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NISSAN GT-R is Official Safety Car of the SUPER GT 2008 Series

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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Nissan Motorsports International Co., Ltd. (NISMO) today announced that the NISSAN GT-R will become the official safety car of the SUPER GT 2008 series, which kicks off this March 16.

A handover of the safety car will be held during the opening of the SUPER GT series (Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture) on Sunday, March 16.

A series of past GT-R racing models will feature in demo-runs in the morning. A line-up of the past GT-R racing cars will also be on display at the Grand Prix Square adjacent to the main stand.

[Program]
Sunday, March 16
10:20 – 10:35 Safety car and past GT-R demo-runs(at Suzuka Circuit)
  • Key presentation ceremony
    (to be presented from Advertising Department General Manager of Nissan, to Masaaki Bando, Chairman of GT Association)
  • Photo opportunities for the media (safety car, past GT-R racing cars)
  • Safety car and past GT-R demo-runs
 
12:55 – 13:05 Presentation ceremony (in SUPER GT Opening Ceremony)
  • Key presentation ceremony
    (to be presented from Takao Katagiri CVP of Nissan, to Masaaki Bando, Chairman of GT Association)

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