As a racer who raced at Road Atlanta back when Nissan was the corporate sponsor (who can forget the Nissan bridge as you swept up from the infamous Dip?), history repeats itself with a new tie-in with Virginia International Raceway.

http://autoweek.com/article/united-s...-nissan-parner

After watching videos and hearing stories about how nice VIR is, it looks like I'll have to plan a visit in the future. Who knows? Maybe the SCCA Runoffs or another classic race will once again draw Nissan racers from around the country to compete at this NE circuit.

 

VIR looks like a great track, I'd really like to get into racing someday when I have the time.

 

personally, I think VIR it is the best race track on the East Coast. Also, one of the best race tracks in the country.

 

For technicality I like Laguna Seca a little more. But all said and done, because of the multiple course configurations at VIR, I have to agree that it's the best.

 

They have already put up the Nissan logo on the bridge at VIR. Kind of surprising to me that Nissan has the interest to become a corporate sponsor there though. I have been a regular at VIR for a number of years now and it is not uncommon to be the only Nissan on track. Maybe that will change, but I highly doubt it.

 

The tieup with VIR makes sense from the standpoint of being associated with a major racetrack. The NE remains a major automotive market and this deal reinforces Nissan as a performance brand. As for the number of Nissans actually racing, that's unlikely to change anytime soon. After racing at tracks across the country, it's not uncommon to be the only Z33 (among just a handful of Nissans) in a field of 100-200 cars.