He meant 1:58 I think.
I couldn't even break 1:50 on this track in a RUF BTR. The Clio is actually a pretty good car for this track. Nimble, oversteer on demand, easy to control with the throttle, etc.
I was fooling around with Supras yesterday. I had two late models, one turbo and one NA. I modded them both fully and ran them at Tsukuba. I ran the NA one vs. Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 4. Even with 900 hp I could only run about 1 sec faster than the 400 hp NA car or the Stage 2 car. I think with TCS or R tires it would have been different, but it was an interesting experiment.