NISMO: A Heritage of Motorsports

Nissan and Nismo will make a major announcement Tuesday, but ahead of further details, please enjoy this brief look back at decades of motorsports heritage and performance, including footage from the outback of Australia in the 1950s through the GT-R fast lanes of today.

The event in Tsurumi will mark the opening of the new Nismo production facility and headquarters near Yokohama. To watch live from c1000 JST on Feb. 26 please click here.

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S30Z x R34

Not a new concept although it is the first time I have seen one in person. These pictures are from a local car show I went to a few weeks ago. I took these pictures myself with my D50. This was my first time trying to shoot a show. Sorry if the pics aren’t great.

The swap was clean. I can only imagine what driving this thing is like……heaven is the first thing that comes to mind.

Second up is this godly R34 on BBS.

The rest of the pics will be posted on maraxproject.com be sure to check them out.

Motorsport Auto’s 2012 Z-car West Coast Nationals

Such a nice event coverage at JNC.com that we really recommend to visit. Here is just an example. Lots of old Datsun’s.

This year Motorsport Auto brought back the Z-car West Coast Nationals with a full scale show at their headquarters. The theme was “Back to the Streets,” the street being a closed-off stretch of Collins Avenue in Orange, California, just like in days of old.

It's Official!

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Carlos Ghosn announced the return of the almighty Datsun nameplate! Unfortunately for the majority of us, it will only be available in emerging markets. They should really consider bringing it over to the states and have a serious Scion fighter. The Cube and Versa, for example, could easily be rebadged and sold under Datsun since they are already affordable entry level cars.

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Kyusha is right! An rumours were over the internet last week. Now Carlos Ghosn announced it

It's Official!

Reblogged from Kyusha Kai:

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Carlos Ghosn announced the return of the almighty Datsun nameplate! Unfortunately for the majority of us, it will only be available in emerging markets. They should really consider bringing it over to the states and have a serious Scion fighter. The Cube and Versa, for example, could easily be rebadged and sold under Datsun since they are already affordable entry level cars.

Read more… 199 more words

Kyusha is right! An rumours were over the internet last week. Now Carlos Ghosn announced it