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NISSAN ANNOUNCES 2018 MOTORSPORTS PROGRAMS
Nissan/NISMO today announced their global motorsports plans for 2018, which include Nissan’s debut in the all-electric ABB FIA Formula E Championship, as well as updated lineups for the Japanese Super GT Championship. Formula E Nissan will be the first Japanese automaker to debut in the Formula E Championship at the start of season five in … Continue reading
MOTOYAMA WINS FIRST SUPER GT POLE OF THE SEASON FOR THE S ROAD MOLA GT-R
The qualifying for the “SUGO GT 300km RACE,” Round 6 ofthe 2015 AUTOBACS SUPER GT, was held at Sportsland SUGO (onelap: 3.704 km) in Miyagi Prefecture on September 19. In theGT500 class qualifying, the No. 46 S Road MOLA GT-R driven by Satoshi Motoyama and Masataka Yanagida won pole position with acourse record time of 1’11.607. In the GT300 class, … Continue reading
S ROAD MOLA GT-R TAKES ITS FIRST SUPER GT WIN IN THREE YEARS
The BURIRAM SUPER GT RACE, Round 3 of the 2015 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was run on June 21 at Thailand’s Chang International Circuit (4.554km x 66 laps). Under tough conditions of June in Thailand similar to mid-summer races in Japan, the S Road MOLA GT-R driven by Satoshi Motoyama and Masataka Yanagida took the … Continue reading
NISSAN ZEOD RC HITS 300km/h ON MULSANNE STRAIGHT AT LE MANS
The revolutionary Nissan ZEOD RC has recorded the highest ever speed by an electric vehicle at Le Mans with Japanese ace Satoshi Motoyama reaching 300km/h on the Mulsanne Straight in qualifying for the Le Mans 24 Hours. Motoyama reached the speed on his electric run, achieving one the key goals of the unique prototype which … Continue reading
FOUR GAMERS TO COMPETE AT LEGENDARY LE MANS 24 HOURS FOR NISSAN
In 2011 Nissan showed the world that it is possible to take a gamer, put him through a driver development programme, unleash him at Le Mans and see him stand on the podium after 24 hours of gruelling racing. The story of Lucas Ordonez’s journey from virtual to reality goes on but there is now … Continue reading
MOTOYAMA COMPLETES NISSAN ZEOD RC DRIVER LINE-UP FOR LE MANS
Three-time Japanese Super GT champion Satoshi Motoyama will join Nissan GT Academy winners Lucas Ordóñez and Wolfgang Reip on the driver line-up for the revolutionary electric Nissan ZEOD RC at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours. Motoyama will make his fourth Le Mans start aboard the Nissan racer which combines a 300 horsepower electric powertrain … Continue reading
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