Officially Official - Nissan to Enter V8 Supercars in 2013.

[Rollo]

OFFICIAL: Nissan To Join V8 Supercars Championship

NISSAN will join the V8 Supercars Championship in 2013 and become the first new manufacturer to enter the sport under its new ‘Car of the Future’ rulebook. The news was announced today at a press conference in the River Room at Crown Casino in Melbourne.
The Japanese car giant will take on Holden and Ford in next year’s championship – the first run under new ‘Car of the Future’ rules. Kelly Racing has signed with Nissan to become the company’s factory team and will run four cars next year from their Melbourne workshop.
The team will have the full support of the giant NISMO Nissan Motorsport organisation.

[I am evil Homer]

Excellent news...but Kelly Bros? Of all the potential teams I didn't think it would be such Holden stalwarts. But regardless, NISMO backing, hugely professional team and 4 cars including one for Murph.

Great news all round

[PDS]

That's great news for the championship.

Slightly off topic. I must admit I saw a picture of one of the new NASCAR Fords the other week. It looked very similar to a V8Supercar.
Now that would be worth seeing.

[Allyc85]

Being a huge Oz V8s fan this is brilliant news! I wonder what the locals think of it after Nissan's last entry

[TheFamousEccles]

It seems some of the locals are not happy, judging from some of the messages that they have apparently recieved. It seems that the bogans have got a long memory and dont like being called a "pack of a*seho*es".

Richly deserved, however.

[BDunnell]

It seems some of the locals are not happy, judging from some of the messages that they have apparently recieved. It seems that the bogans have got a long memory and dont like being called a "pack of a*seho*es".

Richly deserved, however.

Quite right! Any true motorsport enthusiast should welcome such an entry.

[ShiftingGears]

Indeed brilliant news. The question now is the car they will use. I suspect, as suggested by SMH, that the Ultima will be used. Entering a GTR (even though it is just a silhouette) against a Commodore and Falcon doesn't seem to make sense.

Also, reading the comments to some of those articles is just embarrassing. Brings out the same people who supported ending Group A in this country.

[Rollo]

Indeed brilliant news. The question now is the car they will use. I suspect, as suggested by SMH, that the Ultima will be used. Entering a GTR (even though it is just a silhouette) against a Commodore and Falcon doesn't seem to make sense.

And illegal. The rules stipulate that the base car must be a four-door sedan.

Personally I think that it will be the Maxima replacement which should be ready for debut at the Sydney Motor Show in September 2012.

[wedge]

Entering a GTR (even though it is just a silhouette) against a Commodore and Falcon doesn't seem to make sense.

It's a shame. Was there a response from Toyota? Lexus ISF was my first choice.

[CNR]

as rick has a link with redbull i would like it to be nissan infiniti backed by redbull

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