NICO EXCLUSIVE! 2006 Rolex Grand-Am Series G35!!!

YouTube · Post by **EZcheese15** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:25 am

Dude, this is the second coolest thing I've seen ever.....(USGP in person this year was the coolest).....

But anyway, I'm actually going to the Grand-Am race on July 30th at Barber Motorsports Park. So uh yeah, you can say I'm a fan!

Post by **LEMHEAD16** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:41 am

nismofly wrote:if they do run the last two races as they plan to, those are at infineon raceway (norcal) and the brand new miller motorsports park (SLC)

i know we have plenty of people in norcal, and MoD at least can be our rep in salt lake, if noone else

btw MoD, MMP is *beautiful,* ive been watching it come together for 18 months and they finally had their first race last weekend, with the AMA

this is a lot more production based than JGTC (now super GT), these guys will be running against porsche 997 gt3 cup cars, the pontiac gto.r's, bmw m3's, and those 3 rotor rx8's that i know ive seen vids of on here

Whats the date on the SLC race? Sounds like I need to make a trip down.

Post by **nismofly** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:08 am

nsrZ32 wrote:If they run at Mid-Ohio I'll get some NICO people together and go down there in support of it.

they just ran mid-ohio a week ago...you might find a video on the internet of Joey Hand going end over end 8 and 1/2 times in an M3, that happened in that race

its quite a site to see

EZcheese15 wrote:But anyway, I'm actually going to the Grand-Am race on July 30th at Barber Motorsports Park. So uh yeah, you can say I'm a fan!

ever seen them run before?

if not youre in for a treat, aside from F1 the DP's are easily the best sounding racecars out there (imo), the GTO.R's have an amazing sound as well, and try to catch one of the M3's in the garage, to hear a prime example of a wonderful straight 6 idling on a race tune

LEMHEAD16 wrote:Whats the date on the SLC race? Sounds like I need to make a trip down.

last weekend in august, heres a link to the event details

http://www.grandamerican.com/E...D=148

YouTube · Post by **EZcheese15** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:12 am

nismofly wrote:its quite a site to see

ever seen them run before?

if not youre in for a treat, aside from F1 the DP's are easily the best sounding racecars out there (imo), the GTO.R's have an amazing sound as well, and try to catch one of the M3's in the garage, to hear a prime example of a wonderful straight 6 idling on a race tune

Um.....yeah......

I can't count how many Grand-Am and IMSA races I've been to. I also used to work for Jim Downing

Post by **nismofly** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:18 am

i meant the DP's, and the other new stuff, id figured youd seen stuff in the past, but grand am doesnt run in Georgia so i wasnt sure...i guess you could make it to daytona fairly easily

if youre ever up this way i can get you free hot pit passes fairly easily, if youre interested

YouTube · Post by **EZcheese15** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:22 am

nismofly wrote:i meant the DP's, and the other new stuff, id figured youd seen stuff in the past, but grand am doesnt run in Georgia so i wasnt sure...i guess you could make it to daytona fairly easily

if youre ever up this way i can get you free hot pit passes fairly easily, if youre interested

DP's aren't *that* new. And yes, I've seen them run before.

Plus, they are not all that much different than the SRPI cars they replaced, which are also very similar to LMP1 cars in ALMS. And ALMS does run in GA.

Post by **USsil80** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:23 am

nismofly wrote:
they just ran mid-ohio a week ago...you might find a video on the internet of Joey Hand going end over end 8 and 1/2 times in an M3, that happened in that race

its quite a site to see[/url]

yea i saw that... looked really bad... good thing the driver was ok... i am in on the FAN BOY club.... the car looks really good.. hope it runs strong... any idea who wil lbe piloting this race car

Post by **Bubba1** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:24 am

AZhitman wrote:A few months ago, I announced that Infiniti would be fielding a car for the 2006 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series GT division.

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Well, there were some delays and setbacks - It was supposed to debut in Daytona, and then again 3 races into the season...

At present, the team has tested twice with very favorable results. They test again next month and if all goes well.... We will see a G35 in the starting grid for the last two events this year, returning with a full program for 2007!

Team HLM leads the two-car program that brings together Crawford Race Cars for chassis development and Menards Engineering International, who will focus on developing the 4.5 L Infiniti V-8 engine package.

So without further ado, let's see some PICS!!!

If there are any Grand-Am fans on NICO, we're currently in discussions with HLM to be the home of the Infiniti Grand-Am G35 Fan Club... So let's see if there's any interest!!!

Slick car. Those pics look like they were taken at the South Paddock at VIR. I hung out with a couple of the Rolex teams for a few hours as Audi rented the track the day after the Rolex race. We were setting up as they tore down. Real friendly folks.

Post by **nismofly** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:40 am

EZcheese15 wrote:
DP's aren't *that* new. And yes, I've seen them run before.

