June was a busy month for the team kicking off with the Silverstone rounds of the GT4 European Cup then straight into preparations for the 24 hours of Nurburgring with an RJN designed, built and prepared SP8 Nissan 370Z with a 4 litre NISMO engine and a Nissan 370Z GT4 Version NISMO race car both in Falken Tyre livery.
The Spa race got underway with RJN regular Alex Buncombe at the wheel of the 370Z. Qualifying was also Alex’s job this weekend and he did it perfectly, sticking the Nissan on pole position in the GT4 class. The lead was held for three hours, after which the car had problems with the a damper and had to come in. A couple of hours later a rear puncture further delayed the Nissan but the team wouldn’t give up.
The coming morning, the 370Z was in a firm second position behind a Lotus, which had to retire at about 8AM. From then on it was smooth sailing.
“The RJN guys blew me away today,” commented Darren Cox, Nissan Europe’s Chief Marketing Manager (Crossover and Sports Cars). “Just when you think it’s all over they dig even deeper, fix the car and send it out again. Their ‘never say die’ attitude is an example to us all and an incredible thing to witness.”
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