Nissan Z NISMO GT4 Racers at the VIRginia International Raceway
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The independent Nissan Z NISMO GT4 teams were primed to compete at Virginia International Raceway after their mid-season break. Over the weekend, the weather played a significant role, with several practice and qualifying sessions taking place in the rain. Highlights of the Nissan weekend featured Damir Hot’s debut on the podium twice in the GT America powered by AWS in the Flying Lizard Motorsports #05 Nissan Z NISMO. In the Saturday afternoon Pirelli GT4 America race, Hot and colleague Rodrigo Baptista of Flying Lizard Motorsports (#5) Nissan Z NISMO also finished on the podium.
“It was great to see the latest results for the Flying Lizard team. Damir Hot made a great debut in the GT America series,” said Mike Carcamo, program director, Sports Cars, NISMO Cars and Motorsports, Nissan Motor Corporation. “The support from the Applewood Auto Group for Damir and the team has been fantastic and builds upon their recent Knox Mountain hill climb success.”
Blackdog Racing and Flying Lizard Motorsports have entered a single vehicle each for 2024, joining the two-car TechSport Racing Team, giving Nissan three championship-winning teams. Nissan supporters gathered together to witness the race. Z Club members gathered at Downey Nissan’s YouTube watch party for the Sunday morning race, some 2,500 miles away in Southern California. In addition to a high-performance driving simulator, RC racing, and a car exhibition, the family-friendly event featured complimentary coffee and churros.
There will be seven double-header weekends in the 2024 Pirelli GT4 America championship, held at some of the most difficult racetracks in North America. Following VIR, the series continues with many races to come. Race cars homologated by privateer teams compete in the Pirelli GT4 America championship. Factory teams don’t exist. Live coverage and archived versions of every Pirelli GT4 America race can be seen on the SRO Motorsports GTWorld YouTube channel.
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