Category: News

GTROC at Goodwood Festival of Speed

GTROC at Goodwood Festival of Speed

The GTR Owners Club has, since its very beginnings, had a close association with the Goodwood Festival of Speed.  From before the Nissan (R35) GT-R, the GTROC has always tried to provide something extra at the festival.   In 2005 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Skyline being shown to the public we thought [...]

MOTOYAMA named as third Delta Wing driver

MOTOYAMA named as third Delta Wing driver

Nissan and NISMO have announced that their Japanese Super GT star, Satoshi Motoyama, will be the third driver in the ground-breaking Nissan DeltaWing Le Mans 24 Hours race car. NISMO driver and triple Super GT champion, Motoyama, will join Briton Marino Franchitti and German Michael Krumm, who won the 2003 JGTC (currently SUPER GT) title [...]

GT-R Track Pack arrives

GT-R Track Pack arrives

Nissan UK’s 22 High Performance Centres are braced for the first deliveries of the most focussed GT-R. GT-R owners are among the most demanding in the world. In response to demand Nissan has replied with the GT-R Track Pack – a new version of the Nissan supercar for those drivers who require a faster, lighter, [...]

GTROC Executive Club

GTROC Executive Club

The GTROC Executive Club is a step up from the annual membership.  To apply for the Executive Club you need first to be a member and then apply to join by ‘upgrading’ your membership.  For the costs of this and to find out more please visit the GTROC shop and in particular the membership section: [...]

What RON are you putting into your car?  Are you sure about that?

What RON are you putting into your car? Are you sure about that?

The problem with modern road fuels (high octane and lead free) is they deteriorate at much faster rates than lead and other older type of fuels. All fuels suffer from the problem but the biggest losers are reformulated gasolines (RFG) that contain oxygenate additives, derivatives of methyl alcohol and ethyl alcohol. Storage is the major [...]

GTROC VIPs at 24 Heures du Mans

GTROC VIPs at 24 Heures du Mans

For those members of the GTROC Executive Club (http://www.gtroc.org/shop/product-category/membership) this years Le Mans 24 hour race has something special to offer. Greaves Motorsport will play host to GTROC Executive Club members.  On the Friday before the race members will be invited to attend a VIP exclusive tour of the Greaves Motorsport pit/paddock area.  As well [...]

GTROC goes multilingual

GTROC goes multilingual

Recognising that not everyone speaks, reads or writes English (or American for that matter) has always been a problem with websites.  For forums it’s a major issue and tends to be more divisive than inclusive.  For the GTROC website however we have long since recognised the need to provide access to members and non-members who [...]

Nissan invites GTROC Members to the Nurburgring 24hour race

Nissan invites GTROC Members to the Nurburgring 24hour race

Nissan has offered GTROC Members a great opportunity to visit Germany and watch the Nurburgring 24 hour race ( May 19th and 20th.) Two R35 GTRs have been entered into this challenging race by Nissan, with a team largely made up of the factory development staff. This will be a memorable experience  and Nissan do [...]

GTROC sponsors Mission to Morocco

GTROC sponsors Mission to Morocco

As part of its ongoing commitment to the injured soldiers and their families in The Parachute Regiment, Nissan, alongside The Afghanistan Trust, has organised Mission Morocco – a 14 day sponsored trek across North Africa to raise £60,000 for The Parachute Regiment charity. Mission Morocco will be carried out by four inspirational servicemen who have [...]

Juke R comes to Scotland

Juke R comes to Scotland

The Juke R will be at Macklin Motors HPC in Glasgow this weekend (21st and 22nd April), so a great opportunity to get up close to this very special Nissan. The car will be there on both Saturday and Sunday, so there is plenty of time to pop in. Sam, the GTR Specialist at the [...]

Deltawing testing in the wet

Deltawing testing in the wet

The experimental Nissan DeltaWing prototype sportscar kicked off its European testing program in England at Snetterton, in Norfolk, yesterday with Scotsman Marino Franchitti and German Michael Krumm getting the opportunity to sample the car in wet conditions.  Steady rain throughout the morning enabled the team to undertake wet weather development with tyre partner, Michelin, with [...]

GTROC Academy is back

GTROC Academy is back

Don’t want to drive your car on track but fancy a taste of GTR trackday fun, then the Club has access to R35 GTRs owned by Silverstone Circuit, which can be used on select trackdays run by Silverstone. The cars must be ‘hired’ by the day, and the cost is shared between a number of [...]