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Nissan GT-Rs Take 1st & 2nd Place at SUPER GT Opening Race at Suzuka
The GT-R’s racing debut at the SUPER GT series in Japan this past weekend proved totally successful as Nissan saw two of its cars finish in the first and second place of the race. The XANAVI NISMO GT-R (#23), starting from the second on the grid and driven by Satoshi Motoyama and Benoit Treluyer, won the first race of the 2008 Super GT series, while Michael Krumm and Masataka Yanagida brought the MOTUL AUTECH GT-R (#22) home in the 2nd place ahead of the Lexus SC 430. "Before the race we felt a bit of pressure to make a debut win for the GT-R but believed that we could win because the car was fantastic and the team had done a great job. Combination with Benoit was also very good and we proved to be the strongest pair.I'm really happy that we won the race in the GT-R's very first race," said XANAVI NISMO GT-R driver, Satoshi Motoyama. –More pics after the jump
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Subaru Brz Gt300 Makes Its Racing Debut At Super Gt's Season Opener
The racing version of Subaru's new BRZ sports coupe made its motorsports debut during the opening round of Japan's 2012 SUPER GT that took place on Sunday, April 1, at the Okayama International Circuit. With Tetsuya Yamano behind the wheel,...
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Great Balls Of Fire: Racing Driver Wins Rally Even Though His Lamborghini Was Burning Up
Most people, even professional drivers, would probably pull aside on the road if their vehicle caught on fire, but not racing car driver Jason White and his navigator John White. In the middle of the Targa High Country 2011 race, which took place at...
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Nismo To Test Tuned Nissan Gt-r At Tokachi 24h
Nissan’s official motorsports and performance division, NISMO, will enter a specially-prepped Nissan GT-R into the 15th Tokachi 24-hour race, to be held from July 20th to 21st in Hokkaido. The NISMO GT-R that will be based on the standard production...
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Nissan Gt-r Chosen As The Official “super Gt†Safety Car
Nissan’s motorsport department –aka, “NISMOâ€, announced today that all-new GT-R coupe has been chosen to become the official safety car of the SUPER GT 2008 series, which kicks off this Sunday, March 16, 2008. A handover of the...
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Îissan Gt-r Gt500 Race Car Unveiled At Tokyo Auto Salon
Nissan staged the debut of the 2008 GT-R GT500 racing car at the Tokyo Auto Salon opening today. The race spec version of the new GT-R sport coupe will vie for the 2008 SUPER GT Championship series. Further details of the GT500 Nissan GT-R including technical...
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