Nissan GT-R to Compete in Japan’s Super GT Championship
NISMO, Nissan’s racing branch revealed that the GT-R will be replacing the Fairlady Z (350Z) in the 2008 Super GT Championship racing series. The car will compete in the top GT500 class. While Nissan hasn’t released any specifics, we’d wager a guess that the race GT-R will have the maximum allowable 500 horsepower.
We reported a few weeks ago that Nissan execs confirmed a GT-R Spec V will see production, and the V spec may produce even more horsepower.
Ultimately we’ll have to wait until February before Nissan releases any more details on the racer, but for the time being, you can make the jump to read their official press release.
[Source: Jalopnik]
Press Release:
NISSAN GT-R TO DEBUT IN JAPAN’S SUPER GT SERIES
TOKYO (Oct. 25, 2007) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., and Nissan Motorsports International Co., Ltd. (NISMO) today announced that the NISSAN GT-R will run in the GT500 class of the SUPER GT series in Japan for the 2008 season. It has been four years since the GT-R last competed in Japan , when it won the Japan GT Championship in 2003 . Private testing is planned to start soon in Japan.
Details including vehicle specifications and team structure will be announced at the Nissan Motorsports Press Conference in February 2008.