Nissan bringing tuned R35 GT-R to Tokachi 24-hour race
Nissan's motorsports arm, NISMO, will bring a race-prepared GT-R to the Tokachi 24-hour race on July 20th and 21st equipped with NISMO tuning parts that will be available to consumers later this summer. The car is being prepped by both NISMO and MOTUL, the
The GT-R won't be packing additional ponies, with power still pegged at 480 PS (473 hp) and 434 lb.-ft. of torque. However, the curb weight of the racer has dropped from over 3,800 pounds to 3,527 pounds. Masami Kageyama (former Formula Nippon racer and SuperGT pilot) and Tetsuya Tanaka (2008 Super GT GT300 driver) will be handling the tuned GT-R around the track at Tokachi.
The team's director, Taro Kumagai, points out that this is the first time a production-based GT-R has been raced, and that the aim of the campaign "is to complete the race distance, testing both the performance and reliability of the car." There's no word yet on what performance parts will be released and whether they'll find their way into NISMO-certified dealers in the U.S. We'll let you know.
[Source: NISMO via GTR-World]
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tuna 4:34PM (6/30/2008)
My guess:
1. Exhaust
2. Downpipe (does this thing even use downpipes?)
3. Brakes (ceramic?)
4. Some styling/aero bits here and there (full carbon wing etc.)
5. Lighter wheels
6. Track spec springs and dampers
7. Chassis braces
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BigMcLargeHuge 5:14PM (6/30/2008)
"The GT-R won't be packing additional ponies, with power still pegged at 480 PS (473 hp) and 434 lb.-ft. of torque."
Isn't stock hp typically measured with turbo-back exhaust on? Might not want to make any intake/exhaust changes if they are trying for stock power levels.
I would add lightweight plastic fuel cell and windows to the list.
why not the LS2LS7? 6:17PM (6/30/2008)
My guesses:
They strip the entire interior out, including the back seats and add cross braces inside.
No way they're gonna go out without making it into a real race car. Even though it is fast stock, no point in ignoring the low-hanging fruit. I mean, you have to replace the seats and put a cage in anyway, no reason not to go a bit further.
tuna 6:33PM (6/30/2008)
Of course they're going to strip it out to get weight down to the 3500 range mentioned. No duh. I was talking about the up-coming NISMO bits they'll have available as the result of this racing effort.
KazO 4:47PM (6/30/2008)
er, MOTUL is French, not Japanese.
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Soul Shinobi 11:06PM (6/30/2008)
I'm starting to begin to wonder if the authors are into cars...
why not the LS2LS7? 5:29PM (6/30/2008)
Very nice. Now we're getting started.
Nissan, please bring this car to ALMS next year.
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Buck-O 8:02PM (6/30/2008)
Dont get your hopes up for ALMS.
The Tokachi 24h Race is a Super Taikyu race. Almost all of the Super Taikyu cars are lightly modified street cars, think Group-N, Group-A, type builds. But predominately, they are stock cars built for endurance racing, as Super Taikyu literally translates to Super Durable. I would likely imagine, given my understanding of the Supet Taikyu rules, you will see a modified exaust of somesort, probably lighter weight wheels, the alot of V-Spec parts, like larger rear wing, front air-dam/splitter, carbon ceramic brakes (maybe, they might not be able to under the rules), stripped interior, full cage, and alot of CF where ever they can throw it. Most of the weight savins will likely come from removal of interior and finish items. You can find out more about the Super Taikyu by checking out their official website.
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/s-taikyu/
spdracerut 6:09PM (6/30/2008)
My guess is probably a lot of parts from the V-spec. Body work, wheels, brakes (Carbon ceramic were spotted on the V-spec test mule), and just the deletion of stuff unnecessary in a road car (back seats, stereo, a/c, etc).
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GTRBlog 6:37PM (6/30/2008)
The car will be standard mechanically. It will not sport ceramic brakes.
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Soul Shinobi 11:10PM (6/30/2008)
I can't wait, I love production based events.
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