Stillen GT-R : DSPORT Magazine July 2010

The 620 hp Nissan GT-R from Stillen is featured on the cover of the July 2010 DSPORT Magazine.  Also featured is the IMSA 300ZX that we recently captured footage of at the Stillen Open House.

Head out to the newstand and pickup a copy.

Source : Stillen Blog

Redline Time Attack : Live Coverage From Auto Club Speedway

Redline Time Attack has teamed up with OWLE TV on Live Coverage of the event at Fontana Auto Club Speedway. They have a dozen cameras out roaming the pits.

Day 1 Coverage – Redline Time Attack

Fast Time so far is the Cobb R35 with a 1:40.892 in Modified Class. Check out with the live streaming coverage below.

Time Lapse Engine Build : Cobb Time Attack R35

Cobb Tuning has been competing in the Redline Time Attack with their R35 this year. The car runs in the Modified class and won the modified class, and overall at New Jersey Motorsports park, after losing an engine at Buttonwillow.  After Buttonwillow the team replaced the expired engine with one from a wrecked street car.  They had a few issues at New Jersey, but not enough for them not to take the overall win.

At Las Vegas some issues from the wrecked street car engine reared their head, and the team decided to build the engine.  The next round of Redline Time Attack is at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Ca this weekend, May 29-30th.

Source : Cobb Blog via GTRBlog

The Redline Time Attack is going to be covered Live Streaming in a partnership with the guys at Owle. I was browsing some sites yesterday, and saw this neat add on for the iPhone. Its a better lens/ holding system for the iPhone that will give you good quality video for only $129. They will have up to a dozen cameras streaming at the same time, with some of them inside or on cars. John Naderi and Kerryann De La Cruz will also be in the paddock doing live interviews.

Switzer P800 Nissan GTR vs Koenigsegg CCR x 2 Races

Koenigsegg might be a name you have never heard of. They are a semi- obscure Swedish super car manufacturer that tried to purchase Saab in 2009 from General Motors.  However, they never carried though with the sale.
The CCR was produced from 2004-2006 by Koenigsegg, so this car is pretty rare. It was also listed as the “fastest production car” in the world, in 2005 to 2006 when the Bugatti Veyron beat it.  Power is listed as 896 hp, and weight is listed as 1180 kg (2601 lbs) dry giving it an impressive power to weight ratio.

On February 28, 2005, at 12.08 local time, the Koenigsegg CCR broke the production road car speed record, achieving a new official top speed of 387.37 km/h (240.7 mph) at hoi Italy's Nardo Prototipo proving ground. A team of five Koenigsegg engineers and mechanics together with founder Christian von Koenigsegg ran a technically standard CCR, driven by famous supercar test driver and veteran record breaker Loris Bicocchi.

In this video, from 2nd gear, the CCR clearly walks away from the Nissan GT-R at higher speeds. From the 1st gear roll, the CCR spins the tires , and then again in 2nd gear, giving the Nissan GT-R enough space to keep it out in front.  With nearly 900 hp, and more than 1000 lbs lighter than a GT-R, its suprising the CCR didn’t pull harder on the Switzer P800 GT-R.   I was just reading about a Switzer GTR 1RK 1000+hp GT-R on Nagtroc today.  Heres a sneak peak video.

Source : Wikipedia ,  Youtube  , and Koenigsegg

Nissan GT-R Turbos R32 , R33, R34, R35

The following is some information on the stock and aftermarket turbos available for the Nissan Skyline GT-R , and Nissan GT-R. R32, R33, R34, R35 as they are often referred, being the chassis codes.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R32, R33, R34

Above about 1.1 bar the stock RB26 turbos have a tendency to break the exhaust wheel off. People have gone low 12's, high 11's on the stock turbos, but not for long. Stock peak boost R32 is about 0.8 , R33 0.9, R34 1.0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The exhaust manifold on the left side of the picture is a stock R32,R33, R34 piece. On the right is a modified N1 exhaust manifold from a Nismo built Super Taikyu car. You can see bracing between the manifold flanges, and the larger hole for the turbo “foot”.

 

 R35 GT-R

Uses an IHI turbo, with an integrated exhaust manifold.

IHI RHF55 same as MY06 STi Impreza

Turbocharger Type RHF55
Turbine Blade no. 11
Compressor Blade no. 6 + 6
Turbine Rotor Size 53mm / 48mm
Compressor Rotor Size 60mm / 46.5mm
Max. Turbine Speed 165000 rpm
Wastegate Open Press. 78 kPa
A/R Ratio 15
Compressor seal material Synthetic mica + Teflon
Bearing Type Floating Metal Bearing

Skyline GT-R Wastegate operation and vacuum diagram

Turbo lag

Turbo lag Excel document

Garrett bolt on turbochargers

Garrett GT-RS equivalent  2871-10 
http://www.turbobygarrett.com/turbobygarrett/catelog/Turbochargers/GT28/GT2871R_707160_10.htmGarrett 2530 equivalent 2860-5
http://www.turbobygarrett.com/turbobygarrett/catelog/Turbochargers/GT28/GT2860R_707160_5.htm
Garrett N1 equivalent
http://www.turbobygarrett.com/turbobygarrett/catelog/Turbochargers/GT28/GT2860R_707160_7.htm

HKS turbochargers

Turbo	Output	Compressor Wheel			Compressor Housing			Turbine Wheel			Exhaust Housing
	PS	Trim	Inducer (mm)	Major (mm)	Inlet (mm)	Outlet (mm)	A/R	Trim	Major (mm)	Exducer (mm)	Inlet Flange	Oulet Flange	A/R
GT-SS	280	60	46.6	60.1			0.60	76	53.8	47	GT25	Internal - GT25	0.64
GT2510	300	63	47.7	60.1	60	50	0.60	62	53	41.7	GT25	Internal - GT25	0.64
											T3	Internal - Skyline Type	0.64
GT2530	320	63	47.7	60.1	60	50	0.60	76	53.8	47	GT25	Internal - GT25	0.64
											T3	Internal - Skyline Type	0.64
GT2535	340	56	51.6	69	60	50	0.60	76	53.8	47	GT25	Internal - GT25	0.64
													0.86
											T3	Internal - Skyline Type	0.64
GT2540	350	46	51.7	76.2	60	50	0.60	76	53.8	47	T3	Internal - Skyline Type	0.64
GT2540R	360	46	51.7	76.2	70	50	0.50	76	53.8	47	GT25	Internal - GT25	0.64
	370												0.86
GT-RS	400	52	51.2	71.1	60	50	0.60	76	53.8	47	GT25	Internal - GT25	0.64
GT2835	380	48	49.3	71.1	70	50	0.50	84	56.5	51.8	GT25	Internal - GT28 84 trim	0.64
													0.86
	400	52	51.2	71.1	70	50	0.50					External - GT30	0.61
													0.73
													0.87
	410	56	53.1	71.1	70	50	0.50						1.01
													1.12
GT2835Pro	420	56	53.1	71.1	100	50	0.50	84	56.5	51.8	T3	GT-Pro Type	0.68
GT2835ProS	420	56	53.1	71.1	100	50	0.50	84	56.5	51.8	T3	GT-Pro Type	0.68
													0.87
GT2835R	420	56	53.1	71.1	100	50	0.50	90	56.5	53.6	GT25	Internal - GT28 90 trim	0.86
												External - GT30	0.61
													0.73
													0.87
													1.01
													1.12
GT3037ProS	480	56	57	76.2	100	50	0.60	84	60	55	T3	GT-Pro Type	0.68
													0.87
	480	56	57	76.2	100	50	0.60	84	60	55	1JZ (VVT-i)	GT-Pro Type	0.68
													0.87
GT3037	420	48	52.8	76.2	70	50	0.60	84	60	55	GT25	External - GT30	0.61
	440	52	55	76.2	70	50	0.60						0.73
	470	56	57	76.2	70	50	0.60						0.87
GT3037S	450	52	55	76.2	100	50	0.60						1.01
	480	56	57	76.2	100	50	0.60						1.12
GT3040	500	50	58	82	100	60	0.70
GT3240	580	54	60.3	82	100	60	0.70	84	54	58.7	GT25	External - GT30	0.87

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tbroom/Turbos.htm

Apex - IHI turbochargers

AX TURBINE/RX6B TURBO CHARGER statistics chart
MODEL		Bearing system	Supercharging pressure Control control equipment	Correspondence with 1 machine Output (PS)	Compressor wheel			Compressor housing			Turbine wheel			Turbine housing						Actuator
					Trim	Entrance diameter (Mm)	Major diameter (Mm)	Entrance diameter (Mm)	Exit diameter (Mm)	A/R (Mm)	Trim	Major diameter (Mm)	Exit diameter (Mm)	Entrance flange		Exit flange	A/R (Mm)	Material	Pilot by-pass Diameter (mm)	Type	Set pressure (MmHg)
AX53B60	STD	Ball bearing	Actuator	340	57	46	60	φ 60	φ 50	19	82	53	48	T25		SR20 exclusive use (S14)	22	High silicon	26	STD	570
																	25
										13.4				T25		RB26 exclusive use	18		26		570
																	21
										20				EJ20 exclusive use		EJ20 exclusive use	20		24		570
	Racing									13.4				T25		RB26 exclusive use	18	ニレジスト D5S	27	Strengthening type	750
																	21
AX53B70	STD	Ball bearing	Actuator	380	57	53	70	φ 60	φ 50	19	82	53	48	T25		SR20 exclusive use (S14)	22	High silicon	26	STD	570
																	25
										13.4				T25		RB26 exclusive use	21		26		570
										19				T3		RB20/25 exclusive use	22		24		570
																	25
										19				EJ20 exclusive use		EJ20 exclusive use	18		24		570
	Racing									19				T25		SR20 exclusive use (S14)	22	ニレジスト D5S	28	Strengthening type	750
																	25
RX6B	TCW15	Ball bearing	West gate	440	48	54	78	φ 70	φ 60	21	87	61	57	RX6B		RX6B	13	High silicon	-	-	-
	TCW10			500	57	59	78	φ 70	φ 60	21	87	61	57				16
	TCW76L			520	47	56	82	φ 75	φ 63.5	21	87	61	57				18
	TCW77L			560	55	61	82	φ 75	φ 63.5	21	87	61	57				20
	TCW76LS			520	47	56	82	φ 90	φ 63.5	21	87	61	57				22
	TCW77LS			560	55	61	82	φ 90	φ 63.5	21	87	61	57				25
																	27
AX75F82	STD	Floating metal	West gate	640	61	64	82	φ 100	φ 60	17.8	76	74.1	64.5	T4 and 1 port		Inserting type inside diameter φ 73, major diameter φ 90.5	25	High silicon	-	-	-
AX75F92	STD	Floating metal	West gate	730	50	65	92	φ 100	φ 60	17.8	89	74.1	70	T4 and 1 port		Inserting type inside diameter φ 73, major diameter φ 90.5	25	High silicon	-	-	-
* As for the AX53B series turbine specification differs each every kit.
The RX6B series has set conformity turbine size each every kit.
Each commodity concerning details please inquire.

Nissan GT-R’s at One Lap of America

This year there are two Nissan GT-R’s competing in the One Lap of America.  Last year the Continental sponsored Cannonball GT-R won overall  . This year Catesby Jones decided to pick up a 2010 GT-R to run in the event, with Forged Performance preparing the car for the event.  Follow the Catesby Jones GT-R here. Follow the Cannonball GT-R here.

The Tire Rack One Lap of America is the toughest 8 days of racing featuring the fastest street-legal cars on America's most challenging racetracks! Seasoned One Lap of America contender Catesby Jones who finished 3rd place overall last year decided to up the ante this year. Catesby went out and bought a beautiful white 2010 Nissan GT-R. We put our heads together and come up with a game plan for the project. The plan was to drop of his car brand new car at Forged Performance and pick it up a week later on the way to One Lap of America ready to compete! We didn't have a lot of time for this build so we knew we had to act fast. We ordered all the parts and immediately started going to work.

At the first event, the wet skidpad,  the 2009 winner Cannonball GT-R dominated with a 0.962 G average, followed by a 0.911 for the Catesby GT-R.  The one to watch Leh Keen in the Porsche GT2 came in 8th place with a 0.853 average.
The first roadcourse the Cannonballers hit was Road America.  Sliding into a 7:49.824 was Leh Keen in the Porsche GT2, followed by the Cannoball GT-R with a 7:52.457. The Catesby GT-R coming in 4th with a 7:55.987.

At Road America #2, again Leh Keen in the GT2 came in first with a 4:56.563 followed by the Catesby GT-R with a 4:59.720. The Cannonball GT-R came in 5th place at this event with a 5:05.702.

The above picture is usually not a good sign, and it was not for the returning champion. The word is a loss of compression in one cylinder, and a drop out from the event.

After Road America the Cannonballers transited to the Mid America Motorplex for their next two events starting at 8:30 am on Sunday May 2nd. At Mid America Motorplex, the GT2 again dominated with a 4:54.354 followed by the GT-R with a 5:01.400. During the 2nd round the GT2 slowed a little to a 4:54.905, and the GT-R improved to a 4:58.590 putting them 1-2 yet again.

On Monday at Hallet, it was again the Porsche GT2 with a 4:11.014 in first,with the Catesby GT-R in 3rd 0.7 behind the 2nd place Corvette. In the 2nd Hallet event, the Porsche stayed firm in first with the GT-R this time 1 second in front of the Corvette with a 4:12.442.  After Hallet the group transited to Tulsa Dragway for drag racing and bracket racing. The quickest time was thrown down by Porsche 911(997)turbo with PDK that clocked a 10.904 1/4.  Coming in second was the Catesby GT-R with an 11.483.  The Porsche GT2 rolled into 5th place with a 11.629.  It would be interesting to see the mph that these cars ran for the ET’s. ET is how well you get the power to the ground, MPH shows the power and weight of the cars.   Bracket racing is bracket racing. I call it boring. A Honda Civic win. The GT-R and GT2 both went out in the same round finishing 6th.

After all the fun of bracket racing, the group headed to Gateway International for another two time trials. This sounds like a broken record, but Leh Keen in the GT2 finished in first with a 3:24.211, just 1.7 seconds back was Catesby in the GT-R with a 3:25.936. During the second time trial, the GT2 and GT-R both improved their times with the GT-R nudging closer in time, but still in 2nd place.  3:22.754 for the GT2, and a 3.23.751 for the GT-R.
That concludes the fun thus far.  Current Results with seven events left, eleven events completed.
http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2010/results/showResults.shtml?y=2010&res=OVL_CUM

Cumulative Overall Points as of - Tue May 04 15:37:24 2010
Page 1
Results sorted by position
Pos Car # Vehicle                          Class            Points

1     3 Porsche          GT2              SSGT1 BB         3660
Douglas Wilks, Leh Keen
2     4 Nissan           GT-R             SSGT1 BB         3650
Catesby Jones, Jose Collado
3     5 Chevrolet        Corvette         SSGT1 BB         3550
Jeremy Herzberg, Danny Popp, Todd Rumpke
4    25 Chevrolet        Z06 Corvette     SSGT1 BB         3490
Dan Corcoran, Kyle Corcoran
5     9 Porsche           997 Turbo       SSGT1 BB         3325
Rene von Richthofen, Hugh D. Bate

For tomorrow, Cinco de Mayo , the One Lappers celebrate it at the Mid-Ohio Sports car course. The first time trials start at 8am.

Video : 9.62@148 mph SP Engineering GT-R

SP Engineering smashed the Nissan GT-R 1/4 mile record with a 9.62 @ 148 mph pass.  In this video Alex pilots the SP Engineering R35, and Hing pilots his R35 GT-R down the quarter mile.

Each car is modified with Greddy turbo kits, and a list of other parts to support 9 second quarter mile times. The breakthrough for the 9 second passes has been the work by several talented individuals working on decoding the stock TCM.

Source: SP Engineering

10 Reasons the 370Z is Better Than the GT-R : Import Tuner

Carter from Import Tuner wrote in the May 2010 issue of Import Tuner Magazine, 10 reasons he likes the Z34 370Z , more than the R35 GT-R. The 370z is certainly a great sports car, but it does look like a redheaded stepchild next to the GT-R. 

A couple of the reasons Carter likes the 370z.

10. Clutch pedal. Micro-second shifts are for the birds. I'll take my half-assed heel-toe over paddle shifters any day.

6. Curb weight. The R35 weighs in at around 600 lbs heftier than the Z34, or the equivalent of the former cast of Jon & Kate Plus Eight or one and a half The Biggest Loser contestant(s).

4. Price. Can you afford an R35? I sure can't. Take away the fact that I work in print-automotive print, at that-unless I made well into six figures, I'm more likely to score with Olivia Munn than an R35.

Twice in this short post, he mentions Olivia Munn. I think he might have a thing for her.  I will have to ask him. Those three points are all valid points.  The clutch is a sticking point for a lot of people, however for the future the third pedal is going away. Emissions requirements mean taking the shift control away from the driver. 

Weight .  Well…. all wheel drive, twin turbo.  Yes its heavy. Its going to be heavy. If it were smaller, less powerful,slower, and had less amenities, we would call it a Mitsubishi Evo or a Subaru WRX.

7. Roadster. So this one's a bit of a stretch, I know. But still, the GT-R has not and does not come in an SPF-friendly iteration.

Roadster ? I think Carter might be turning gay on us. Next we know, he will be in a bright pink Miata or a New VW Beetle. I wonder if he sold his Nissan Skyline GT-R ?  Carter has had an R32 and an R33 Skyline GT-R.

2. Tunability. 370Z + Bolt-on modifications = GT-R killer. Proof? Super Lap Battle, November 2009: Our project Z34 (p. 66) spanked not one, but two modified R35s. Let that swirl around for a minute. Two, as in a pair of GT-Rs.

A 370z beating modified GT-R’s at the track ?  More a matter of the correct steering wheel gasket than the car.  The Greddy twin turbo, coilovers, 380mm braked, and Tyler McQuarrie driven Z did a 1:59 at Buttonwillow race 13.  Steve Millen in a stock GT-R managed a 1:56 during one magazines test.  The correct driver is worth seconds and seconds of time. 

Rear wheel drive may be fun, but I like all wheel drive for that grip on the street, and on the track that just can’t be matched.

Source: Import Tuner

Nissan GT-R Spec M Rumors

Motor Trend is reporting more on the Nissan GT-R Spec M rumors that have been floating around the interweb.The R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R had a MSpec or “Man spec” version. It had softer dampening in the suspension, and leather interior. Less boy racer, more grand touring car.

The Spec M is supposed to take a spot above the Spec V with a sticker price of around $210,000 when it goes on sale in December. Only 30 cars are supposed to be built, making this a very limited production car for a company like Nissan.  One would almost wonder why they would even bother.

The Spec M interior is supposed to get upgrades with higher quality leathers, alcantra, and carbon fiber. Perhaps Nissan is looking at the Lexus LF-A, and trying out the market.

Other upgrades include a 15hp bump over the standard car, Spec V Carbon Ceramic Brembo brakes, new wheels , new gear ratios, and an extra oil cooler.

Don’t expect to see anything like this in the US.  The carbon brakes are a no, and enough people complain about Nissan dealers service on a $80k car, let alone a $200k car.

