Nissan GT-R : Nissan GT-R is Official Safety Car for Super GT 2008 Series

TOKYO (March 14, 2008 ) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Nissan Motorsports International Co., Ltd. (NISMO) today announced that the NISSAN GT-R will become the official safety car of the SUPER GT 2008 series, which kicks off this March 16.

A handover of the safety car will be held during the opening of the SUPER GT series (Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture) on Sunday, March 16.

A series of past GT-R racing models will feature in demo-runs in the morning. A line-up of the past GT-R racing cars will also be on display at the Grand Prix Square adjacent to the main stand.

[Program]
Sunday, March 16
10:20 - 10:35 Safety car and past GT-R demo-runs(at Suzuka Circuit)
* Key presentation ceremony
(to be presented from Advertising Department General Manager of Nissan, to Masaaki Bando, Chairman of GT Association)
* Photo opportunities for the media (safety car, past GT-R racing cars)
* Safety car and past GT-R demo-runs

12:55 - 13:05 Presentation ceremony (in SUPER GT Opening Ceremony)
* Key presentation ceremony
(to be presented from Takao Katagiri CVP of Nissan, to Masaaki Bando, Chairman of GT Association)

[Vehicles for demo-runs]
2003 XANAVI NISMO GT-R
1996 NISMO GT-R LM Clarion
1990 Calsonic Skyline

[Vehicles on display]
2003 MOTUL PITWORK GT-R
1998 Pennzoil Nismo GT-R
1992 STP Taisan GT-R

Posted on 17/03/08 By F.B