The fast and the furious part 4 will be shown in theatres 2009. The cast from the first fast and the furious will also be in the fourth part. We can except a lot of action and a nice selection of cars.
english trailer:
german trailer:
and here a short spy teaser:
- Trailer by universal studios -
Paul creed released the 2009 gtroc (gtr owners club) calender. “The calendar is A3 in size, in a landscape style format. Thick heavy weight paper front and back cover and high quality grade paper for each page, featuring various GT-R models since the first GT-R in 1969. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the GT-R for 2009, in full colour. Limited edition print run!
To order a copy, either visit the GTROC shop: http://www.gtr.co.uk/products-86-toV…ndar_2009.html or send a cheque (made payable to “GTROC”) for £10 + £2 p+p/order to:
GTROC
PO.Box 43519
Putney
London
SW15 3WB
Please support gtroc and paul creed and buy this amazing 2009 calender.
Nissan JP have confirmed the existence of a Spec-V GT-R, a lighter and more powerful version of the already extreme Japanese supercar, and latest speculation suggests the car could make an appearance at the 12th annual Nismo Festival being held at Fuji Speedway, Japan, at the end of this month.
Spec-V GT-R will be priced at ¥15,000,000 (approximately $153,000 / £100,000 at current exchange rates) in Japan and go on sale in February next year
Nissan recently, through its official in-house tuner Nismo, revealed a new upgrade package for the GT-R, which included a titanium exhaust system, six-spoke Rays alloy wheels and revised underbody panels. Recent GT-R prototypes spotted at the Nurburgring featured the same Nismo upgrades.
Spec-V attributes will be a lighter kerb weight brought about by the use of carbon-fiber for some of the body panels and internal structure. Extra power, an estimated 100hp (75kW) more than the standard GT-R, will be courtesy of increased boost pressure and fine-tuning of the ECU and exhaust system.
- Text by Benji Linney -
- Picture by KGP Photogrpahy -
Forget about the forthcoming Nissan GT-R V-Spec; if you’re searching for the most extreme version of the ‘Godzilla’ look no further than to the Le Mans Edition that marks its return on the GT-R R35. Japan’s Best Car magazine has learned from inside sources that along with the development of a Le Mans competition car, Nissan is also working on a street-legal version of the GT-R which will be named LM Edition and will be built in an extremely limited number of units.
This won’t be the first time that the GT-R will gain an LM edition as in the late-1990’s Nissan had marketed a limited production Skyline GT-R R33 referred to as “LM Limited” which was only available in a Competition Blue finish. The vehicle was built to honor the Skyline’s that took part in the 24-hours of Le Mans.
Understandably, the GT-R LM Edition will feature an array of upgrades including larger brakes, lighter alloy wheels, suspension and transmission tweaks as well as aerodynamic improvements through the use of a new bodykit.
- Source: Best Car -
SUPER GT 2008 Round 9 Race Report:
November 9th. Sunto Gun, Shizuoka prefecture. Round 9 of the 2008 SUPER GT took place at Fuji Speedway (1 lap: 4.563kms). In light rain, the CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R (#12 Tsugio Matsuda/Sebastien Philippe), which started on slick tyres after qualifying in twelfth position, took the win. In the series points’ battle, the Xanavi NISMO GT-R (#23 Satoshi Motoyama/Benoit Treluyer) finished 9th, netting the series’ championship title. Making its debut this year, the NISSAN GT-R took seven victories from nine rounds, and in the process won the Driver’s Championship Title.
Amidst thick clouds, 47,100 fans gathered to witness the title-deciding race. At 2:00pm, low-hanging clouds emitting sprinkles of rain made it a gamble for teams trying to make the optimal tyre choice for the start. Many teams expected conditions to deteriorate, thus choosing intermediate tyres. However, TEAM IMPUL principal Kazuyoshi Hoshino insisted on installing slicks. “I based this decision on my many years’ experience racing at Fuji. Matsuda just needed to be patient for the first five laps,” he said. Soon after the race started, the rain stopped and water drained off the circuit, as had been expected. Therefore, a lot of teams had to make several pit stops for tyre changes. By the sixth lap, Matsuda in the #12 GT-R had risen to 2nd place. Thereafter, the #39 Lexus SC430, which had been running top, was caught and passed on lap 17. Matsuda then held onto the lead, returning to the pits on lap 32 to hand the car over to Philippe. It began to rain again, and Philippe, who had returned to the track on intermediates, immediately ran in the top position. From this point, the team settled down as they were running with a gap of 30 seconds, concentrating on taking their second victory of the season after their win at the 1000-km event in August at Suzuka. From the front row, Oliveira took the start in the #24 WOODONE ADVAN Clarion GT-R (Joao Paolo de Oliveira/Seiji Ara), but had drive train trouble after coming in for a tyre change on lap 3, immobilizing the car in the pit garage for 16 laps. On lap 20 the car returned to the race, and finished in 15th place.
Choosing to run on intermediate tyres at the start, Treluyer took charge for the first half of the race in the #23 GT-R. An aggressive drive in the unstable conditions saw him rise as high as third at one point. However, from around lap 18, tyre grip decreased and on lap 22, the car came in for new rubber and a simultaneous driver switch to Satoshi Motoyama. During his long stint, Motoyama returned to the pits for another set of tyres along the way. From that point, he saved his tyres and maintained a constant pace as he ran down the laps. During the latter half he picked up the pace a little, running in 9th place to the flag and earning points. With the 2 championship points for the position, their win in the Driver’s championship was put beyond doubt. The #23 GT-R took a resounding debut win in the opening round of the season, and then followed that up with victory in the 2nd race also. Victory in the race at Auto polis in October (Round 
made it three wins this season. Satoshi Motoyama returned to the champion’s circle or the first time since 2004.
