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Old 12 Jan 2004, 21:40 (Ref:835922)   #2
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Certainly is well worth a read The Nissan Skyline GT-R and the Gibson Motorsport team were the best touring car and team in Australia by a long stretch at the time.

But it doesnt get too involved in the history that led Nissan to that point. The years of 1.8L turbo Bluebirds that had unfathomable boost pressures to keep up with the V8s, the wonky DR30 Skylines that looks like the front and the back of the cars didnt talk to each other, or indeed the anaemic HR31 Skyline that was strangled by a tiny turbocharger.

Nissan built a better mousetrap and were penalised for it. That Ford (or Andy Rouse anyway) couldnt get an AWD Sierra Sapphire to work is hardly Nissan's fault....
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