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january 20, 2015 - Nissan
Nissan confirms driver lineup for 2015 Bathurst 12 hour
- NISMO Athlete Global Team from Japan returns to Australia for second crack at Bathurst 12 Hour endurance classic
- NISMO Athletes Alex Buncombe, Katsumasa Chiyo and Wolfgang Reip again team up Nissan GTR
- NISMO GT3 entry up against tough GT3 field at Mount Panorama, a happy hunting ground for the Nissan GTR
Nissan has confirmed that Alex Buncombe, Katsumasa Chiyo and Wolfgang Reip will return to Mount Panorama for the 2015 Bathurst 12 Hour race, driving for its NISMO Athlete Global Team. The trio will lineup in the #35 Nissan GTR NISMO GT3 as the team seeks to build on the speed and potential shown at last year’s edition of the endurance event where Buncombe, Chiyo and Reip were joined by Nissan Motorsport V8 Supercar driver Rick Kelly in the team’s driver lineup. The 2015 Bathurst 12 Hour is one of the first events in an enormous year of motorsport for Nissan, with participation in top categories across the globe. 2014, also the 30 anniversary of NISMO, saw the manufacturer score 42 wins and 82 podiums globally, including championship victory for the factory NISMO team in the Super GT Championship with Ronnie Quintarelli and Tsugio Matsuda in the #23 MOTUL AUTECH GTR (Nissan GTR NISMO GT500). Last year’s Bathurst 12 Hour was the first time a factoryentered Nissan GTR had raced at Bathurst since Mark Skaife and Jim Richards scored backtoback Bathurst 1000 victories in 1991 and 1992...
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