GTR "GT1" to take on C6R and others...

Duderotomy · 05-11-2009, 07:15 AM

I found this doozey of a GTR while browsing the interweb today.
Nissan GT-R GT1 | CarZi

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Nissan GT-R GT1
Posted by Harish Kumar - April 13, 2009 at 8:34 pm

This is the most hardcore Nissan GT-R built to date, after of course the Nissan GT-R Spec-V. Don’t forget to checkout our first to web exclusive 93 pictures of the Nissan GT-R Spec-V thanks to Anthony’s timely visit to the Nissan Ginza Showroom in Tokyo for it’s unveiling.

What you see here is Nissan’s GT1 version of its popular GT-R which now enables it to enter into the highly competitive FIA GT championship starting 2010. Their upcoming 2009 season is just a developmental season with Nissan participating in full fledged competition beginning 2010. Fully produced in collaboration with NISMO and Gigawave, the car will be entered into four races in 2009 for testing and development. Its first race will be at Silverstone on May 3rd 2009.

Now the standard 3.8 liter Twin Turbocharged V-6 and the 4-wheel drive system does not satisfy the rules of the competition. So out goes the V-6 and in comes a naturally aspirated V-8 engine, a VK56DE which displaces 5,552cc and produces 600 bhp and 650 Nm of torque! That’s almost 120 horses more than the GT-R. For that extra bit of fun (and to satisfy the rules), its Rear Wheel Drive only. Power is transmitted by a Ricardo 6-speed trans axle featuring a carbon triple plate clutch.

Special features include a higher downforce package which gives the car a very low stance, and lots of aerodynamic bits like wide body kits, flared arches and a huge reqar wing to keep its rear planted. It gets carbon ceramic brakes with 6-piston calipers each. Also super cool are the side-exit exhausts.

The paint job might be a bit Ford-tiger-stripes from the early 90s, but this car has got lots of potential and where better to prove it other than on a track? Stay tuned for race results. The car was photographed testing at the Paul Ricard HTTT facility in the south of France during the media function and first official test day for the 2009 championship season.

With the Nissan GT-R aka Godzilla eating other super cars for lunch and destroying Nurburgring lap times, its entry into FIA motor sports was not far away. The incredible credentials of this supercar will now be put to the ultimate test against its rivals, which we think will be easy for this mean machine. It’ll be gunning for glory with the Maserati MC12’s, Corvette C6R’s, Saleen S7R’s and Ford GT’s.

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I should have posted this in motorsports... mods, please feel free to move it

Duderotomy · 05-11-2009, 07:54 AM

I also found this article too:
Nissan reveals official details for FIA-GT1 GT-R race car - [R35 Nissan GT-R FIA-GT1] - MotorAuthority - Car news, reviews, spy shots

Dan · 05-11-2009, 09:09 AM

Nice, but....

GO C6R!!

Duderotomy · 05-21-2009, 07:02 PM

YouTube - ?????????Motorsport?2009 GT??R???????

Justforfun · 05-21-2009, 07:24 PM

Did they really need to make it anymore awesome??

Tuned200 · 05-22-2009, 01:07 PM

GTR FTW! I love the C6 vettes but I would rock a GTR If I could afford one.

05-11-2009, 07:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Duderotomy Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Pointing Out The Obvious Posts: 7,935 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 11 reviews	I also found this article too: Nissan reveals official details for FIA-GT1 GT-R race car - [R35 Nissan GT-R FIA-GT1] - MotorAuthority - Car news, reviews, spy shots __________________ MY07 FSXT MT VF43'd '90 Nissan Skyline GTS-t Last edited by Duderotomy; 05-11-2009 at 08:01 AM.

05-11-2009, 09:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dan Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: La Crosse area, Wisconsin Posts: 4,222 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Nice, but.... GO C6R!! __________________ SHIFT_to_Subaru '04 XT, 5spd

05-21-2009, 07:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
Duderotomy Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Pointing Out The Obvious Posts: 7,935 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 11 reviews	YouTube - ?????????Motorsport?2009 GT??R??????? __________________ MY07 FSXT MT VF43'd '90 Nissan Skyline GTS-t

05-21-2009, 07:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
Justforfun Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 1,007 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Did they really need to make it anymore awesome?? __________________ "To be great is to be misunderstood..." - Emerson

05-22-2009, 01:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tuned200 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Florence, KY Posts: 10,102 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 21 reviews	GTR FTW! I love the C6 vettes but I would rock a GTR If I could afford one. __________________ 2007 VF-48 4EAT 2010x

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