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Really exciting news coming from the Global Head of Nissan Motorsport. We're looking at GT3 Spec R35's on the grid for next year's Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour. With Merc SLS's, Ferrari's and Audi R8's dominating this year it will be awesome to see Nissan mixing it up.

Check out the press release and video http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/03/05/nissan-plotting-bathurst-12-hour-assault/

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Agreed, It's highly unlikely they will be at the pointy end straight out of the box, but you can bet they will want to come back and go harder in year 2. We brought out the Liqui Moly BMW Z4 GT3 car and whilst they were gutted not finishing, they said they are coming back harder next year! Ego's count for a lot.

At least with GT3 when you put a Nissan up against a Merc it is actually truly based on a road car anyone can buy (with enough cash).

But still altered to meet race regulations (such as being rwd instead of awd), so it still isn't a true comparison.

It's going to need to be well sorted. The Audi, Ferrari, Merc and Porsche cars have been around for a while and they simply work!

Yeah, they go ok :)

Sadly i think this car suffered a suspension issue towards the end, but there's no doubt they have the pace.

Can't wait to see them at the 12hr. Been going for a few years and it's an awesome event, now will finally have someone to "really" cheer for.

  • 3 weeks later...

Bot a great start for JRM

Race one Results were:

1 No 33 Trackspeed Porsche GTR 3 1.00.34.559
2 No 31 Trackspeed Porsche GTR 3 +1.190
3 No 15 Fortec Mercedes AMG SLS GT3 +24.428
4 No 1 Oman Air Motorbase Porsche 997GT3 R +25.264
5 No 3 Rosso Verde Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 +25.607
6 No 79 Ecurie Ecosse BMW Z4 GT3 +26.144
7 No 13 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 +31.829
8 No 21 Mtech Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 +32.542
9 No 25 United Autosports Audi R8 LMS Ultra +33.029
10 No 6 PGF-Kinfaun AMR Aston Martin Vantage GT3 +44.876
11 No 18 FF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 +45.953
12 No 230 JRM Nissan GT-R +50.964
13 No 22 Preci Spark McLaren 12C GT3 +51.607
14 No 8 888 Optimum BMW Z4 GT3 +55.230
15 No 40 CWS 4×4 Spares G55 Ginetta GT3 +58.269
16 No 78 Barwell Motorsport BMW Z4 GT3 +1.21.084
17 No 10 M-Sport Racing Audi R8 LMS Ultra +1.29.162
18 No 11 PE Group Blendini Moto Audi R8 LMS Ultra +1 lap
19 No 43 Century Motorsport Ginetta G50 +2 laps
20 No 888 888 Optimum BMW Z4 GT3 +3 laps
21 No 44 Optimum Motorsport Ginetta G50 +3 laps
22 No 69 Apo Sport Ginetta G50 +3 laps
23 No 27 Vita4one Team Italy Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 +4 laps
24 No 23 United Autosports McLaren 12C GT3 +8 laps

Not Classified

25 No 16 LNT G55 Ginetta GT3 +23 laps
26 No 320 JRM Nissan GT-R +23 laps
27 No 53 Complete Racing Aston Martin GT4 +25 laps
28 No 007 Beechdean AMR Aston Martin Vantage GT3 +29 laps
29 No 41 Mtech Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 +32 laps
30 No 14 Fortec Mercedes AMG SLS GT3
DQ- No 32 Trackspeed Porsche 997GT3 R +25.36

The race was quite enjoyable to watch. Very wet and they certainly aren't afraid to bash their way past each other! Only 6 rounds and not a huge field but it will be fun to watch over the next 6 months.

Those Audi R8 LMS cars are just insane, the best sounding race car I think I've ever heard. I'm more excited about next years Bathurst 12hr than this years v8sc Bathurst round.

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