Why no Datsuns in Historic series?

[xray]

thanks for the quote, steve!!

Sweet!

[Ron Carter]

Nissan had their fill of racing in the 90's and it almost bankrupted the company. I would not look for support from NISSAN USA any time soon.

Thanks Steve well said...It seems that we get a little more credit on the race track than we did just a couple of years ago.

I am hopeful that we will see interest in the 2.5 Trans Am challenge cars of which the 510 was heavly involved. I hear that there are going to be several events based around those cars in the next year.

[EScanlon]

Wow.. a Datsun 610 in the background of the fourth picture!! ...

Carl B.

Are you referring to the Red Ford Capri in the background? Hard to be sure, but that silhouette is pretty distinctive.

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[Carl Beck]

Oh darn - wishful thinking on my part, put my glasses on and it does look like a Ford Capri back there.

Carl B.

[ZSaint]

Thank you for the information on Historic vehicles and their santioning bodies. It seems to me that a good CP Z would add a lot of interest to their Trans-Am race. It would be a gas watching the Z stay with the AP 'Vettes. The winning car was turning 1.26's. I think a good Z will run a few seconds faster then that. Oh well, it is only a hobby and nobody actually races. Right...!

I agree with Chris that Saturday was a lot more fun then Sunday. This Porshe lead car was not about to let us go more that 20 mph around the corners on Sunday. I noticed the cars that they let out on the track between races were "on it". These were street cars and they were really going quickly. Oh well, maybe I'll just have to build one to race, again.

[z-spec]

we have done a few races in europe with a 240z , the class we are driving at the moment is Gr G what means FIA GT / GTC til 1972 what means quite a lot of restrictions because of homologations , most of the racing , especialy endurance i do with my 1965 mustang shelby 350 GT .

[z-spec]

i think in the future , two or three years the Datsun 240z will be seen more often on European racetracks in hystoric race meetings .

[The Wingnut]

Just got back from the Monterey Historics.

After 10 years of going, hey presto, a 280 Z.

I told the guy fueling it that I was really happy to see the car, and wished there were more present. He said they were trying to make a difference, so it's well known that Datsuns don't get much respect in vintage racing.

This particular Z has evidently been a racer all of its life, and ran in the GTU series.

[The Wingnut]

A few more.

This is Brad Frisselle's car, not sure if it's the Bob Sharp 280z with a repaint.

[The Wingnut]

Aha! Here's the car in its early years.

[chris b]

In Western Australia there are at least seven Zeds running in the 'Round the Houses' races for classic cars and other historic classes and hillclimbs. The WA Z Register is very active and attracting an increasing level of interest. Some recent 2007 articles with photos attached.

Cheers Chris

[Carl Beck]

Just got back from the Monterey Historics.

After 10 years of going, hey presto, a 280 Z.

I told the guy fueling it that I was really happy to see the car, and wished there were more present. He said they were trying to make a difference, so it's well known that Datsuns don't get much respect in vintage racing.

This particular Z has evidently been a racer all of its life, and ran in the GTU series.

That car was at one time advertised as a very early 240-Z.... Did you get a chance to look under the hood at the firewall VIN?

Granted - the tail lights aren't from a 240-Z... The "asking" price on that car was $275K...

FWIW,

Carl B.