Grand Am has approved the NISMO bodywork for Koni Challenge competition. We've made the front nose, rear bumper out of carbon fiber/Kevlar. The side skirts are Kevlar and the rear wing is fiberglass.

Nissan Motorsports will be selling the kit to racers, time attack and drift competitors. If anyone's interested in contact info, PM me and I can get you in touch with the right person. We can't sell direct. Only through Nissan Motorsports.

I'll get some photos posted of our car with the bodywork on it next week.

-Rich

 

Sweet. You running at VIR in Oct.?

 

The plan is to be there. We've extended a seat to one of the editors of Car and Driver Magazine, so hopefully we'll have them there with us. We'll see. Right now, we're shooting for Watkins Glen, Barber, Iowa, Salt Lake City, and VIR. we're skipping New Jersey and the Canadian races.

 

Stay in touch. I may have to make a trek up there to shot some pics of the race. Here are some samples from my pics from SCCA Nationals at VIR.

 

That's GREAT news.

BTW let me know if you need crew/help/warm-bodies for WGI, I live in upstate.

 

Doesn't happen to be Tony Swan from Car and Driver, is it?

I will be at VIR in Oct with the Redline time attack running in Modified RWD, or else I would be offering to volunteer.

 

Thank you for the offer. Yes, we may be able to use your help. PM me when you get a chance.

-Rich

 

No, we invited Aaron Robinson. I drove with Tony Swan at the 25 Hour Endur0 at Thunderhill last year. He's a good guy.

Be sure to find us in the pits at VIR. Love to say Hi.

-Rich

 

Rich, YGPM

 

would love to see some pics. when you are racing at VIR? i might come out and cheer u on

 

MC, I'm looking forward to seeing you guys there.

Just last weekend we found that our cams were installed so poorly that we only had 1 out of 4 cams within 6 degrees of where they should be. The intake cams were over 10 degrees off. The left side of the motor was fighting the right side. We just moved the cams with the help of Rebello who came out and adjusted the cams for us. Now we're within a degree or two.

Net-net, I'm more confident than I've ever been that we'll have a car that can run!

-Rich

 

Really dumb off-topic question, are these Grand Am races that you run in televised on Speed a week or so later? I really only follow F1 and the 24 Heures du Mans but I'd follow the series just to see the 350Z competing.

I checked out your nohotwireracing site but I don't believe I saw "next race" anywhere.

Best of luck!

 

Did you look Here?

 

My DVR caught the 2nd race of the Koni season and I was disappointed that there wasn't a Z racing in Koni this year. I saw that Constantine was now in a Mazda and BMW (Playboy), in the events that I saw. Is anyone in a Z this season? Or might you be the only one once all of the hoops and red tape is jumped through.

 

Sasha Anis is running a 350Z in the Canadian races. He's racing at Mosport this weekend. Unfortunately only a few races are televised on Speed. Next one will be Barber at the end of next month. We'll be going to Watkins Glen the July 4th weekend with IRL, and we'll be at Barber as well.

-Rich

 

Thank you. I'll keep an eye out. Good racing man.

 

It's next week, photos?

 

I am pretty sure I will be at Koni Challenge at watkins glenl; I am crewing for Sahlens.

 

As promised. Not the best photos as they are from my iPhone. Slightly updated!













-Rich