February 7th, 2012 
masteradmin Filed under: Motorsports , Nissan Nissan doesn’t compete in Formula One . It doesn’t field a top-tier LMP1 team at Le Mans . It doesn’t race in NASCAR , IndyCar or the World Rally Championship . Yet the Japanese automaker doesn’t have to stretch all that far to make the association between its brand and racing. It does, after all, offer competition versions of its GT-R and 370Z for use in a number of sportscar racing series around the world. But where it really shines is in the LMP2 category. Slotting just below LMP1s like the Audi R18 , new Toyota TS030 and the lamentably departed Peugeot 908 , LMP2 racers are purpose-built for endurance racing at Le Mans and related events, but tend to be fielded by privateer teams. And the vast majority of them opt for Nissan engines. In fact, 11 out of the 18 LMP2 cars that will be on the grid at this year’s running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will powered by the 3.4-liter VK-series V8 engine which Nismo (the company’s motorsport division) developed specifically for this application. And in the broader FIA World Endurance Championship (running for the first time this year), six out of nine will be powered by Nissan – the rest using Honda , Judd or Lotus -prepared BMW engines. With those kinds of odds, our money’s on Nissan taking the prize once again. Follow the jump for the press release. Continue reading Nissan power dominates LMP2 category in endurance racing Nissan power dominates LMP2 category in endurance racing originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments
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