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 car will be equipped with the newly-developed NISMO tuning parts and competition motor oil jointly developed with MOTUL. The GT-R specific NISMO tuning parts used in the race will be available as accessory options to GT-R customers this summer
Team Director Taro Kumagai said, “This is the first Nissan GT-R to race based on the standard road-car specifications. Our target is to complete the race distance, testing both the performance and reliability of the car. Following its success in Super GT, we know that GT-R fans want to see the car compete in this kind of endurance racing series.” -Continued
Team:Entrant: NISMOEntry Name: MOTUL NISMO Racing TeamVehicle Name: MOTUL NISMO GT-RTeam Director: Taro KUMAGAIDrivers: Masami KAGEYAMA, Tetsuya TANAKA, and Kazuki
Car Specification:Base Vehicle: NISSAN GT-R (R35)Engine: VR38DETTDisplacement: 3799 ccMax. Power: over 480 ps/6400 rpmMax. Torque: over 60 kgfm/3200-5200 rpmWeight: over 1600 kgTyres: Bridgestone Racing POTENZA