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Nissan Dumping All North American Motorsports Operations?

Trackback — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:14:36 EST

A shocking bit of news from Nissan is that they are dropping out of all factory-sponsored racing here in North America for 2008.

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Nissan Dumping All North American Motorsports Operations?

mcguirev10 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:50:47 EST

Grand Am. LOL.

mcguirev10

Nissan Dumping All North American Motorsports Operations?

Sucko-T — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:51:41 EST

Well it's not like Nismo had much credibility here. "Sport Compact Car" trashed the Nismo Sentra and Altima. They were probably selling more parts for 240's and B13 Sentras than they were for the new Sentra, Altima and pickups combined.

Sucko-T

Nissan Dumping All North American Motorsports Operations?

Tomsk the red-nosed reindeer — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:16:14 EST

@yellofury: The fact that they don't make standard cab Frontiers or Titans (the more logical choice, BTW) probably has a lot to do with that.

And yes, getting rid of your hoon-support division just as you're finally bringing your super-awesomest model to the U.S. is boneheaded, to put it gently.

Tomsk the red-nosed reindeer

Nissan Dumping All North American Motorsports Operations?

yellofury * * * * * — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:38:52 EST

@smokeydog001:
why not throw some Frontiers in the Craftsman series??

This is kinda sad but then again is expected

yellofury * * * * *

Nissan Dumping All North American Motorsports Operations?

smokeydog001 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:19:53 EST

Now that corporate headquarters is in Tennessee, maybe they'll find some drifters who can chew tobacco and form a NASCAR team.

smokeydog001

Nissan Dumping All North American Motorsports Operations?

Placebo — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:03:03 EST

Way to quit, Nissan! Fail.

Placebo

Nissan Dumping All North American Motorsports Operations?

FLB — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:59:45 EST

Were they still putting any money at all in the IRL's Infiniti Pro Series?

FLB

Nissan Dumping All North American Motorsports Operations?

FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:50:45 EST

soooo... they finally bring their most highly anticipated performance car from JDM to American shores just in time to can all racing operations in NorAm?

Interesting decision making...

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Nissan Dumping All North American Motorsports Operations?

Uncle Bo, averting foreclosure — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:34:11 EST

As a long time Nissan/Infiniti guy I've been disappointed in Nissan's recent efforts in racing. When NPTI/Electromotive went bye-bye, Nissan was basically non existent in N. American motorsports. In comparison to their Asian counterparts, Nissan's level of commitment has been embarassing. Much of the work NPTI did in the 80s and 90s was transferred back to NISMO Japan who mostly focused on JGTC, with little corporate interest in US-based racing.

When the NISMO brand was launched in the US, it always seemed more like a marketing effort to steal mindshare from TRD than a legitimate racing effort. Looks like my gut feelings were right. NISMO should have been a direct attack on TRD instead of a decal kit on Frontiers and Titans. What a shame.

Uncle Bo, averting foreclosure

Nissan Dumping All North American Motorsports Operations?

jakay11 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:24:07 EST

Nissan seems to do this every so often, and then spends more to re-aquire the knowledge and support they lost...

Look no further than the GTPs and their racing ops in the 1990s vs now.

jakay11

Nissan Dumping All North American Motorsports Operations?

SeanKHotay — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:23:40 EST

@SeanKHotay: Response: "It's true".

Good goin', Ghosn...Think he'll nix the F1 team next?

SeanKHotay

Nissan Dumping All North American Motorsports Operations?

MagnificentBastard — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:14:59 EST

@-chet: Don't start.

MagnificentBastard

Nissan Dumping All North American Motorsports Operations?

Tanshanomi — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:14:08 EST

Nissan: Switch_Bean Counters.

Tanshanomi

Nissan Dumping All North American Motorsports Operations?

-chet — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:08:32 EST

So, what you are really saying is that they are suspending CORR, Grand Am and their mechanical figure skating exhibition team?

-chet

Nissan Dumping All North American Motorsports Operations?

SeanKHotay — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:06:32 EST

Oops...time to write buddy at NISMO...

SeanKHotay

Nissan Dumping All North American Motorsports Operations?

LTDScott, Porcubimmer pilot — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:55:00 EST

Sounds like those teams need NisMo money now.

LTDScott, Porcubimmer pilot