Several Nissan GT-R Race Cars
Posted Mar 6th 2008 6:18AM in Racing
Tags: gt-r, nissan, r34, r35, skyline
The description is in Japanese so I cannot make it out, but this clip shows several Nissan Skyline and R35 GT-Rs making a quick pass in front of a crowd. None of the cars have reverse gears so they must then be pushed back and drive back the other direction.
Stock R35 GT-R runs 11.67 at 111.6 MPH
Posted Feb 22nd 2008 2:52AM in Drag racing
Tags: gt-r, nissan, r35, skyline
It hits the 180 KM/Hour (111.6 MPH) governor yet still manages an 11.67. It likely would not run the quarter much faster with the speed limiter removed, but the trap speed would probably be slightly higher. Still, not too shabby.
Nissan R35 GT-R vs. Porsche 911 Turbo
Posted Feb 20th 2008 7:08PM in Test Drives
Tags: 911, gt-r, nissan, porsche, r35
Here’s a battle I’ve been waiting to see for a while, especially with all the hype around the new ‘Skyline’ - Nissan’s R35 GT-R vs. Porsche’s 911 Turbo. If you skip this one, at least watch the first minute or so of Part 2 — it includes a great smokey burnout and drifting in an M3.
Part 1:
Part 2:
Nissan finally answered the plea for a Skyline that can be purchased in the United States with its 2008 R35 GT-R. Here’s the race version of the car, the GT-R GT500, doing what it does best:
Le Mans 1990 (2 Hours of Coverage)
Posted Feb 9th 2008 1:41AM in Racing
Tags: jaguar, le mans, long, nissan, porsche, r90
What else do you have to do today?
Each part of this video is about 10 minutes long and there are 12 parts total. Highlights include Tiff Needle of Top Gear fame, the Calsonic R90 Nissans, and some of the sexiest GT cars ever made.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10
Part 11
Part 12
Although this is not included in the series mentioned above, here’s a 6-minute clip showing the Nissan from the driver’s point of view:
