Tag Archives: NISMO

EVENTS: Walking the paddocks at the 2015 NISMO Festival

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Ben Hsu

A celebration of all things Nissan and racing, the annual NISMO Festival held by the Nissan mothership in Japan. For one late November day, legendary racing machines are dusted off and emerge from their Zama hibernation to roar across the hallowed tarmac … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 2011 nissan silvia, 24 Hours of Daytona, 24 Hours of Le Mans, fuji speedway, NISMO, NISMO Festival, R390 GT1, R91P, skyline | 5 Comments

MOTORSPORT: Nissan GT-R NISMO LM gets retro livery

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Ben Hsu

One heritage car may be dead, but another lives on, sort of. Since its US debut at the Chicago Auto Show we’ve been immensely curious about the front-wheel-drive Nissan GT-R NISMO LM. And no, that is not a typo. The car with … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsport | Tagged GT-R NISMO LM, le mans, NISMO, nissan, R90C | 8 Comments

MOTORSPORT: Nissan puts the “LM” back in GT-R

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Ben Hsu

JNC owners, myself included, love to spout on about the superiority of rear-wheel-drive to anyone that will listen (and many whom won’t). Nissan wants to prove all of us wrong with a front-wheel-drive GT-R. No, that is not a typo. The latest evolution … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsport | Tagged gt-r, le mans, NISMO, nissan, r33, R390 GT1, r85v, r86v, R91CP, skyline | 14 Comments

EVENTS: 2014 SEMA Show, Part 01

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Ben Hsu

Toyota’s SEMA presence this year was all about the Baja 1000. Ivan “Ironman” Stewart and his perfect hair were hanging around at the booth along with a ground pounding Toyota truck in the old tricolor racing livery.

Posted in events | Tagged 370z, 4runner, acura, Baja 1000, camry, fit, fr-s, ft-1, gt-r, honda, lexus, NISMO, nissan, NX, r35, RC F, RLX, scion, sema, sienna, Spoon, tacoma, toyota, TRD Pro, tundra, xb | 10 Comments

MOTORSPORT: Happy 30th Anniversary, NISMO

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Ben Hsu

In September 1984 Nissan Motorsports was established in Omori, Tokyo. It’s been 30 years of top-level racing on an international stage under the NISMO banner and the company is celebrating.

Posted in motorsport | Tagged datsun, datsun 210, gt-r, le mans, NISMO, nissan, r32, skyline | 9 Comments

EVENTS: KPGC10 Skyline GT-R at the Monterey Historics

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Ben Hsu

We just brought a genuine KPGC10 Skyline GT-R to the Monterey Historics. It was a bit surreal to say the least, watching it enter the paddocks of the legendary Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Though it never raced here, the circuit is the GT-R’s natural environment, … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 370z, c10, gt-r, Hakosuka, jnc, Laguna Seca, monterey historics, NISMO, nissan, skyline | 9 Comments

MOTORSPORT: 76 Years of Nissan Motorsports

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Ben Hsu

Watch footage from 76 years of Nissan motorsports, starting with the monopoly-piece looking 1936 Datsun racer to the futuristic 2012 Nissan DeltaWing. The video commemorates the new NISMO headquarters grand opening February 26, which will shift the seat of Nissan’s … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsports, nissan, Video | Tagged 240z, 260z, 280z, 510, a10, bluebird, c10, datsun, fairlady z, gt-r, Hakosuka, japan grand prix, kgc10, kpgc10, leaf, NISMO, nissan, patrol, prince, r381, r382, rally, s30, safari rally, skyline, violet | 12 Comments

BRE Nissan 370Z Revealed at the Mitty

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Don’t you hate it when you get all dressed up for a party and then someone else shows up wearing the exact same livery? A couple of weeks ago Mazda revealed a tribute to the famous Datsun 240Zs of Peter Brock and John … Continue reading →

Posted in datsun, mazda, motorsports, nissan | Tagged 240z, 370z, bre, datsun, fairlady z, john morton, mazda, miata, mx-5, NISMO, nissan, peter brock, road atlanta, s30, the mitty, z34 | 10 Comments