Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88), Matt Kenseth (17) and Greg Biffle (16) crash during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ AMP Energy 500 auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Dale Davis)
March 15, 2008 Sharpie Mini 300 Bristol, TN – Martin Truex, Jr. spins his National Guard Chevrolet at the Sharpie Mini 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series event in Bristol, TN. (ASP Photo/Walter G. Arce)
This latest video, taken at the Okayama round of the Super GT championship, shows two different cars – the YellowHat YMS Tomica GT-R and the Zent Cerumo Lexus SC430 – getting into trouble.
The new R35 GT-R has already dominated the first two rounds of the JGTC but the car used for competition is considerably different to the production model — for one it misses out on the sophisticated ATTESA-ETS AWD system.
Virtually every component of the road going car has been improved or replaced, including the potent twin-turbo V6. The engine was still too new for race teams so instead they stuck with an older 4.5L natuarally aspirated V8. The car also sports a six-speed sequential transaxle and RWD layout as per the rules of the series.