Nissan GT-R reign begins at Super GT
March 17, 2008 by George Skentzos
So it begins. The Nissan GT-R has taken out first and second place in its Super GT debut in Japan in front of more than 32,000 spectators.
Of the five GT-R derivatives competing in the Super GT opening race at Suzuka, three dominated the field in qualifying for a clean first, second and third starting position on the grid.
The race was eventually won by the number 23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R driven by Satoshi Motoyama and Benoit Treluyer, whilst Michael Krumm and Masataka Yanagida brought the MOTUL AUTECH GT-R home in the 2nd place.
The Nissan duo crossed the line less than a second apart after a grueling 52 laps, with the PETRONAS TOM’S Lexus SC 430 entry more than 25 seconds behind in third place.
Unfortunately for the CALSONIC GT-R which started from third on the grid, it was hit from behind on the opening lap and forced out of the race.
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Whats the infamous saying?
“The GTR can never lose”
Domination, expect it all season long too.
World beating on the road, and the track.
Looks like they’ll have to ban ‘em again!
Hahaha!
The Japanese cant exactly ban them – they may find it hard for Holden and Ford to bring their taxi’s over to race against them…
:)
It begins… :)
I was waiting to read the distance to the next car and… 25 seconds… Just awesome.
Will we ever see it at the Australian GT Championship?
The GTRs are using a 4.5 litre V8?
The actual production car engine was deemed a little too risky in terms of reliability in such races.
just brilliant :)
it’s not called Land of the Rising Sun for nothing.
I still think the battery powered Toy-mota Prius looks so much better and it gets to 100km in just three minutes… :-)
“OH WHAT A ROCKET”
haha Tom i think it was…
“The Civic can never lose”
do a search on google on that phrase and u’ll see lol!
I thought Civic\’s were the proud owners of \”V-Tec just kicked in, yo!\”
GTRs truly can never lose, with Mark Jacabson going 8.2 in his R32 on the weekend… not too shabby.
lol Tom,
I think the Civic has become the true symbol of rice purity!.
Nissan V’s 911 in a variety of tests have been thrashed out in Uk’s Car Magazine this month and its beaten the 911 pretty much all over by the smallest of margins. Certainly what I read at the newsagent it was 1 sec faster round the Rockingham Circuit.
Ha Ha spam word “Triumph”