Articles By: Fuggles
Heinz A. Buchbinder
Heinz A. Buchbinder has been a part of the GTROC Management Team for a few years and prior to that was heavily involved in the Club. As part of the team his role as Ambassador to Nissan Europe has been to focus on strengthening the relationship between Nissan and the GTROC. At time it requires [...]
The GTR Owners Club
As you may be aware the GTROC has a new home on the Web – www.gtroc.org. As part of the developments we have been busy designing a new experience and communication hub for all the members to bring even more value to the GTR Owners Club. It is a really exciting time for the club [...]
Breathalyse yourself
From 1 July 2012 year all drivers visiting France will need to carry a breathalyser kit in their cars. From November 2012 there will be an €11 fine for not complying with this. With a start date for the new measure of 1 July 2012, the rules will apply for anyone travelling to or through [...]
Euro Tour 2012 – PROVISIONAL Itinerary
Current itinerary as panned More updates and additional content will be added w/c 20 february 2012 Apr.19 (Thu.) Euro Tunnel – Paris (190 mi) Early Morning all Participants gather at a location near Folkstone (Hotel at Euro Tunnel is an OPTION for the previous night) Attend Briefing about the Trip and get Detailed Notes etc. [...]
Build your own GT-R
We have now added another blogger to our fold! Along with Ville, Time Attack exploits and Jann blogging about his life since winning the GT Academy we now have a two year development programme on how to build your own GT-R. Actually it’s a 1/8th scale model but nevertheless we will be following it on [...]
MY2012 Open Day at Westover, Bournemouth
Saturday 3rd March from 10am until 4pm Westover Nissan have extended an invitation to all GTROC Members to attend their MY12 GT-R launch on 3rd March at their centre in Bournemouth. Members are invited to drop in and see the new car and meet some of the team. On hand to answer your questions on [...]
The JUKE-R and the GTROC meet for the first time
The JUKE-R is very much one of those cars that you either love the concept and like the idea that Nissan want to build the ‘Ultimate Crossover‘, or you simply wonder why on earth they would want to spend all that money on a car that you can’t buy. Either way, when the GTROC [...]
Lands End to John O’Groats
A little over 40 years ago saw Datsun produce their first ever GT-R. At the same time the Fairlady went from a sports convertible to a tourer. The similarities between the 240Z of then and the GT-R of today may not seem much at first but remember the 240Z was a great touring car [...]
NISSAN CONFIRMS DRIVERS FOR 2012
The first three graduates of GT Academy – Lucas Ordonez, Jordan Tresson and Jann Mardenborough – will compete for Nissan in 2012 in three of the world’s top endurance racing series. As 26 year-old Spaniard Lucas Ordonez demonstrated at the Le Mans 24 Hours last year, GT Academy is now a proven process, turning out [...]
Japan Tour 2012 – day 8: MiNES, Tomei, Bee*Racing and Nordring
Day 8 began in the same way as the other ‘garage tour’. Breakfast was far too early for some but the coach at least have some time for a snooze. The only difference this time was the snow! Japan does get snow, and a lot of it, in the north of the country, but for [...]
Japan Tour 2012 – day 7: RFC Race Simulator, Sumo Wrestling and Tokyo Bay cruise
Today was a day of contrasts and perhaps the single best social event of the tour. The day began with a trip to see a Race Simulator. The state of the art technology gave all of us the chance to drive in a simulator, competing against our fellow club members. The day began with a [...]
Japan Tour 2012 – day 6: meeting with the R35GTR Club
After days of automotive nirvana a change of pace was called for – and a lay in! Originally planned as a day off, the afternoon was now to be spent as guests of Orito-san at the Tokyo Sky Tree. So the morning was a time for shopping, catching up with people back home and relaxing. [...]
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