Nissan GT-R to race again at Bathurst
21 Jan 2014|3,490 views
The Nissan GT-R will return to race at Bathurst in Australia next month, with a strong squad of Nismo Global Exchange drivers, namely Rick Kelly, Wolfgang Reip, Katsumasa Chiyo and Alex Buncombe. Competing under the 'Nismo Athlete Global Team' banner, the quartet will be part of history as the GT-R returns to Mount Panorama - 22 years after its last race at the famous circuit.
Rick Kelly needs no introduction on Australian shores, having been one of the leading V8 Supercars drivers over the past decade. He is a former V8 Supercars Champion and winner of the Bathurst 1000 in 2003 and 2004. Wolfgang Reip won GT Academy Europe in 2012, beating 830,000 gamers to the top prize. He is well-accustomed to racing the GT-R after taking podium finishes in the Blancpain Endurance and FIA GT Series in 2013, his first season of racing.
Katsumasa Chiyo is a young driver from Nissan's driver development programme in Japan. His career has followed the traditional route of karting and single-seaters - where he was Japanese F3 Champion (N Class) in 2011. He now competes in Super GT for Nissan. As for Alex Buncombe, he has been an integral part of GT Academy since the programme was launched in 2008. He plays a vital role as team mate to the recent graduates.
The Nissan GT-R will return to race at Bathurst in Australia next month, with a strong squad of Nismo Global Exchange drivers, namely Rick Kelly, Wolfgang Reip, Katsumasa Chiyo and Alex Buncombe. Competing under the 'Nismo Athlete Global Team' banner, the quartet will be part of history as the GT-R returns to Mount Panorama - 22 years after its last race at the famous circuit.
Rick Kelly needs no introduction on Australian shores, having been one of the leading V8 Supercars drivers over the past decade. He is a former V8 Supercars Champion and winner of the Bathurst 1000 in 2003 and 2004. Wolfgang Reip won GT Academy Europe in 2012, beating 830,000 gamers to the top prize. He is well-accustomed to racing the GT-R after taking podium finishes in the Blancpain Endurance and FIA GT Series in 2013, his first season of racing.
Katsumasa Chiyo is a young driver from Nissan's driver development programme in Japan. His career has followed the traditional route of karting and single-seaters - where he was Japanese F3 Champion (N Class) in 2011. He now competes in Super GT for Nissan. As for Alex Buncombe, he has been an integral part of GT Academy since the programme was launched in 2008. He plays a vital role as team mate to the recent graduates.
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