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May 18, 2011 12:23:16 GMT
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 Having withdrawn from the BTCC in 1994, Nissan popped back in '96 to support privateer Primera racers. They didn't really trouble the big names, so in 1997 they officially campaigned a P11 Primera that had been developed by Ray Mallock Limited (RML); lower, stiffer and with far improved aero addenda, it had 320bhp on offer from its 2.0-litre four, fed through a six-speed sequential Xtrac box. They roped in David Leslie and Antony Reid to drive it, and ended the '97 season in fifth place on the manufacturer's table. A few tweaks over the winter saw another marked improvement in performance, winning 9 of the 23 races in '98. The team also offered parts and support to Team Dynamics, for whom Matt Neal was running as an independent; he took his Primera to victory as the first independent to win the championship outright, earning him a £250,000 bonus from TOCA. Nissan's work was done. They withdrew from the BTCC after the 1999 season. Here's one of the '99 cars being driven up the hill by Anthony Reid at the 2007 Goodwood Festival of Speed:      |
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Garry
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May 18, 2011 13:42:19 GMT
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The Red/White/Blue colour scheme was THE best Super Touring paintjob IMO. Such a nice looking car, and with Laurent Aiello over here in 1999, it was dominant. A few Primera BTCC cars still race today with great effect.                                  TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Category: FIA Super Touring Car. Base Model: Nissan Primera Mark 3 GT - Chassis Number 56 Body style: 2000 specification 4 - door saloon. Steel body shell with computer - optimised welded roll cage for torsion rigidity and driver safety. 60 litre under floor safety fuel tank. New 2000 aerodynamic front splitter and rear wing. Engine: Nissan SR20DE unit modified for racing. 1998cc, 16 valve, dual overhead camshaft, 4 - cylinder unit, transverse mounted. Aluminium block and head, forged pistons and lightweight con-rods. Dry sump lubrication. Rev limit 8,500 rpm (as per BTCC / ETCC regulations) Max Power: 320+ BHP at 8,300 rpm. Max Torque: 27 + kg / m (200+ Ib / ft) Transmission: Front wheel drive with Nissan / X -trac 6 speed sequential gearbox. Straight cut, non-synchromesh gears with choice of ratios. Clutch: 3 - plate 5.5-diameter carbon clutch Cooling: Engine water radiator - front mounted with side - exit ducting, Engine oil radiator. Suspension: Front: Nissan multi-link wishbones and tubular steel anti-roll bar. Rear: Beam Axle with tubular steel anti-roll bar. Steering: Nissan / TRW high ratio rack and pinion. HPI power assistance - 1.25 turns lock - to lock. Wheels and tyres: Racing 19’’ diameter, 8.2 wide wheels with Michelin racing tyres. Brakes: Hydraulically assisted dual circuit system. Front: Vented 378mm diameter discs. Rear: Solid 280mm diameter disks. |
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May 18, 2011 14:01:04 GMT
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Awesome - I'd forgotten about the night race neon stickers! |
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May 18, 2011 18:38:02 GMT
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May 18, 2011 18:55:31 GMT
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May 18, 2011 19:14:37 GMT
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My only memory of the BTCC Primeras was this huge tumble. You know it's been a big tumble when you land BEHIND the marshalls. I'll go and sit on the naughty step for not putting this in the YOUTUBE board. Darryl |
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CIH
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May 18, 2011 19:20:38 GMT
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....They didn't really trouble the big names..... Just a 1-2 at the Silverstone support race in 93 that no one seems to remember  |
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May 18, 2011 19:23:32 GMT
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....They didn't really trouble the big names..... Just a 1-2 at the Silverstone support race in 93 that no one seems to remember Yeah, in the works P10s - I was talking about the privateer P11s in 1996.  |
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Heard many an interesting story about these cars from one of my uni lectureres who used to have a company running some of the ex works cars for privateers. Very interesting and awesome cars. A lad at uni was working on one for a few races this season.
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May 19, 2011 13:18:15 GMT
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How did this little adventure come about, HW? Press pass at the FOS, or were you just in the right place at the right time...? |
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May 19, 2011 17:15:01 GMT
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Am I right in thinking the BTCC Primera's engine had the inlet and exhaust ports reversed so that the inlets were at the front and got more air? That may have been the P10... I don't recall now.
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Garry
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May 19, 2011 17:44:22 GMT
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Quite a lot of touring car engines eventually had that setup, it allowed the engine to be angled backwards and moved closer into the bulkhead improving the centre of gravity and weight balance.
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May 19, 2011 17:50:45 GMT
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How did this little adventure come about, HW? Press pass at the FOS, or were you just in the right place at the right time...? Festival of Speed press day. It was the single most terrifying thing I've ever done... I'd love to do it again! Those cars are stupid fast, and I know Antony Reid wasn't pushing it so much at all. |
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V-Force
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May 21, 2011 22:02:28 GMT
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1999 Impreza WRX typeR STI Version 5 Limited
1999 Civic VTi-S Aerodeck
2005 Bora TDI daily
Several other 90s Hondas (shhh they're sleeping)
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CIH
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May 21, 2011 22:27:43 GMT
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I wonder what happened to the original Janspeed cars ?  |
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Last Edit: May 21, 2011 22:27:56 GMT by CIH
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V-Force
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May 21, 2011 22:58:32 GMT
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1999 Impreza WRX typeR STI Version 5 Limited
1999 Civic VTi-S Aerodeck
2005 Bora TDI daily
Several other 90s Hondas (shhh they're sleeping)
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awesome. that is all
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🇿🇼Kingludba🇬🇧
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320 bhp out of a 2 litre 4 pot...... what were accord vtec`s producing then??
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`99 BMW 528i auto - current `01 Merc C320 - Gone `01 Forester S-Turbo - Sold `89 BMW 320i Convertible - Sold(shoulda kept it ) `88 Toyota MR2 T-Bar - Sold `89 BMW 325i touring - Sold `89 BMW 535i - Let her go too early `85 BMW 320i 2 door - Rust = character `00 Subaru Impreza Turbo wagon - Sold (engine failure) `93 BMW 325i - Sold |
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320 bhp out of a 2 litre 4 pot...... what were accord vtec`s producing then?? I suspect they were producing around the same power (race regs would probably pitch them at similar states of tune), as for the Vtec I suspect they do away with it on the race cars I can't imagine a situation when you'd need the added drivability. Same with the VVT system on the SR20 I very much doubt it would be used. Still 320 bhp from an N/A SR20DE is bloody impressive! Wonder what that would be like in an S13 |
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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