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After being optimistic about their Nissan GT-R "Version 2.0," Brass Monkey Racing quickly realized that Version 3.0 can’t come soon enough for the World Challenge season. After solving reliability issues, the team now knows the direction it must go to make the car a contender, following last weekend’s struggle at Mosport International Raceway.

The new updates to the #96 and #97 Nissan/Brass Monkey Racing Nissan GT-Rs were successful in curing the cooling issues that plagued the sophisticated sequential gearbox and also provided a much-needed boost in power to the 3.8-liter turbocharged V6 engine. But reliability and power are only two components to the equation of a competitive racecar, and drivers Tony Rivera and Steve Ott struggled with handling around the sweeping corners at North America’s most daunting circuit.

The team had a small moral victory when both cars finished each race on the doubleheader weekend, something neither car did at the previous round at Long Beach. However, given the handling issues, the team must now focus on new areas of development.

"We need to really evaluate the suspension geometry and the differentials," Team Manager Rivera said. "The cars were okay at the street courses, which have a lot of slow corners and you essentially do a lot of point and shoot. Mosport, which is a lot like the next event at Watkins Glen, has sweeping corners and we just couldn’t get the cars to turn.

"Our team worked incredibly long hours and we threw just about everything we could at the cars while at the track from a setup standpoint, but nothing seemed to make a difference. It became clear to us at Mosport where we need to focus our efforts in development. Going to another race at this stage doesn’t make any sense until we’ve made some major progress in the handling department. That means that we won’t make it to Watkins Glen and Toronto.

"We’re committed to make these cars winners in World Challenge before the season is out. Doing the next stage of development publicly at the racetrack is not in anyone’s best interest, so we may need to take a hiatus from the Championship."

Mosport Race 1 (Round Four)

#96 Nissan/Brass Monkey Racing Nissan GT-R

Driver: Steve Ott

Start: 11

Finish: 13

Notes: Ott was forced to pit after the first lap, when contact with another car broke a valve stem off his wheel, necessitating a new tire.

#97 Nissan/Brass Monkey Racing Nissan GT-R

Driver: Tony Rivera

Start: 13

Finish: 10

Notes: Rivera earned the Best Standing Start for advancing the most positions on the first lap of the race (two)

Mosport Race 2 (Round Five)

#96 Nissan/Brass Monkey Racing Nissan GT-R

Driver: Steve Ott

Start: 10

Finish: 13

Notes: Ott’s car did not initially start pulling away from the grid, forcing him to start from pit lane, behind all the Touring Cars and GTS cars. Ott worked his way through the field to ninth before another valve stem was taken off with contact from another car, forcing a pit stop.

#97 Nissan/Brass Monkey Racing Nissan GT-R

Driver: Tony Rivera

Start: 14

Finish: 12

Notes: For the second-straight race, Rivera earned the Best Standing Start award for moving up five positions on lap one. He ran as high as eighth before falling back to finish 12th.

The next World Challenge Championship race is scheduled for July 2-3 at Watkins Glen International, followed two weeks later with the Honda Indy Toronto. Brass Monkey Racing plans to re-join the series for the Aug. 6-8 event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Brass Monkey Racing would like to thank its sponsors for their support, including Nissan, Penske Shocks, Eurotech Industries Inc., AMS Performance and Seibon Carbon. For more information, please visit www.brassmonkeyracing.com.

Photos:

Images of Steve Ott and Tony Rivera from Mosport. Images by Mark Weber.

Nissan sold 89 Nissan GT-R’s in May 2010.  Not as few as the worst month January 2010.  Since July 2008 Nissan has sold 3684 cars in the US.

147 - July 08
484 - August 08
421 - September 08
321 - October 08
208 - November 08
149 - December 08
94 - January 09
169 - February 09
137 - March 09
171 - April 09
146 - May 09
150 - June 09
128 - July 09
100-August 09
111- September 09
117- October 09
92- November 09
119 - December 09
67 - January 10
71 - February 10
87 - March 10
106 - April 10
89- May 2010
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3,684 Total

Source : NAGTROC

10 second passes for a street car are impressive. 130 mph shows a car is making impressive power.  Shep from NAGTROC took his 2011 Nissan GT-R to Norwalk and cracked off a best pass of 10.91 @130 mph. The 60 foot with LC3 was 1.71 , a 7.05@103 mph in the 1/8th mile.  Mods on the car were minimal AMS downpipes, midpipes, and exhaust, and a Cobb Accessport tune.

 

Source : NAGTROC

The 620 hp Nissan GT-R from Stillen is featured on the cover of the July 2010 DSPORT Magazine.  Also featured is the IMSA 300ZX that we recently captured footage of at the Stillen Open House.
Head out to the newstand and pickup a copy.
Source: Stillen Blog

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I n July, the Nissan GT-R supercar starts its third year for sale in the United States. But many Americans still haven't seen one on the road. The reason: The limited number of sleek, twin-turbocharged GT-Rs available for sale.

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GTRTechBlogger from NAGTROC posted up an iPhone application that he is developing to capture and replay the information from the GT-R’s Multi function display.
I am doing some beta testing now, but I should release it after OS4 to take advantage of multi-tasking.
In retrospect, I should have started a new thread. Very simply my app records same data as MFD, stores it on the iPhone and can replay it back anytime, even when not connected to the GT-R. My version of the nismo data logger, if you will.
Pretty cool stuff.  The capabilities of the standard MFD always confused me a little. Who wants to be only able to see 20 seconds of data on the screen, with no way to record it. Its a pretty display, but if you are on track, you have no real time to look at it. You need to be able to record it and analyze it after a run.
The next cool step would be to have software on your computer to be able to view the datalogs, after a track session with lap timing. Email it or synch it out, so you could view it later or for remote tuning.

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HKS is planning on  releasing at the end of July 2010, a full turbine kit as the GT800, featuring cast exhaust manifolds, Special GT II turbochargers , and GT II wastegates.

The turbos feature a symmetrical layout that uses normal and reverse flow turbines that HKS likens to twin turbo Formula 1 V6 technology.  Cast exhaust manifolds are more durable than tubular style exhaust manifolds, and are getting more popular, as they bring OEM quality to the aftermarket.

In addition to the GT800 turbines HKS recommends , Forged piston and connecting rod set, R35 metal headgasket, R35 DCT fluid , R35 DCT reinforced oil pan , large size injectors, and R35 control system (release date August), the GT600 racing package, intercooler kit, and DCT fluid cooler kit. With all the supporting modifications they claim that 800 hp performance can be achieved.

Source : NAGTROC

In July, the Nissan GT-R supercar starts its third year for sale in the United States. But many Americans still haven't seen one on the road. Nissan GT-R - Nissan Motors - United States - Nissan - Recreation

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