Brass Monkey GT-R Runs Over Porsche During World Challenge Race

One way to take a Porsche 911 out on the track, run over it.  Just after the start of the 2nd World Challenge race at St. Petersburg, going though the first set of corners, the #96 Nissan GT-R of Steve Ott, and the #57 Truspeed Porsche of Patrick Lindsay got together with the GT-R launching/driving over the front of the Porsche .  The nose of the GT-R was pointed up enough to get 3 wheels off the ground.   Both cars made it back to the pits with some damage.

 

 
World Challenge St. Petersburg Race 2 Results
I will have to look for some pictures and video, as it was pretty spectacular.  The accident affected our #18 car, as it could not avoid the #57 Porsche , now occupying most of the middle of the track, and the left rear of the car came into contact with the stopped Porsche.  From the pits, we could only see the right side of the car. We asked the spotters to look, and then I ran down to take a peak at a close corner.  The left rear tire had about 5 degrees of negative camber. 5 degrees is a little excessive for us. The hella flush guys, and the demon camber drift guys might disagree. We made the decision to keep him on the track. It turned out to be the right decision, as Robert was able to move up to 2nd place, and finish 2nd in both of the weekends races.

19 days in Long Beach, our backyard. I will be getting some more info, and some video of the Brass Monkey cars at that event.

Couple more pictures from the event:

First 9 Second R35 GT-R : AMS

AMS has smashed the 9 second barrier at TX2K10. The best pass was a 9.89@145mph with a best mph of 146.98 mph. Congratulations goes out to the crew at AMS for reaching this barrier in the R35 GT-R world.

1.72 60 foot with LC2.

This car is running our SR850 package which essentially is our SR750 package with a fuel system upgrade and a race fuel map. The package will be released very shortly and consists of the following:
AMS upgraded bolt on turbo's
Upgraded actuators
AMS 90mm downpipes
AMS 90mm Resonated midpipe
AMS 90mm exhaust
AMS Front mount intercooler
AMS 3" intercooler piping
HKS bov's
AMS Large MAF intake pipes
AMS fuel System upgrade
Cobb AP
AMS Custom Race gas map (unleaded 109 octane Race gas)
Boost peaks at about 27/28 and falls to low 20's near redline
Yesterday's dyno numbers on the hennessey dyno dynamics dyno was 765whp and 738 tq

Source : Nagtroc via GT-R Blog

R34-5 : What You Get When You Mix R34 and R35

Saw this over at the Clipping Point Blog. The pictures are from a Japanese auction, you can tell, they always look the same. Someone decided they liked the R35 so much that they would graft the front and rear onto an R34 Skyline. Interesting. Not sure what else to say than interesting.  The old saying goes, “the grass is always greener on the other side.”

Have Your Cake and Eat it Too

An R35 GT-R birthday cake.  Pretty cool.  An owner in the UK from the GTR.co.uk forums posted up a picture of his cake. No mention of how it tasted.  I tried some Motul brake fluid last night while bleeding the brakes on the World Challenge Scion, and I would not recommend eating brake fluid. Leaves a bad taste in your mouth.

Brass Monkey Racing to Campaign Two R35 GT-R’s in World Challenge GT

 

 

Brass Monkey Racing has just announced  their entry into the 2010 World Challenge GT with two Nissan GT-R’s.

 

Press Release

Brass Monkey Racing to Bring Nissan GT-R to World Challenge

ANGLETON, Texas (Feb. 22, 2010) – Brass Monkey Racing has announced plans to campaign a pair of Nissan GT-R cars in the 2010 World Challenge GT Championship with the support of Nissan North America, Inc.

The announcement signals a renewed interest for Nissan, which last participated in World Challenge with a Touring Car effort in 2005. The twin-turbo, all-wheel-drive Nissan GT-R racecars are currently under construction at Brass Monkey Racing’s Texas-based race shop and will make their North American debut March 26-28, in St. Petersburg, Fla., at the hands of two-time series race winner Tony Rivera, of Missouri City, Texas, and rookie Steve Ott, of Houston.

