Skyline GT-R as track car?

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noobedloser
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what do you guys think about owning a gt-r in the US as a track or show car?i recently watched formula drift series and show a bayside blue r34 gt-r drifting away on a track and was thinking that seems like fun.do you guys think its worth it to just drive around in a gtr even though its only on a track?


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Gold Digger
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Here's the thing, to do the track car method legally, you have to have a list of dates and events that your imported car will be participating in. It has to get approved for that first.

Then, once your temp visa is up, the car is supposed to be exported back to country of origin.

Info for show car.http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CARS/....html

Info for track use.http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CARS/....html

Is it worth it? Quite simply...no.

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Gold Digger wrote:Here's the thing, to do the track car method legally, you have to have a list of dates and events that your imported car will be participating in. It has to get approved for that first.

Then, once your temp visa is up, the car is supposed to be exported back to country of origin.

Info for show car.http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CARS/....html

Info for track use.http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CARS/....html

Is it worth it? Quite simply...no.
a bastion of knowledge indeed! i always wondered about that whole loop hole, guess its getting pretty tight and my paul walker, skyline on a desert road in F&F days will never come true....

noobedloser
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wowlameand it says even as a show car it still has to meet EPA requirementsman thats a waste of money..

S133P3R
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i know, i can get a skyline shell, scrap the RB and throw in a KA with CARB legal connections... i knew there was a solution here....

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I know that this is a huge bump but i did use the search key to find this. I was just wondering after the first year would there be anyway to renew the visa to keep the car for another year.


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