Goodwood Festival of Speed 2008 - PRESS DAY - GT-R Register - Official Nissan Skyline and GTR Owners Club forum

PS30-SB · 11th April 2008, 09:50 AM

The PRESS DAY for the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed was held on 9th April, and Nissan UK brought along an R35 GT-R. They also invited me to bring along the 1971 KPGC10 race car to join in the fun, and I was very happy to oblige.

First time that the first-generation ( C10-series ) GT-R and the latest-generation GT-R will have been seen side-by-side in the UK for sure:

Start-line photo courtesy of David Murphy:

hodgie · 11th April 2008, 09:53 AM

Some nice pictures there.

Kyuubi · 11th April 2008, 11:01 AM

Those are great shots.

Paul T · 11th April 2008, 11:01 AM

Any news on what will be on the Nissan stand - would be nice to see all the
G35 colours together.
Hope we all get an invite like we did with the 350Z - that was a brilliant day out.

tuRBy · 11th April 2008, 12:07 PM

what wheels have you got on the 1st-gen c10 skyline, are they rs-watanabe ? 16x9? they suit it really well

yuangs · 11th April 2008, 12:19 PM

Nice pics! Thank you!

DR_GTR · 11th April 2008, 01:10 PM

The Festival of Speed is an amazing event. I have been ever year since it started!!!

is this a DMG black edition?

Andy

Mookistar · 11th April 2008, 01:14 PM

simply WOW!

the old skool motor still holds its own in the styling stakes.

gorgeous, and no doubt rare pics

kudos

mook

Peely · 11th April 2008, 01:30 PM

Mmmmmm.....................so who's changing their colour to DMG now then ?

paul creed · 11th April 2008, 01:33 PM

Lovely pics Alan.
Nice to see Eric Heerema's 250 TR parked inbetween the two GT-R's.

PS30-SB · 11th April 2008, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuRBy

what wheels have you got on the 1st-gen c10 skyline, are they rs-watanabe ? 16x9? they suit it really well

Thanks. They are R.S. Watanabe 8-spoke, type 'R' in magnesium, front 9.5j x 15 and rear 11j x 15. I was running it for the first time on Japanese-made Dunlop slicks, and it was quite lively on the high crown and undulating road surface up the hill with them being so cold.

I'd prefer to run it on 14 inch diameter wheels and tyres to be more period-correct. The wheels are not a problem to find, but good 14 inch tyres of that width are........

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul creed

Nice to see Eric Heerema's 250 TR parked inbetween the two GT-R's.

Fantastic car, isn't it? Moss drove it up the hill. I was looking at it closely and the patina is just mind-boggling. I believe Mr Heerema drove it there, and drove it home again. Excellent.

On the R35 subject, I found it interesting to talk to a few people that were not naturally inclined to be impressed by the new GT-R on the reputation of the previous cars alone. I got the feeling that this GT-R is being taken more seriously by true car people than any other has in the past, and it really is causing a bit of a stir. Hard to explain fully, but the car does have enormous presence - backed up with the reputation that it has been building for its dynamics - and was not out of its depth in such illustrious company. It has star quality in spades.

Fuggles · 11th April 2008, 02:50 PM

Heard you was down there Alan and also the new GT-R. Great photos

Daz · 11th April 2008, 03:42 PM

Simply fantastic !

PS30-SB · 11th April 2008, 05:40 PM

Imageshack seems to have lost that first image for some reason, so here it is again just in case anyone was curious:

Arch5 · 11th April 2008, 06:49 PM

Great photos!!! Can't believe it's already been close to a year since the masked R35 appeared there.

11th April 2008, 09:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
PS30-SB GTR Register Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London, UK. Posts: 157	Goodwood Festival of Speed 2008 - PRESS DAY The PRESS DAY for the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed was held on 9th April, and Nissan UK brought along an R35 GT-R. They also invited me to bring along the 1971 KPGC10 race car to join in the fun, and I was very happy to oblige. First time that the first-generation ( C10-series ) GT-R and the latest-generation GT-R will have been seen side-by-side in the UK for sure: Start-line photo courtesy of David Murphy:

11th April 2008, 09:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
hodgie MODERATOR Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sat in my Car Posts: 4,760	Some nice pictures there. __________________ 720 spinner at Spa, GTROC Southern Trackday Organiser, GTROC SW Rep. Hodgies Skyline GTR Site --

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Kyuubi GTR Register Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 107	Those are great shots.

11th April 2008, 11:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
Paul T GTROC Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 120	Any news on what will be on the Nissan stand - would be nice to see all the G35 colours together. Hope we all get an invite like we did with the 350Z - that was a brilliant day out.

11th April 2008, 12:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
tuRBy GTR Register Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 547	what wheels have you got on the 1st-gen c10 skyline, are they rs-watanabe ? 16x9? they suit it really well

11th April 2008, 12:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
yuangs GTR Register Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: China Posts: 49	Nice pics! Thank you!

11th April 2008, 01:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
DR_GTR GTR Register Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 75	The Festival of Speed is an amazing event. I have been ever year since it started!!! is this a DMG black edition? Andy

11th April 2008, 01:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
Peely GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lancs. UK Posts: 128	Mmmmmm.....................so who's changing their colour to DMG now then ?

11th April 2008, 03:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
Daz GTR Register Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: In the South Posts: 6,010	Simply fantastic !

11th April 2008, 05:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
PS30-SB GTR Register Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London, UK. Posts: 157	Imageshack seems to have lost that first image for some reason, so here it is again just in case anyone was curious:

11th April 2008, 06:49 PM	#15 (permalink)
Arch5 GTR Register Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 99	Great photos!!! Can't believe it's already been close to a year since the masked R35 appeared there.

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