Car and Driver Crashes a Nismo 370Z

Mag350Z · 12-26-2009, 04:58 PM

February Car and Driver has their annual lightning lap article.
They wrecked a Nismo 370Z, and blamed it on brake failure.
They also had some comments regarding the car's power output.

FuszNissan · 12-26-2009, 04:59 PM

Vids, links, pics??

nogoodname · 12-26-2009, 05:05 PM

more info please

SilverBullet · 12-26-2009, 05:07 PM

Brake failure?

CrownR426 · 12-26-2009, 05:10 PM

Interesting...

kannibul · 12-26-2009, 05:32 PM

Only a fool blames the equipment!

LiquidZ · 12-26-2009, 05:36 PM

This should prove interesting...

RCZ · 12-26-2009, 05:59 PM

they probably got the dreaded ice sand effect and ran out of track...

Zsteve · 12-26-2009, 06:01 PM

so who pays for the car?

kannibul · 12-26-2009, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RCZ

they probably got the dreaded ice sand effect and ran out of track...

Or "ran out of talent"

djsizzy · 12-26-2009, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kannibul

Or "ran out of talent"

ha, a nice reference to another thread here. +1

Mag350Z · 12-26-2009, 07:15 PM

I tried scanning the article but my scanner is acting up. Anyway, it is in the Feb Edition of Car and Driver. I'll try again later.
According to the article Nissan claims that the brake pads were not the 'track applicable' pads.

kenchan · 12-26-2009, 08:15 PM

They know the left pedal is not the brake?

scruffydog · 12-26-2009, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

They know the left pedal is not the brake?

that'd be pretty sad if that was the case and they blamed it on the brakes...

kinda like this scene

"That fucker came outta no where!"

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spearfish25 · 12-26-2009, 09:28 PM

Pretty sure MANY 370s have been on a track without crashing using stock pads. Nice they blame the car instead of their driving though...

12-26-2009, 04:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mag350Z Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Florida Posts: 95 Drives: 2011 GS Corvette Rep Power: 16	Car and Driver Crashes a Nismo 370Z February Car and Driver has their annual lightning lap article. They wrecked a Nismo 370Z, and blamed it on brake failure. They also had some comments regarding the car's power output.

12-26-2009, 04:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
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12-26-2009, 05:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
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Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TX Posts: 3,298 Drives: the 2 balled club Rep Power: 22	so who pays for the car? __________________ 2010 LS3 C6 Silver coupe corvette

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kannibul A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Jenks, OK Posts: 2,281 Drives: 370z Touring/Sport Rep Power: 267	Only a fool blames the equipment!

12-26-2009, 05:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
RCZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 6,403 Drives: '09 370Z Rep Power: 1119	they probably got the dreaded ice sand effect and ran out of track...

12-26-2009, 07:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
Mag350Z Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Florida Posts: 95 Drives: 2011 GS Corvette Rep Power: 16	Nismo 370Z I tried scanning the article but my scanner is acting up. Anyway, it is in the Feb Edition of Car and Driver. I'll try again later. According to the article Nissan claims that the brake pads were not the 'track applicable' pads.

12-26-2009, 08:15 PM	#13 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	They know the left pedal is not the brake?

12-26-2009, 09:28 PM	#15 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Pretty sure MANY 370s have been on a track without crashing using stock pads. Nice they blame the car instead of their driving though... __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

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