GTR is TOO fast!

[IDAFC21]

Super GT? Too easy...
The GT-R is taking over the world. Nissan's new Godzilla-based racer dominated the first round of the Japanese GT series in Suzuki last weekend, finishing first, second and in most of the other scoring positions.

Satoshi Motoyama and Beniot Treluyer's Nismo GT-R took victory in the first race in front of a crowd of 32,000, edging out the Autech GT-R of... you don't really care about this bit, do you? Point is, the GT-R is so quick that some Japanese commentators are predicting that the GT organisers will impose limitations on the GT-R before the next race in Okayama in mid-April.

Which seems a bit unfair, really. It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, every man for himself and all that. If the GT-R does end up being, erm, pruned, we hope it'll retain its scarier-than-a-clown-convention looks.

Or its noise. This quick video only shows the GT-R in winter testing (if you've got anything better, please do email it over) but it's enough to imagine the noise of a gridful of GT-Rs at full throttle.


Oh, and see that white car in the final shot? That's a regular GT-R playing safety car for the big boys. Looks almost understated in that company, doesn't it?

http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/2706/


annnd discuss sounds kinda like the same situation the vette is in w/ alms

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[Dasfinc]

GT racing reminds me of Slot cars. SO fast through the turns.

 

[Mook]

funny how the skylines were BANNED from the GT series after the r32 beat the ever living shit out of the other cars

 

[Mook]

i wont bother making a new thread but at least the JDM version is getting all its restrictions taken care of

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/25/update-on-the-gt-r-tuning-front-bbs-offering-wheels-hks-nixes/

 

[Primalzer]

Racing is no longer "dog-eat-dog" all the sanctioning bodies want to make it is, best driver. So all the different series are going to cars that are basically the same, with only minor differences, putting all the differences in driving. To me a little boring, but hey i'm not running the show.

 

[Poopshinanigans]

Then we shall make our own show!!!! Fight F1 with no limits on anything!!! Deaths will be plentiful, but dem da breaks!!!

 

[IDAFC21]

yeah, im starting to wonder if the FIA even likes races anymore.

 

[LeddZepp8687]

Slow.