The MOTUL AUTECH GT-R (#22 Michael Krumm/Masataka Yanagida) finished in 11th, while the YellowHat YMS TOMICA GT-R (#3 Ronnie Quintarelli/Naoki Yokomizo) ended the race 13th.
#23 GT-R driver Satoshi Motoyama’s comment:
“We were able to score three victories in the new GT-R’s debut year. We also took the championship title, so it’s really been a fantastic season. Because the weight was heavy in the last race, it was a really tough battle, I never expected Benoit to do so well in qualifying yesterday; I also didn’t expect to be competing in rain today. Thank you for your support throughout the year.”
#12 GT-R driver Tsugio Matsuda’s comment:
“The choice before the start to run on slicks was made by Director Hoshino and the team. This meant everything, and it allowed us to take our second victory of the season. Also, to see the #23 car secure the championship title made it an optimal day. To all the fans who have supported us so strongly all season long, I sincerely thank you. Next season we will surely take the series’ championship. Please continue your support or us next year as well.”
NISMO Team Director Yoshitaka Iijima’s comment:
“To have achieved our pledge of winning the series championship is a great relief. Today, while watching the movements of our rival teams we avoided risks and concentrated on fighting for the championship. The #12 car drove a perfect race today, and the Z captured the GT300 championship title. It’s really been an incredible day, and a splendid year. To all our many fans I’d like to extend my sincere gratitude. Thank you very much.”
[Race Results] 66Laps Pos No Machine Driver Time / Behind
1 12 CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R Tsugio Matsuda / Sebastien Philippe 1:57′09.624
2 38 ZENT CERUMO SC430 Yuji Tachikawa / Richard Lyons +12.270
3 6 ENEOS SC430 Daisuke Ito / Bjorn Wirdheim +13.927
4 32 EPSON NSX Loic Duval / Katsuyuki Hiranaka +41.177
5 39 DENSO DUNLOP SARD SC430 Toranosuke Takagi / Andre Couto +42.915
6 35 Houzan KRAFT SC430 Peter Dumbreck / Tatsuya Kataoka +58.891
7 36 PETRONAS TOM’S SC430 Juichi Wakisaka / Andre Lotterer +1′47.061
8 25 ECLIPSE ADVAN SC430 Takeshi Tsuchiya / Hiroaki Ishiura 1Lap
9 23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R Satoshi Motoyama/Benoit Treluyer 1Lap
11 22 MOTUL AUTECH GT-R Michael Krumm / Masataka Yanagida 1Lap
13 3 YellowHat YMS TOMICA GT-R Ronnie Quintarelli / Naoki Yokomizo 2Laps
15 24 WOODONE ADVAN Clarion GT-R Joao Paulo De Oliveira / Seiji Ara 20Laps
[Championship Points] Drivers’ ranking after Rd.9 Pos No Machine Driver Points
1 23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R Satoshi Motoyama / Benoit Treluyer 76
2 38 ZENT CERUMO SC430 Yuji Tachikawa / Richard Lyons 72
3 36 PETRONAS TOM’S SC430 Juichi Wakisaka / Andre Lotterer 63
4 12 CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R Tsugio Matsuda /Sebastien Philippe 61
5 18 TAKATA Dome NSX Ryo Michigami / Takashi Kogure 60
6 22 MOTUL AUTECH GT-R Michael Krumm / Masataka Yanagida 57
7 1 ARTA NSX Ralph Firman / Takuya Izawa 49
8 35 Houzan KRAFT SC430 Peter Dumbreck / Tatsuya Kataoka 45
9 32 EPSON NSX Loic Duval / Katsuyuki Hiranaka 43
10 100 RAYBRIG NSX Yuji Ide / Shinya Hosokawa 41
11 3 YellowHat YMS TOMICA GT-R Ronnie Quintarelli / Naoki Yokomizo 39
13 24 WOODONE ADVAN Clarion GT-R Joao Paulo De Oliveira / Seiji Ara 34
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- Text / Pictures by Nissan Motor Co Ltd -
A car body shop called knight-racer released their own fortune bodykit for the mazda rx7 (fd3). This amazing kit of art contains 35 different pieces. If you own a rx7 and you want something special then you can give it to knight-racer and they do the full conversion for 15′000 british pounds. It sounds like an expensive conversion, but you get what you pay for.
- Text by Andres Herren -
- Picture by knight-racer -
The nissan r35 gtr zele complete edition proto als known as “Orange GT-R” get an award for one of the 13 best cars at sema show 2008 (las vegas, nevada). This award is called “mothers shining award”. With this mention the car get the state of the first award winning tuned gt-r in the world!
the nice crystal award:
… and the orange gt-r from zele performance:
- Text by Andres Herren -
- Photo by Zele Performance -
A nice movie straight from endless-r. You can see some drag race monsters in slow motion. The characteristics of the cars are pretty interesting.
- Movie by endless-r -
The sema show 2008 open their doors in one day. The show will hold for a selected public in the las vegas convention center (nevada usa). One of the most exposed car will be the nissan (r35) gtr. Several tuning companys finished their modified gtrs for the show. Have a short overview:
vivid racing sema r35:
status racing r35:
continental-streetfire sema gtr:
gt-rr sema showcar:
group 5 motorsports r35 for sema:
360 forged/asr engineering gtr:
“uknown” midnight purple II r35:
I’m looking forward to get more pics from the cars.
- Text by Andres Herren -
- Pictures by different tuning companys -