Plus, they are not all that much different than the SRPI cars they replaced, which are also very similar to LMP1 cars in ALMS. And ALMS does run in GA.

lol...i guess thats true

im hoping to come down and catch the petit le mans within a couple years, maybe you and some of the georgia crowd can meet up with me

Post by **underground57** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:27 am

Bubba1 wrote:Slick car. Those pics look like they were taken at the South Paddock at VIR.

I was going to say the same thing. If they have races at VIR, I'd be able to make it assuming I didn't have work or classes. Definitely a sweet looking G.

Post by **Bubba1** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 2:46 pm

underground57 wrote:
I was going to say the same thing. If they have races at VIR, I'd be able to make it assuming I didn't have work or classes. Definitely a sweet looking G.

They do. The last one was in April.. in the rain. It was so bad the pace car had the quickest laps. Lotsa off track excursions and full course yellows that day.

Post by **nismofly** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:12 pm

that was the grand am cup race

dont you remember? the DP finish with 3 cars going into the last corner side by side, and the ruby tuesday porsche crawford came out in front...one of my favorite finishes of the year

i think it may have rained near the start, but i know for a fact that finish happened in the dry

YouTube · Post by **EZcheese15** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 5:22 pm

nismofly wrote:that was the grand am cup race

dont you remember? the DP finish with 3 cars going into the last corner side by side, and the ruby tuesday porsche crawford came out in front...one of my favorite finishes of the year

i think it may have rained near the start, but i know for a fact that finish happened in the dry

That was an awesome race! Perhaps the most entertaining last lap of any race I have EVER seen!

Post by **Oatmealman** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:21 pm

i'm down for the home here thing

Post by **jgauspohl** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:55 am

<DOES THE TIM ALLEN LAUGH> and drools...that car...I like it. Can't wait to watch it in the series. LOVE FOR NISSAN/INFINITI HOOOAH!

Post by **Bubba1** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:16 am

nismofly wrote:that was the grand am cup race

dont you remember? the DP finish with 3 cars going into the last corner side by side, and the ruby tuesday porsche crawford came out in front...one of my favorite finishes of the year

i think it may have rained near the start, but i know for a fact that finish happened in the dry

My bad. It was grand am. A couple of the Audi club guys got bent up fenders as souveniers.

Post by **nismofly** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:59 pm

i have a good size chunk of carbon fiber splitter off one of the DP cars from last september at the glen, fun stuff to collect

hopefully this G35 isnt breaking enough parts off for me to collect them, but ill grab what they let me

Post by **Dano** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:34 pm

OH MY WORD.... THAT might be the hottest thing I've seen on wheels in a LOOOOOOOOOOOONG time... yup... it is......

<---Definately a fan!

-Dan

Website · Post by **diamond** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:18 pm

oh boy,thats how its done!thanks hitman,awsome.

Post by **Nismonkey** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:29 pm

Bring HLM here!!! NICO will be a great place for their fans to make a home...

Post by **corey240** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:27 pm

do it!! if there was one thing i could do in my life it would be drive cars like that for a living....especialy that one.

Post by **AZhitman** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:00 pm

Yes, this gonna be WAY cool.

Post by **Not_a_sr** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:26 pm

i think a local shop has a or a pair of G35 grandAm cup cars, last year they were sporting RX8s, but rummor was that mazdas factory support wasnt up to par, and nissan has been more then helpful supporting their team.ill have to find out if they are still in the series i havnt heard much from them since they closed down their retail facility

Post by **AZhitman** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:27 am

UPDATE:

Good news and bad news -

The BAD news - It looks like the team is planning to take the rest of this season to continue testing and making some changes that the series promoters are asking for.

The GOOD news - They will be debuting the car at Daytona in January. Also, we will be meeting this week to hammer out the details of a contingency program, a Fan Club program for you guys, and some additional involvement.

So, if you guys have ever wanted to be a part of a race team from the very beginning, here's our chance.

We'll be putting together some VERY cool stuff in the coming months, including sending some people to some races, offering podcasts and interviews with the drivers and crew chief, as well as some goodies from the corporate team sponsors.

THIS is some exciting stuff!!!!

Post by **Veriest1** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:23 am

Post by **dickie** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:26 am

highly interested. g35 = hotttt

Post by **NSR_s30** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:10 pm

nsrZ32 wrote:If they run at Mid-Ohio I'll get some NICO people together and go down there in support of it.

I'm game just let me know.

Post by **Dano** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:30 pm

Hell yeah, this is seriously awesome!

WHO else offers stuff as cool as this other than NICO

-Dan

Post by **maxnix** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 10:17 am

AZhitman wrote:FYI, a lot of the parts will be making it to aftermarket pruduction.

Including engine parts?

Definitely not stock!

Post by **AZhitman** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:07 pm

More AWESOME NEWS on this to be posted in the next 24 hours - STAY TUNED!!!!

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