370Z at the 24 hours of Nurburgring

miguez · 05-25-2009, 08:22 AM

Seems like RJN Motorsports ran a 370Z at this race, although they didn't do so well, finishing 113th, only completing 89 laps. The winner was, surprise surprise, a Porsche 997 GT3, completing 155 laps. I tried to get more details on this car's progress through the race, but the official website, although having an "English" version of sorts, is hard to decipher, as most of the writing stays in German after the switch to English

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Falken's 350Z finished 11th overall!

CrownR426 · 05-25-2009, 02:34 PM

sadness...

Diversion · 05-25-2009, 02:59 PM

Any reasons stated why they couldn't finish the race with the 370?

6MT · 05-25-2009, 05:09 PM

Probably over-heated the oil.

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Originally Posted by Diversion

Any reasons stated why they couldn't finish the race with the 370?

miguez · 05-25-2009, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Diversion

Any reasons stated why they couldn't finish the race with the 370?

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Originally Posted by 6MT

Probably over-heated the oil.

LOL!

Well, they did finish the race, they raced for just over 24 hours, which means they didn't give up. They probably spent some time in the garage, though, fixing something, and that's what I am trying to find out. It is not uncommon in long endurance races like this to spend some hours in the garage fixing breakages that you wouldn't even think about fixing in shorter races, so perhaps they had some major damage, fixed it, and kept on going.

I'll update if I find out.

GreenJalapeno · 05-25-2009, 05:38 PM

thats sad to hear ^ D:

but im with 6mt..oil probably overheated

Phimosis · 05-25-2009, 05:42 PM

That would be scary and frustrating having such high speed differentials between the 370z and the other cars. They should have a special track day for 370z's called "24 Hours of Limp Mode", where everyone is limited to 3,500 rpm.

On a brighter note, the best finish by a Non-German car in the 24 hours was a Nissan 350z that placed 11th over all with 144 laps.

Phimosis · 05-25-2009, 06:31 PM

update: The 350z that placed 11th was Falken motorsport, running in the sp7 class wich is limited to 4.0 liters N/A.

The 370z was from Robert J Neville motorsports and was running in the sp6 class, which is limited to 3.5 liters N/A. From what I read, it was running a vq35 motor. Interesting....

miguez · 05-25-2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Phimosis

update: The 350z that placed 11th was Falken motorsport

Hey Phimosis (awesome name, lol), did you see that in my first post?

AK370Z · 05-26-2009, 01:31 AM

Great find Miguez and RCZ for the pics.

Car looks great. Here's the press release from Nissan Motorsports

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May 22, Nurburgring, (Germany)

2009 marks the 3rd year that NISSAN Germany has taken part in the Nürburgring 24-hour race. A team formed in co-operation with the German car magazine "Autozeitung" will start the race on the 23rd of May in the new "Fairlady Z", known as the "Nissan 370Z" in the west. The new model will be supplied to dealers starting in July. The bright yellow example racing here is being campaigned by British motor racing company "RJN Motorsport", the squad having developed the car in a mere 100 days.

he yellow SP6 class "Fairlady Z" puts out 385 HP from its 3.5-litre V6 engine. It is also equipped with BBS wheels, Bilstein suspension, Dunlop tyres, Hella headlights and Recaro seats just like last yearfs Nissan 350Z.

Before starting its debut race, the Fairlady Z will have already run at the track twice. Autozeitung editor Holger Eckhardt (Germany), racing driver Alex Buncombe (Britain) and Matthias Malmedie (Germany), anchorman from the car programme on the German TV channel RTL II called "Grip" will be team-mates of former DTM champion Kurt Thiim for the 2009 race.

The first race for the new "Fairlady Z" or "Nissan 370Z" is the Nürburgring 24-hour race which this year marks its 37th running. It is a traditional event on a very hilly forest track around 25km long and is known as a grinding 24-hour endurance race. The race accepts approximately 180 entries mostly consisting of Europe's veteran teams and production-based touring cars.

NISSAN MOTORSPORTS

Source: NISSAN MOTORSPORTS | 2009 Press Release

AK370Z · 05-26-2009, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by 6MT

Probably over-heated the oil.

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Originally Posted by GreenJalapeno

thats sad to hear ^ D:

but im with 6mt..oil probably overheated

For a car that'll compete in 24 hours of race, do you guys really think it won't have oil cooler? If I were to guess, this Z is probably equipped with heavy duty oil, transmission, power steering, diff coolers etc.

Please read here...

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We're following the 24 hour race at the famous Nurburgring track this weekend and came across this pic of a Nissan 370Z competing in the race.

It'd be interesting to know how it's setup... from the pic below we can see a massive front oil cooler, cold air intake, and deep front airdam with brake ducts. And the cuts made in the front fascia to feed cooling air to the intakes and radiator. Stay tuned for more details, if we can find them. We're very interested in what it takes to make a 370Z work on the track - we've talked before about coolers and the like and this car is a rolling example of what works - or doesn't. We'll see in 24 hours what shape they're in.

Source: DrivingEnthusiast.net Blog

RCZ · 05-25-2009, 06:07 PM

Im looking for more info

RCZ · 05-25-2009, 06:09 PM

miguez · 05-25-2009, 06:18 PM

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That looks bad-a$$.

miguez · 05-25-2009, 06:21 PM

Can anyone tell what has been done to this VQ? I can see an interesting container with a couple of AN fittings towards the front, but I am not sure what that is.

I also see the non-stock intake tubes.

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Originally Posted by RCZ

05-25-2009, 08:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
miguez Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 359 Drives: '04 Cavalier Rep Power: 182	370Z at the 24 hours of Nurburgring Seems like RJN Motorsports ran a 370Z at this race, although they didn't do so well, finishing 113th, only completing 89 laps. The winner was, surprise surprise, a Porsche 997 GT3, completing 155 laps. I tried to get more details on this car's progress through the race, but the official website, although having an "English" version of sorts, is hard to decipher, as most of the writing stays in German after the switch to English . Falken's 350Z finished 11th overall!

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CrownR426 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Korea Posts: 4,676 Drives: Manual Rep Power: 848	sadness... __________________ Love + Hardwork + Passion RIP SVTRacer

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