Showing posts with label GTR. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GTR. Show all posts

17 July 2010

Return of The Singapore Godzillas


I wrote previously that Vanq was there for the largest gathering of previous-gen GTRs in Singapore to date (there's only 10 left in Singapore and 8 attended)

Here are more pictures below from his FB album for your enjoyment.






Photo Credits: Adrian Vanq

29 June 2010

8 Outta 10


There's only 10 of the previous gen GTRs in Singapore and we can't import in any more due to the restriction against importing cars older than 2 years old...

Anyhow, here's a nice picture showing 80% of the Singaporean Godzillas' engine bays by Adrian Vanq.

14 April 2010

Car Porn Up North


I was drinking last Friday night and Steve asked if I want to head up to Sepang for a track day. I said "Sure, when?" and the bugger said "Tomorrow morning 730am"

With my usual lack of judgement, I found myself blasting through the North South Highway in his STI the next day at 220km/hr and climbing... It got too shakey to take anymore photos after that.


Some say inserting this CD into your car's stereo will add up to 10 bhp...


We stop over at ST Wangan at Sunway as his Scooby's rear undertray got a bit loose and need to be fixed up. Can't say I mind as there's always plenty of automotive porn on display in the area.


Displayed proudly upfront was this R34 GTR with Volks rims and carbonfibre aero side-mirrors. I don't think my picture did it justice as it was just plain awesome in real life!

P.S. The car belongs to Leonard over at
The Clipping Point. Funnily enough, I seen his car in his blog so many times but don't recognize it when I see it in the flesh. As I said, pictures just don't do it justice!


Plenty of old school love as well. I believe this is a old Toyota coupe but I don't know the model Mazda RX3. Please help me out here?


In general, Malaysia's tuning scene has turned distinctly JDM and performance focused over the years, but apparently this ricer V35 Skyline with the horrendous widebody and GTR emblem is not getting on with the program.


When we hit Sepang, Steve and the rest of the drivers were listening to the safety briefing while I decide to wander the pits and saw these babies!

Oh my god, what great luck for me to chance upon the joint testing weekend for GT3 Asia and the GT4 Asia Cup 2010 season. Above are Team IMSS' trio of Ferrari F430s. Driver Andrew Luk claimed the fastest time on a damp track when he clocked 2:17.221. Pretty hairy stuff!


Team Craf brought along a Fiat Abarth 500 "just for fun", it wasn't part of the test session so I didn't get to find out how fast this thing could go around Sepang.


A "bunch" of 997 GT3 Cup S. One of them is driven by Singaporean Mok Weng Sun. The Team PCS Racing driver will be competing in both the GT3 Asia series and the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. Mok set the second fastest time of the weekend, with an unofficial time of 2:07.812.


Team SPS Racing. made their appearance as the biggest group at the circuit with five Lamborghinis and their driver Choi drove the sensational new Lamborghini LP 560 GT3, setting the fastest time of the 2:07.400

It was great fun getting up close and personal with the GT racecars. Now if we can only get our street cars to this level of performance... :)

Photos: CarbonClad
GT3 & GT4 Asia Cup info: Asian Motorsports

20 February 2010

Erm...


I don't know why but this R35 reminds me of a Tic Tac or Dairy Queen.

02 February 2010

Nismo R34 GT500 Prototype



I can't believe it's more than 10 years ago since the debut of the R34 GTRs in GT500.

Ah, the wonders of Youtube. Enjoy!

01 September 2009

620 HP GTR prepped by Stillen

Stillen announced earlier that they have completed preparations of their GT-R, and are ready to race the 620 horsepower beast in Targa Newfoundland.






The Stillen R35 Nissan GT-R goes 0 - 100 km/hr in 2.9 seconds, hitting 210 km/hr at 11.4 seconds, on its way to a near 325 km/hr top speed. The car clocked an 11.0 second quartermile, crossing the line at 206 km/hr.




Amongst the refinements are new intake and exhaust systems, a new boost controller, and adjustable sway bars, springs, and endlinks. AP Racing carbon/ceramic brake pads and rotors were also installed. Status racing seats sit on custom frames, and the whole exterior is wrapped in carbon fiber.T

The 2,200 km (1,400 mile) Targa Nefoundland rally begins on September 12, and concludes one week later.

You can see some of the vehicle's testing in this 2 minute 48 second video.

08 August 2009

GTR's Bukit Timah Abode



Following my post on the R35 being officially brought in by Tan Chong, our good friend David from Project Race Queen has recently taken these great shots from the GTR standalone showroom in Bukit Timah.

I had the opportunity to drive the car for a bit recently. All I can say is the acceleration is out-of-this world yet when you are driving normally, its (almost) as docile as an automatic Cefiro!

No further introduction needed on the already legendary car, just enjoy the pictures.