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october 05, 2016 - Nissan

Nissan celebrates 25 years since first Bathurst 1000 victory

Nissan will celebrate 25 years since its first Bathurst 1000 victory at this year's edition of "The Great Race" at Mount Panorama in Australia.

The 23 NISMO #nissan Altima Supercar of Michael Caruso and Dean Fiore will race in the classic red, white and blue color scheme of the 1991 Bathurst 1000-winning #nissan GT-R R32 at the 2016 Bathurst 1000 on October 6 to 9, a quarter of a century after Mark Skaife and Jim Richards dominated the same race.

It will be the third consecutive year that #nissan will celebrate its Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) heritage. Caruso's Altima ran in the colors of George Fury's 1984 Bluebird in 2014, celebrating the manufacturer's first Bathurst 1000 pole position. The 23 Altima then raced in the colors of Jim Richards' HR31 Skyline last year, celebrating 25 years since the first ATCC title.

The R32 GT-R was untouchable in 1991. Richards and Skaife finished first and second respectively in the Australian Touring Car Championship before going on to record a dominant victory in that year's Bathurst 1000. The crushing performance of the car was underlined by its overall race time – 6 hours, 19 minutes and 14.8 seconds – a record that would remain untouched for 19 years.

Skaife, then a rising star in Australian motorsport, went on to become a household name by winning five Australian Touring Car Championships and six Bathurst 1000 crowns. He says that his first win in 1991 aboard the almighty R32 was a life changing experience.

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