Taniguchi was due to share Goodsmile’s Mercedes AMG-GT3 Evo with regular partner Tetsuya Kataoka in the sixth round of the season, the pair qualifying 14th in the GT300 class on Saturday.
However, Taniguchi, 51, had to be taken to hospital in nearby Sendai on Saturday for an emergency operation on his appendix.
Goodsmile did not have a reserve driver registered, meaning that the team will …Keep reading
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