Nissan Enters 24 Hours of Nürburgring With Stock GT-R

In the upcoming 24 hour event at Nürburgring, Nissan has decided to join in on the fun by having a newer stock 2012 Nissan GT-R Club Track Edition compete with other vehicles which unfortunately are tuned as real race cars. The 24 Hours Nürburgring is a GT and touring car endurance race that takes place on the Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany.

The reason for Nissan to enter the stock GT-R is that the development team wanted to test out the durability of this behemoth to the full extent, and a good time to test it is during the upcoming endurance race. Well, only minor modifications have been made to the vehicle, as a tiny bit more downforce was added to the front and the rear spoiler replaced. Also, the tires will be slightly wider and a roll cage will be added including a larger fuel cell to follow race regulations. Apart from the modifications, the suspension, engine, and transmission remain unaltered.

One fact of course is that Nissan wants to get ahead of Porsche who also enrolled a stock vehicle, the GT3 RS in the 2010 event. The changes to the GT-R will probably be seen in future productions as Nissan's goal is to break the seven minute lap mark at the world renown race track. 

Of course that the Nissan GT-R is ready for the track, as it was meant to be there. Good luck to Nissan and their race crew!

[Autoblog]