VIDEO: Virgin VR-01 Formula One Test At Silverstone : Nissan GT-R

Whilst Timo prepares himself for the VR-01 cockpit, check out Nick Wirth having a religious moment as he puts his absolute faith in Lucas driving ability. The car that Lucas' is driving is actually Nicks treasured Nissan GTR

Here's some video of the Virgin Racing test day at Silverstone.  Lucas diGrassi at the helm of the GT-R having some fun in the wet.

HKS GT II Turbochargers for R35 GT-R

 

In conjunction with HKS Premium day at Fuji Speedway, HKS announced a new turbo series named the GT II turbine. The turbos feature ball bearing housing with an inline turbo oil filter to keep debris out of the center section.  The turbos are going to be specifically made for the right and left hand bank of a V series engine, separate housings for each side. They claim that this will help balance the turbos output for each bank of a V engine.

Large compressor wheel and inlet.

Fully divorced exhaust housing. This helps to separate the wastegate bypass and the exhaust gases.The problem with a fully divorced outlet is they sometimes crack due to the high heat. Normally a partially divorced outlet works out a little better for longevity. This is HKS, so they do know what they are doing.  The turbine wheel looks fairly small, just as it is in the stock turbo setup.

HKS tested the SpecV turbo chargers and did 730ps. You can see the comparison here:

Source GTR World via GTR Blog

Sumo Power/JR Motorsports Factory Tour

Sumo Power has been in the GT-R world for a long time.  Known for being the UK HKS dealer, Sumo Power has done everything from drag racing to time attack. Just recently they became one of two teams running the FIA GT1 GT-R.  Jonathan Moore from Speedhunters took a tour of the Sumo Power/JR Motorsports Factory.

Sumo Power GT600 Skunkworks development car.

Blitz R35 GT-R Drifting

On the Dunlop Japan blog, this picture of a Blitz R35 GT-R drifting showed up in a post. Its hard to tell, as its a single picture, if it is the car that Blitz has been working on, or just a normal R35 GT-R getting sideways. I did a Google translate on the page, and nothing was very specific.  The wheels look similar, but the graphics and hood are different from the car that was shown at TAS 2009.

Virgin Racings Driver Timo Glock

Virgin Racing is one of the new teams for the 2010 Formula One season. While checking out some Nissan GT-R stories I noticed that the team had their VR-01 car at Silverstone Racetrack today in the UK for a test session. The article mentioned that while waiting for the car to get ready, Timo Glock and his teammate Lucas diGrassi took some hot laps in the bosses Nissan GT-R.
While checking to see if I could find any photos I checked out the Virgin Racing website, and 10 Questions with Timo Glock. One of the questions was his Favourite Road car, and his response was the Nissan GT-R.  So being a Formula One driver, it might have been his personal car that he was hustling around the track at Silverstone. He joins another Formula One driver , Jensen Button in enjoying the Nissan GT-R.

Source : F1SA , Virgin Racing

The Richest Nissan GT-R Owner ?

A member at NAGTROC posted some photos of a Nissan GT-R at a friends car dealership. The dealership is just down the street from Oracle, and Larry Ellison the CEO, dropped by with his 2010 Nissan GT-R. Not just an ordinary GT-R , but a Hennessey Tuned GT-R.  A Nissan GT-R is an interesting car for a 65 year old billionaire to be driving, but very cool.  Hope he is enjoying it.

Source : Nagtroc

Win a GT-R From YoParts

YoParts.com is building up a Nissan R35 GT-R to give away to one lucky member. Check out the video for the contest details.
 

Source : Apex Kings