celica XX 2000GT.

The final catch is, sadly, a doozy: You can drive them on the public roads around the Speedway, but not on the track itself. Boo. Still, it's a bit of a treat either way!

Now if you'll excuse me, I've gotta go look at some flights...

via Motor1.com

Mike Stevens

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April 2022: Toyota to develop a new motorsport park at Fuji Speedway

Toyota has announced Fuji International Speedway in Japan will undergo a major redevelopment.

Developed in conjunction with Towa Real Estate, the updated facility – called ‘Fuji Motorsports Forest’ – was showcased earlier this week, providing an expansion to the current Fuji Speedway track in Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture.

The complex will open in stages to racing fans later this year, with the project set to bring additional services to the motorsport park – in a similar fashion to The Bend in Tailem Bend, South Australia.

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Billed by the marque as a ‘motorsport forest’, the redevelopment of Fuji Speedway will see the construction of a new luxury hotel, motorsport museum, hospitality and leisure venues, such as spas and restaurants, and a publicly available race team garage area.

Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda said the inspiration for the expansion stemmed from his personal experience at the track as a child.

“​​We want it to be a place where people who work in the field of motorsports can do so more energetically. We also want racing teams to gather here with that same thought in mind.”

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Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda (centre) meeting with Towa Real Estate representatives

“We will turn this area in Fuji into a place where those who enjoy motorsports, those who work in motorsports, adults and children will want to come,” added Toyoda.

The Fuji Motorsports Museum, created under the supervision of the Toyota Automobile Museum, will include a number of historic racing vehicles to “symbolize each era”.

Alongside Toyota, a collection of manufacturers from Japan and abroad are expected to feature vehicles within the museum.

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Meanwhile, the Fuji Speedway Hotel, operated by Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, will be the first of the company’s ‘Unbound Collection’ to open in Japan, offering 120 guest rooms with panoramic views of the speedway circuit and Mount Fuji.

It will commence operation in the northern autumn, with other facilities set to open from 2023.

A dedicated motorsport park exists in Australia, with The Bend Motorsport Park – situated about 100 kilometres south-east of Adelaide – offering a bitumen circuit, drag race strip, drift racing circuit, hotel accommodation, 4x4 adventure park, caravan park, and a service station.