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Hi,

Here's a link to the R35 GT-R in testing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBifjuV_WUA&feature=user

Nissan have indicated that they are taking this very serious as the GT-R's racing heritage is so important. I know very little about the series though I thought the race car had very little in common with the road car, same as the v8 supercars in Aust. Therefore it's simply a case of the biggest wallet wins, provided they can buy the right talent?

Therefore the race car this year will only have progressed in a similar sort of fashion to that it would have done anyway whether it is a R35 GT-R shell or not.

Am I right in my thinking?

Thanks

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Unlike the V8's which use 1960's NASCAR technology, the R35 still uses some factory parts including the gearbox. comparing the two is like comparing chocolate and shit ;)

I'm sure there is alot more in common between the race R35 and the production R35 then we think.

Unlike the V8's which use 1960's NASCAR technology, the R35 still uses some factory parts including the gearbox. comparing the two is like comparing chocolate and shit ;)

I'm sure there is alot more in common between the race R35 and the production R35 then we think.

if that is true it will be a big change from all other current Super GT cars which use conventional sequential boxes not DSGs.

and there is very little in common with the road going car, having seen and even touched the new R35 Super GT car it is just like most other Japanese Super GT cars. purpose built race car with a dry carbon body that resembles the road car. that's it.

if that is true it will be a big change from all other current Super GT cars which use conventional sequential boxes not DSGs.

Indeed. I'm trying to think of where i read that it uses teh same box. cant remember now :) hope I'm right.

Its not really fair to compare the super taxis to the gt500 cars - the gt cars have about 150hp less and are a couple of seconds a lap quicker. Neither are too close to production cars, they are just meant to look similar.

gt500 has long banned some of the gtr's production stuff like 4wd, not sure if the gearbox will be an issue as DSG isn't that dissimilar to a straight cut sequential box in shift time (and might be less reliable in racing conditions anyway).

Can't wait to see this car on track, I might head up to Malaysia in June to see it run

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