Racing

[kimbill]

I wish Infiniti was into racing, other than the drag strips and traffic lights -- like road racing, ALMS, even NASCAR. At Sebring we’ve seen BMW, Cadillac, Aston Martin, Mazda, and of course, the Audi and Peugeot duel (I think MB and Renault are only into FI). Honda is into racing, as well as Toyota, Subaru and Mazda racing, or they're providing engines. Detroit is committed…….

Our son with two BMWs gives me a “rash”.............. Ya' think racing will ever happen?

Bill

‘71 Ghia
‘11 G37 Coupe

Term limits is the solution

[joe603]

I know Infiniti has some Formula 1 presence...I know they also have some involvement with red bull racing

[SVTCOBRA]

Pretty sure that Nissan has some racing heritage.....and count the number of parts on your car that have Infiniti stamped on them....then count the number of parts that are Nissan

[audtatious]

They are involved with racing in Japan: http://www.nissan-motorsports.com/ENN/

Then they are sponsors (by way of Renault) of the Red Bull F1 team.

[bigg35fan]

hope to see Infiniti in racing!!! +1

[kmckis1029]

if you follow infiniti on twitter or like them on facebook you will find out about their interesting projects, the one that caught my eye recently was them donating a qx56 to be parted out and be turned into a luxury boat. (mostly the engine is being used)

check the link

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/07/in ... and-yacht/

[audtatious]

if you follow infiniti on twitter or like them on facebook you will find out about their interesting projects, the one that caught my eye recently was them donating a qx56 to be parted out and be turned into a luxury boat. (mostly the engine is being used)

check the link

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/07/in ... and-yacht/

It's on the NICO homepage
http://www.nicoclub.com/archives/power- ... oject.html

[kimbill]

I wish Infiniti was into racing, other than the drag strips and traffic lights -- like road racing, ALMS, even NASCAR. At Sebring we’ve seen BMW, Cadillac, Aston Martin, Mazda, and of course, the Audi and Peugeot duel (I think MB and Renault are only into FI). Honda is into racing, as well as Toyota, Subaru and Mazda racing, or they're providing engines. Detroit is committed…….

Bil

Hmmm, so Nissan is racing, but not so much in the US. Hope they have a greater presence in the future....... As for FI, if I understqnd it coreectly, Renault provides engines to Red Bull -- not sure abiut the chassis.

Bill

[300ZXttZMAN]

Pretty sure that Nissan has some racing heritage.....and count the number of parts on your car that have Infiniti stamped on them....then count the number of parts that are Nissan

Not some.. More like a lot and pretty successful also

[Slartibartfast]

Hmmm, so Nissan is racing, but not so much in the US.Bill

Come on down to Houston and watch Pucker Factor Racing compete in the 24 Hours of LeMons in our '91 Sentra SE-R.

Okay, so it's not "Nissan", rather "a Nissan".

[audtatious]

Make sure you post up some pix of the car and race. Running in the LeMons would be a blast!

Welcome to NICO

[LuckyLuke]

I don't know what kind of involvement infiniti has with Red Bull F1 racing. They are using Renault's engine. Nissan is big..

http://speedhunters.com/archive/2011/01 ... ctive.aspx

[Mudgen]

Yesterday on my way home, I saw a dually pulling an enclosed racing car trailer. On the sides was a graphic of a Datsun 1600 or 2000 roadster with "44" on the side of it. There was a graphic with writing on the door of the truck, but I couldn't make it out. OT, I know, but those were some racing little cars. I had one with a factory rollbar, never raced it. On the wall of my den, I have a print of a pencil sketch of an SCCA race, with a TR3 leading and a Datsun 1600 close behind. Was done by a local artist, a friend, who did it from a photo his dad took of his buddy who was driving the TR3.

[Kern Fischer]

If any of you owners would like to get into road racing without spending a ton of money, check out www.satcarracing.com. It is a new form of road racing that allows drivers to enter their street cars. The racing is very safe and the scoring allows any driver to win, if they drive well. Car preparation is not a significant factor in winning, so you can prepare your car in any way you like.

It is less expensive than the LeMons racing, which is supposed to be cheap.

The program is just starting and is seeking drivers to support the events. As the driver support in an area becomes great enough, events will be scheduled in that area. Register for the mailing list on the web site.

Kern Fischer

[audtatious]

Yesterday on my way home, I saw a dually pulling an enclosed racing car trailer. On the sides was a graphic of a Datsun 1600 or 2000 roadster with "44" on the side of it. There was a graphic with writing on the door of the truck, but I couldn't make it out. OT, I know, but those were some racing little cars. I had one with a factory rollbar, never raced it. On the wall of my den, I have a print of a pencil sketch of an SCCA race, with a TR3 leading and a Datsun 1600 close behind. Was done by a local artist, a friend, who did it from a photo his dad took of his buddy who was driving the TR3.

Maybe this one?

[Mudgen]

Maybe this one?

Almost certainly. Too big a coincidence to be otherwise.

The one in my race print is #47. And I misremembered the leader: it's an MG, #26.

[Slartibartfast]

Make sure you post up some pix of the car and race. Running in the LeMons would be a blast!

Welcome to NICO

Race was a flop. We blew up another SR20DE after 5 hours. If we keep this up, high-port engines are going to be an investment opportunity. We used the oil consumption rate from the last race but the engine was using more than that and it was too late when we checked it. Six laps into the third driver's shift the classic low-oil-causes-the-#3-rod-to-sieze caused a huge fireball out the back when the oil hit the header right at the start/finish line in front of God and everybody. LeMons organizers said that it was one of the most spectacular engine failures they've seen. Blew a hole in the oil pan AND front side of the block. Luckily the fire went out as soon as the oil was all gone and the driver suffered nothing more than a soiled driving suit.

I'll see if any of our photos are online then post links.