9-Seconds Or Less – Enter The RH9 Drag Club
RH9 stands for Record Holder 9 and is a loosely organized club made up of tuning shops that have built street Nissan GT-Rs that run a 9-second quarter-mile time or faster.
RH9 stands for Record Holder 9 and is a loosely organized club made up of tuning shops that have built street Nissan GT-Rs that run a 9-second quarter-mile time or faster.
J-WRC Abbring chose to do donuts around his team using his bio-methanol 300hp near stock Z rally car.
“I’ll be returning with Team Falken Tire in a brand new Z for Formula D. I’ll be racing in a handful of races in the World Challenge in the new Lotus Evora Cup car.”
Filled with 500-600hp cars, Gymkhana Grid had more than a few nicely built competitors. Here are just 10 of our picks from the crowd.
Held at the massive F1-friendly Fuji Speedway, the Fuji Sprint Cup held races on the same day and same track configuration with Super GT and Formula Nippon.
In the main event, the boiling weekend ultimately came down to a battle of the V8s. Making the final four for his first time, Tony Brakohiapa in the Cooper Tire / BSP Tuskegee Airmen Mustang went up against 2010 season points leader Vaughn Gittin Jr. in the Monster Energy / Falken Tire Ford Mustang for third place.
The 2,425lb 350Z uses a double-wishbone setup front and rear with inboard bellcrank actuated dampers, similar to a formula racing car. Note also how highly mounted the steering rack is in proportion to the engine…
In front of 27,000 spectators, the GT500 class put on an exciting race, with the top two cars separated by only 25/1000-second. With only eight laps left in the race, the Motul Autech GT-R developed an electrical problem that ground it down to a dead stop at the last corner.
Here at OR, we’re suckers for rear-wheel drive rally cars. Especially naturally aspirated ones with wailing exhaust notes and the type of lurid, tail-out slides that would make any fan risk life and hand for a photo.
We catch up with Paul Dentice, driver of the AE Performance Enthusiast/Stock class time attack Nissan 370Z at Buttonwillow Raceway. Limited modifications but survives track and street duty.
In the past, Trust has even run Le Mans with Toyota and Porsche Group C racecars. An aftermarket parts company that has run high-tech prototype racers, now that’s credibility. Try that with your favorite Ebay-friendly knock-off company.
A dual-muffler system that is designed and hand-made by race fabricators. Features a lightweight SUS304 stainless-steel construction for performance and a high-quality race sound.