grahamc Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Just back from Nurburgring 24H over the weekend, with the GTROC and Nissan/NISMO hospitality. Had an awesome time and the surprise was that we got to drive around the ring as part of the parade lap. Intro to the race ........... probably shouldnt mention that it was in a Leaf We were led out by the Nissan GTR GT1 car that is privately owned, awesome car and what a noise!!!! Toyota had a 2000GT, dealer maintained, stunning car!! Will post up a picture later, but got chatting to the dealer principle that was driving the car and eventually one of the Nissan guys came over and we got chatting and eventually got onto the 240z subject. So long story short....... if the car is ready for N24H next year, its guaranteed a spot on the parade lap Back to N24H news, the GTR (GT academy driven) finished 9th overall and the 2nd GTR failed out on track with only 49 minutes to go and was right behind the other GTR. They werent quite as quick as the other cars, but they were a lot more efficient, managed a few extra laps to every stop. http://www.bridgetogantry.com/2/images/stories/11_10/zuv.jpg Was also VERY impressed with the new Subaru Impreza STi which finished 18th overall and top of its class by 10 laps! And then there was this, also a class winner and a very respectable 52nd overall Pics from the Premier-Inn the night before the departure, ran into the Supra Owners Club on a roadtrip (DragonBall) around 50 cars!!! GTR stuff Some racing Soe race cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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grahamc Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Nismo Race Camp Secret viewing point In the Nissan pits The race Race cars The GT1 Godzilla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 The trip back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Looks like a great trip That 2000GT is really a thing of beauty. I'm going to the Nordschliefe in 2 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Style like only Nissan and Nismo can do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Looks like it was a great weekend and you were looked after well. Thanks for putting up the pics. Some awesome looking machines there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 It was a fantastic weekend and very well looked after, food was very good and loads of it - same goes for drinks. Nissan/Nismo did a great job Already booked on and started planning for next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2 MSW Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Wow looks ace, no way were you at the premier Inn on the thursday and I didn't know lol. Looks much more accessible than Le Mans for example, a better experience as a fan? Wheres the pics of the leaf then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Wow looks ace, no way were you at the premier Inn on the thursday and I didn't know lol. Looks much more accessible than Le Mans for example, a better experience as a fan? Wheres the pics of the leaf then? Yeah, met a couple of people in the bar. We left a little earlier than you guys. Not been to LeMans... There is a 20 minute video, but its boring as Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N80 OUT Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Graham, This looks great and is gettjng me in the mood for Le Mans - how did you manage to get involved with Nissan? Apologies if I have missed something obvious here lol Cheers, Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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