Saturday 25 August 2007

The GTR

GTRSo I was walking out of Tesco with the next few days worth of dinner and drinks to take to other people's houses when I start to walk to the carpark right outside. I just step down from the curb right behind a car parked illegally right outside the front of Tesco when I spot the legendary four massive circular rear lights, then a split second later I see the absolutely beautiful GTR badge, I was standing there for at least three full seconds before I realized that my friends were calling to me and I was just staring at it with my mouth completely open.
It was absolutely beautiful with really awesome low profile 5 spoke rims and tinted windows, as I walked up to the window I could see the custom dials brilliantly illuminated behind a racing wheel.

Then I looked at the driver (sitting in his bucket seat with a racing harness) and I said to him,
"Excuse me, but can I just say you have an absolutely beautiful car, and may I shake your hand."
Then as he shakes my hand he gets out and says, "Uhh, thanks, yeah it's totally tuned too."
To which I reply, "Yeah I can see that... And hear it." As it sat there growling quietly at everyone walking around it.
"Yeah it gets 600 Brake Horsepower." (That's tuned up from the stock 280)
"Wow. Is that an R32 or R33?"
"R32."
"Epic... Well thanks, see ya."

Getting up close and personal with an R32 GTR absolutely made my day.

To quote Wikipedia,
"The R32 GT-R dominated JTCC, winning 29 races from 29 starts, taking the series title every year from 1989-1993. It took 50 races from 50 starts from 1991-1997 (latterly R33) in the N1 Super Taikyu. The R32 GT-R was introduced in the Australian Bathurst 1000 touring-car race to compete against GM Holden and V8 saloons, winning in 1991 & 1992. This success led to the Australian motoring press naming the car Godzilla due to it being a "monster from Japan" and as Australia was the first export market for the car the name quickly spread."

The GTR is a world recognized badge that means serious business and was clearly revolutionary at its debut, much like the Subaru Impreza when it hit the rally scene in 1993. But unlike the Impreza it kept on going, and to this day keeps everyone on their toes with the R34.

But personally I don't like the front design on the R34 at all, and my dream car would definitely be either an R32 or R34 GTR.
After the Murcielago, of course.

And don't even get me started on the V series, a joke to the prestigious Skyline name.

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