Nissan 350Z ready for JGTC!!

Karl Kling · 13 Feb 2004, 18:20 (Ref:873429)

Nissan will race the 350Z in the GT500 class in JGTC, replacing the Skyline. It looks really cool!

But didn't it race in the GT300 class this year?

http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/d/53630

gttouring · 13 Feb 2004, 18:27 (Ref:873441)

it did race in GT300
i wonder if they will up the power naturally or if it is the return of the mighty Twin Turbo?

**FIRE** · 13 Feb 2004, 18:30 (Ref:873449)

Car looks great!
Is Nissan planning to built a N-GT version?

nsxr · 13 Feb 2004, 20:03 (Ref:873516)

yeah it raced last year and was gt300 class champion in its debut year. Go Nissan!!!!!!!!!!!

SFonseca · 13 Feb 2004, 20:08 (Ref:873521)

André Couto's Toyota Supra (tunned by SARD) will eat the brand new 350Z easily ....

JAG · 13 Feb 2004, 20:09 (Ref:873522)

Quote:

Originally posted by gttouring
it did race in GT300
i wonder if they will up the power naturally or if it is the return of the mighty Twin Turbo?

The GT500 car will be more prototype than road car.

Fogelhund · 13 Feb 2004, 20:35 (Ref:873547)

Nice. Too bad we can't get one of these approved by the ACO, and a budget behind it.

JAG · 13 Feb 2004, 20:49 (Ref:873564)

Quote:

Originally posted by Fogelhund
Nice. Too bad we can't get one of these approved by the ACO, and a budget behind it.

If the ACO/FIA eventually get there way we will

gi_gav · 13 Feb 2004, 21:08 (Ref:873586)

Wouldn't that be a good way of attracting the big Japanese marques back to LM?

JAG · 13 Feb 2004, 21:19 (Ref:873592)

Quote:

Originally posted by gi_gav
Wouldn't that be a good way of attracting the big Japanese marques back to LM?

Read Autosport from a few weeks back, and you will see an interview with Stephan Ratel. In it he says that the FIA and ACO want to attract manufactuers into the GTS class, even if they do not have a suitable 'supercar' to enter.

They are therefore looking into allowing 'regular' mass produced sportscars, such as the 350Z and BMW 6 series, into GTS.

These cars would then be allowed extensive modifications to make them competitive against the 'Supercars' (Maserati, Saleen, Zonda etc.), and the standard GTS cars (Viper, C5-R, 550/575 etc.).

Should be interesting to see what they come up with.

vandijk · 13 Feb 2004, 21:39 (Ref:873608)

Quote:

Originally posted by gi_gav
Wouldn't that be a good way of attracting the big Japanese marques back to LM?

They still have the 'club le mans' button on their site. Does someone speak Japanese?

BTW, great name for one of the four cars "G'ZOX?SSR?Z"!

Patrick B · 13 Feb 2004, 23:25 (Ref:873679)

Quote:

Originally posted by FIRE
Car looks great!
Is Nissan planning to built a N-GT version?

They did about 2 years ago. It was called the Z33GT(I think). It was built to the ACO GT/FIA NGT reg's. 430hp, 2450lbs $333,000us. However from what one of the Nissan GA Cup teams said was that Nissan wasn't willing to give enough support to the teams to make the car a viable choice against the 911's and 360GT's even in the Rolex series...

Last i heard the program was scrapped, except for the factory JGTC gt300 car...

Duffacus · 14 Feb 2004, 17:27 (Ref:874221)

I'm glad Krumm will again be with the team. I always thought he never got the opportunities he deserved. He got a CART ride in 1999 I think and the team went bust and he finished runner up in Formula Nippon at least twice and never got picked up by an F1 team. Last year, winning the JGTC title I was so pleased for him and even Audi ran him in the 3rd car at Le Mans last year so he must be starting to get noticed, I hope this guy will run permanently in Europe in the near future.

429CJ · 14 Feb 2004, 18:13 (Ref:874246)

It seems, that JGTC wants to go more overseas this season, they already have one race on Sepang, Malaysia and now there's negotiations for the races on Shanghai, South Korea and California, USA (Laguna Seca?) on THIS season.

http://www.jgtc.net/index_en.htm

nsxr · 14 Feb 2004, 19:58 (Ref:874286)

that new Z has some interesting sponsorship
G'Zox use to sponsor the mugen nsx
ssr is speed star racing they make rims for the street and track.
It'll be good to have more nissans in the series.
Is anybody else besides me going to see them at Laguna?

nsxr · 14 Feb 2004, 20:09 (Ref:874292)

does the rear of that car bug anybody else besides me. It looks too large to be effective. The front is fine. I love that paint job.

Vman · 14 Feb 2004, 23:50 (Ref:874421)

The rumour is that the race will be at Fontana if at all...

JAG · 15 Feb 2004, 12:46 (Ref:874764)

A little info on the Prodrive 550 JGTC challenger.

http://www.crash.net/uk/en/news_view...id=8&nid=84996

nsxr · 15 Feb 2004, 18:56 (Ref:874994)

thet better go to Laguna or maybe sears pointe. The track at fontana is a joke.

Duffacus · 19 Feb 2004, 12:25 (Ref:879280)

The back does look somewhat bulky...

Fab · 20 Feb 2004, 14:40 (Ref:880482)

Just for fun : Carlos Gohsn (Goshn ?), Nissan Chairman, drives daily a... Porsche, as a company car !

Do we have to conclude that he doesn't believe in his own sport production ?

Disapointing...

Duffacus · 20 Feb 2004, 14:46 (Ref:880487)

Strange man! Not that nothing is wrong with a Porsche, just that he doesn't drive his own product

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