Nissan participará en el campeonato de los V8 Supercars

[ruiz]

El anuncio acaba de realizarse, aquí la nota del sitio oficial de la serie.

OFFICIAL: NISSAN TO JOIN V8 SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP

11:00 AM Thu 9 February, 2012
Source: BigPond Sport

NISSAN will join the V8 Supercars Championship in 2013 and become the first new manufacturer to enter the sport under its new ‘Car of the Future’ rulebook.

The news was announced today at a press conference in the River Room at Crown Casino in Melbourne.

The Japanese car giant will take on Holden and Ford in next year’s championship – the first run under new ‘Car of the Future’ rules.

Kelly Racing has signed with Nissan to become the company’s factory team and will run four cars next year from their Melbourne workshop.

The team will have the full support of the giant NISMO Nissan Motorsport organisation.

Announcing the news today was Nissan Australia Managing Director and CEO Dan Thompson, Ian Moreillon (Executive General Manager, Sales and Fleet, Nissan Australia), V8 Supercars Chairman Tony Cochrane and V8 Supercars CEO David Malone.

“We plan to use our presence in the series to strengthen our passenger car credentials in Australia,” said CEO and Managing Director of Nissan Australia Dan Thompson.

“Nissan believes that, alongside Ford and Holden, we possess the most convincing motorsport DNA and track history in Australia, making a V8SC debut in 2013 an obvious initiative.

“We are targeting No.1 importer status in Australia and already making progress towards that as one of the country’s fastest growing brands. V8 Supercars will boost that momentum.”

The announcement signals the return of Nissan to the top form of touring car racing in Australia after an absence of two decades.

It last ran a factory team with Gibson Motorsport and four-wheel drive Nissan GT-Rs in 1992, claiming the Australian Touring Car Championship with Mark Skaife and the Bathurst 1000 with Skaife and Jim Richards.

V8 Supercars Commission Chairman Mark Skaife, Kelly Racing Chairman John Crennan and Kelly Racing co-owner/drivers Rick and Todd Kelly were also at today’s announcement.

“I couldn't be more excited with the opportunity Nissan has offered Todd, myself and the entire team at Kelly Racing to become their official factory team,” said two-time Bathurst winner Rick Kelly.

“Nissan's genuine enthusiasm, unwavering support and absolute professionalism through this evaluation has been tremendous and underpins their absolute intentions of Championship success in the category - a dream we share and hope to deliver on.”

The model of Nissan that the team will use – and the engine package the car will utilise – will be announced at a later date.

Nissan’s worldwide motorsport activites of late have proven to be strong and successful.

They won last year’s FIA GT1 World Championship with a Nissan GT-R driven by Germans Lucas Luhr and Michael Krumm as well as the Japanese SuperGT Championship and took a 1-2 finish in the LMP2 class at the Le Mans 24 Hour.

QUOTEBOOK

Rick Kelly, Kelly Racing Co-Owner/Driver

“This new partnership has only been made possible by the endless amount of hard work that John Crennan has done for Kelly Racing on this project, and that of Ian Moreillon, Jeff Fisher and the team at Nissan of which Todd and I are very grateful.

“The Nissan COTF project is a huge undertaking however Todd and I are firmly focused on the job at hand this season ensuring that Kelly Racing takes those important steps forward on and off the race track.

“Development of our cars and recruitment of key personnel in the off-season should assist us to realise these immediate goals.

“This new partnership brings with it a host of opportunities for the team, our business partners and of course fans and delivers the vision that we have shared since our inception in the category in 2009.”

Todd Kelly, Kelly Racing Co-Owner/Driver

“Rick and I have had one clear goal that we have been striving for since we started Kelly Racing, that was to become a benchmark race-winning team with factory support.

“The timing with Car of the Future has enabled us to engage a manufacturer and achieve that.

“We couldn't be happier to be a factory Nissan team and factory Nissan drivers.”

Tony Cochrane, V8 Supercars Chairman

“We welcome Nissan with more than open arms.

“This announcement ratifies all we have known about V8 Supercars for a long time – that we are an international player, a growing following globally and in great demand by big business and corporate players.

“I also applaud Kelly Racing for this pioneering move to embrace Nissan and take one of the world’s biggest brands on their journey within the V8 Supercar Championship. Todd and Rick are truly remarkable businessmen, visionaries and drivers.”

Mark Skaife, V8 Supercars Commission Chairman

“This opens up a whole new chapter for V8 Supercars.

“The sport and the brand have been so successful over such a long period of time with today’s news reinforcing the direction of the business, coupled with imminent international expansion to multiple destinations globally.

“Nissan has clearly acknowledged V8 Supercars as a major component of their future plans within the Australian car market and motorsport internationally. V8 Supercars will deliver on their expectations.

“There is no doubting the entry of more manufacturers now that Nissan has taken the first step to recognize what the relationship will do for their brand.”

