GT5 Transcripts/Nissan MOTUL AUTECH GT-R (SUPER GT) '08

Nissan had competed with the Fairlady Z up until the 2007 season of the Super GT race series in Japan, but they decided to switch to the GT-R starting in 2008. This was the first time they would participate again in the GT-R since 2003.
The major point of note about this car was the greatly modified body and chassis, which incorporated the 2009 regulations as a specially approved vehicle. The 2009 regulations allowed the car to be lowered to 43.3 inches as long as the roof and A-pillar were kept as is, and the width could be widened to 78.7 inches. The new racing GT-R which fully maximized on this regulation in terms of dimensions and aerodynamics, successfully won two races in a row from the opening of the series for a spectacular start of the season.
One of the ace cars of the Nissan teams, the number 22 Motul Autech GT-R was driven by Michael Krumm and Masataka Yanagida, the latter returning to the Nismo team after 2 years away.  On the opening race they took pole position and ranked second in the final, and again in the 4th race went from pole position to second place. In the 6th race they went from 2nd in qualifying to 4th in the final, and though they showed spontaneous speed like this at times, they were met with bad luck, losing points in some of the other races.
In the end, they achieved 7th in driver's rankings, and for team rankings they placed 3rd overall, combined with their other car number 23.
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