The retro red-white-and-blue livery takes its inspiration from the Nissan R90CK driven by Mark Blundell at Le Mans in 1990, at the height of the Group C era. Blundell drove the V-8, twin-turbo, 1100-hp monster to a blistering 3:27.020 qualifying lap, putting more than six seconds between him and his nearest competitor and earning the 24-year old the distinction of being the youngest driver to nab pole position at the 24-hour endurance race.
-Blundell described that lap as one of pure reflex. “[T]hings were coming at me everywhere I looked. For about 50 percent of the lap I felt like I was on the verge of a massive accident.” See for yourself with this in-car footage of that pole position performance:
- -In addition to the throwback livery on the GT-R LM NISMO, Nissan will bring the actual R90CK racer that Blundell drove back to the Circuit de la Sarthe. Blundell will have the chance to drive the storied racer in a parade lap around the circuit—though he probably won’t hit the 227-mph mark as he did 25 years ago.
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