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[OscarF21]

[ruiz]

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[OscarF21]

Via Autosport Magazine

[ruiz]

El día de hoy el equipo Kelly Racing develó el motor que usará en los Altima con los que participará a partir del año entrante. El motor a utilizar es el VK56DE, que es el mismo que desarrolló NISMO para el GT-R que corriera el Mundial de GT1 y que fue campeón en el 2011.

Al utilizar este motor, Nissan se convierte en el único fabricante en utilizar un motor de producción para propulsar sus autos de competencia (al menos en Australia se utilizará en la nueva Patrol).

Algunas especificaciones:

Block: Nissan VK56 – Cast Aluminium 90 degree V8
Heads: Nissan VK56 – Quad Cam, four valve per cylinder
Bore x Stroke: 102.69 mm x 75.31 mm
Capacity: 4990cc
Induction: Naturally aspirated, individual runner
Fuel: E85
Liners: Dry Cast Iron
Valve Train: Chain driven quad cam with direct acting DLC coated bucket followers
Ignition: Direct fire coil on plug
Injection: Sequential
Compression Ratio: 10.0:1
Maximum RPM: 7500

[ruiz]

[nissand22]

Este es el que VR deberia trabajar aqui para no sufrir con el finao Tiida

[Pilsen]

No creo que salga muy barato.

[josechong030672]

Este es el que VR deberia trabajar aqui para no sufrir con el finao Tiida

Amigo nissand22, sin lugar a dudas volaría, y sería muy bonito aunque llevaría al auto a una re-estructuración completa que va desde reforzar la carrocería para este nuevo motor y peso además de adecuar suspención, caja de velocidades, etc..., pero también por ahora sería un trabajo inútil armar un motor similar para el Tiida GT1 porque el problema aquí es que se esta corriendo con los motores Spec para todos los autos, inclusive el Supra GT1 de los Quiroz tuvo que cambiar a motor Spec y si el Tiida GT1 quiere volver, tendría que equivalerse al reglamento del campeonato ya que ese es el único motor autorizado... El Volvo de Cuestas, los Jaguares y Mustang también tienen que sufrir por este cambio si quieren ser participes de este año y los sucesivos hasta que un nuevo reglamento entre en rigor...

[nissand22]

Este es el que VR deberia trabajar aqui para no sufrir con el finao Tiida

Amigo nissand22, sin lugar a dudas volaría, y sería muy bonito aunque llevaría al auto a una re-estructuración completa que va desde reforzar la carrocería para este nuevo motor y peso además de adecuar suspención, caja de velocidades, etc..., pero también por ahora sería un trabajo inútil armar un motor similar para el Tiida GT1 porque el problema aquí es que se esta corriendo con los motores Spec para todos los autos, inclusive el Supra GT1 de los Quiroz tuvo que cambiar a motor Spec y si el Tiida GT1 quiere volver, tendría que equivalerse al reglamento del campeonato ya que ese es el único motor autorizado... El Volvo de Cuestas, los Jaguares y Mustang también tienen que sufrir por este cambio si quieren ser participes de este año y los sucesivos hasta que un nuevo reglamento entre en rigor...

Pues si asi es ni modo mientras tanto sigamos disfrutando de este campeonatito

Cambiando de tema, tienes un 140Y??? es coupé o sedán? no es el Honey Bee?...podrias postear fotos?

[ruiz]

Mañana a las 5:30 pm hora de CR (martes en la mañana en Australia) se estará presentando el nuevo Nissan Altima V8 Supercar, el evento se puede ver en vivo a través de Youtube en la página: http://www.youtube.com/nissanaustralia/featured


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[ivanorcan]

Excelente noticia!!!

[gcvracing]

Lástima q las carreras ya no se podrán ver en Speed ahora q se convertirá en Fox Sports 3

[ruiz]

¡Las primeras imágenes del Altima V8 Supercar!

[pmontero]

Otras fotos más del Altima V8 Supercar... interesante como decía ruiz arriba, van a ser los únicos compitiendo con un motor de producción. Es más, tuvieron que bajar la cilindrada de 5,6 a 5 litros para que calzara en las reglas del campeonato.

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http://www.worldcarfans.com/11210304996 ... -australia

2013 Nissan Altima V8 Supercar unveiled in Australia
5.0-liter Nismo-tuned V8 engine.

Nissan has launched in Melbourne the 2013 Altima V8 Supercar that will participate in the V8 Supercars Championship with the Nissan Motorsport team.

It was designed and built to meet the “Car of The Future” regulations that refer to an independent rear suspension, transaxle gearbox and 18-inch wheels. Under the hood it has a production-based, Nismo-tuned VK56DE engine, the same one that powered Nissan’s GT-R FIA GT1 World Championship victory last year and will be available for the upcoming 2013 Patrol.

The new Altima V8 marks the return of Nissan to the Australian Touring Car Championship after two decades. It will be the only manufacturer in this series to use a production-based engine, reduced from 5.6-liters to 5.0-liter to meet technical regulations.

[pmontero]

Ya que estamos en esas aquí está el calendario del V8 Supercars para el 2013.

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[OscarF21]

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[Yorjan]

Todo un COHETE ese Nissan Altima, sin palabras ...........