“We’re very excited to bring such an iconic car to the North American professional road racing scene,” Brass Monkey Racing Team Owner A.J. Brass said. “After such a successful season in 2009, finishing third in the Championship and winning in our very first race, we look forward to the challenge of bringing an entirely new platform to World Challenge. With Nissan’s assistance and great engineering and driving, we expect to contend for the 2010 Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ Championships.”

“Nissan is very excited about the new Brass Monkey project,” Nissan North America Senior Manager – Motorsports, Wholesale and Collision Parts Growth Ron Stukenberg said. “This series aligns well with the performance of the GT-R and compliments the production attributes of the car. It’s great to have a Nissan compete in World Challenge after a brief hiatus. We look forward to having Tony and Steve at the front of the field in 2010.”

Brass noted that despite a compressed timeline to finish the new cars, they benefit from an already solid platform with the GT-R.

“Many of the cars in the series have serious modifications to the engines and drivelines from the stock vehicles,” Brass said. “The beauty of the GT-R is that it is an amazing platform to start with and we are able to utilize all of the stock internal components and drivetrain. With the exception of some of the approved series aerodynamic items and an effort to bring the car down to a competitive weight, the car will remain incredibly stock compared to most of our competition.”

Brass Monkey Racing was formed in 2009 with the support of Tax Masters. Its rookie season was a tremendous success, with Rivera, a relative unknown in professional racing, winning in the team’s very first attempt at Sebring in the team’s Porsche 911 GT3. He went on to win at Road America later in the season, finishing third in the Championship standings.

“I couldn’t be more excited about the 2010 season,” Rivera said. “I anticipate the Brass Monkey Nissans will become the most popular cars in the paddock because there is such an unbelievable following worldwide for the GT-R. My first racecar was a Showroom Stock B Nissan NX 2000, so it’s cool to be back in a Nissan – even though this one will be quite a bit different!”

Ott previously raced with Rivera with Brass Mitchell Racing, which later evolved into Brass Monkey Racing, in the 2008 Koni Challenge. Like Rivera, his roots are in SCCA Club Racing, where he finished on the podium at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. Running a partial season in the 2006 Champ Car Atlantic Championship, he scored good results with Newman Wachs Racing.

“I’ve always wanted to run World Challenge because of the single-driver format and amazing cars,” Ott said. “To have an opportunity to be a part of the Brass Monkey Nissan team is incredible and I can’t wait to begin testing for St. Petersburg.”

Brass Monkey Racing and its Nissan GT-R World Challenge effort will have support from Nissan, Tax Masters, Stoptech, Penske Shocks South Side Performance and Seibon Carbon. For more information about Brass Monkey Racing, please visit www.brassmonkey.com.

Sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing and managed by WC Vision, the World Challenge Championships represent the best production-based racing in the world. Utilizing a single driver format and standing starts for the 50-minute races, the series offers non-stop action in each of its three categories—GT, GTS and Touring Car. The series features 12 races at eight different venues in 2010, starting with a doubleheader weekend at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in conjunction with the Indy Racing League, March 26-28. For more information, visit www.world-challenge.com.

Tony Rivera

 

Like many talented drivers, Tony started racing-and winning-early. He ran Solo Nationals as a junior in high school and was the High School Drags champion in 1991 in Morrison, Colorado.

He went on to compete in many SCCA events, winning 12 Club Racing Divisional championships by 2007 and finding the podium three times in various classes at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. His domination of the 2008 IMSA Challenge GT3 Gold Cup class brought him a good deal of recognition and attention. He was approached by AJ Brass of Brass Monkey Racing late in 2008 about driving in the SPEED World Championship GT series and he jumped at the opportunity.

 

2009 News

Source : World Challenge

Mines R34 GT-R vs Three Tuned R35 GT-R’s

From Hot Version #103.  The Mines R34 GT-R with Tarzan Yamada driving vs three tuned R35 GT-R’s.