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Motor vehicle
Nissan R89C
Overview
Manufacturer
Nissan
Production
1989
Designer
Trevor Harris (chassis design)[1] George Caldwell (engine design)[1]
Body and chassis
Class
Group C race car
Layout
MR layout
Powertrain
Engine
3.5L VRH35 DOHC twin-turbo V8 950 hp
Chronology
Predecessor
Nissan R88C
Successor
Nissan R90C
The Nissan R89C was a Group C sports prototype developed by Nissan.[2]
^ abNye, Doug (January 2022). "Nissan's R89C — the beast from the East". Motor Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
The NissanR89C was a Group C sports prototype developed by Nissan. Replacing the original March built series of prototypes that Nissan had used, the...
Unlike the R89C, Nissan felt the car was a compromise. This led Nissan to develop two different cars. Although Lola built the basic chassis, Nissan Motorsports...
and 1990s, Nissan raced at the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans with sports prototypes such as the R88C, R89C, R90C and...
center of gravity. Nismo instead chose to resurrect an engine from the NissanR89C, a racing car from the Group C era. Its powerplant, the VRH35Z, was a...
Electramotive in IMSA. Eric Broadley and Andy Scriven designed the R89C around the new Nissan 3.5-litre VRH35 engine. The twin-turbo double-overhead cam unit...
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development engine and was used in the NissanR89C. A 3.0-litre variant of the VRH35Z was also used in the 1998 Courage-Nissan C51 at the 1998 24 Hours of Le...
privateer ex-works NissanR89C cars – Courage Compétition entered two (one arrived) and Team Le Mans bought over their JSPC-car. Like Nissan, Toyota mounted...
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racing motocross when he was 15 years old. In 1964 he signed to drive for Nissan. After establishing himself in saloon car and GT races in Japan, he participated...
he was dropped by Sauber despite his performances and instead moved to Nissan for 1990 for the WSPC season. At Le Mans he retired the R90CK with a gearbox...
the season in sixth place. Blundell signed with the sports car team at Nissan for 1989, landing a factory seat. He also managed a test drive with Williams...
Japanese Touring Car titles as a works Nissan driver and triumphed in the 1991 Spa 24 Hours, driving a Nissan Skyline with David Brabham and Naoki Hattori...
In 1988, Nissan had upgraded their 87G's to R88C designation. However, in 1989 they, in partnership with Lola, began work on the NissanR89C. This car...
Sports Prototype Championship. The 1990 champion was the #24 Nissan Motorsports Nissan R91CP driven by Masahiro Hasemi and Anders Olofsson. All races...
Championship on its inaugural season in 1994, fielding a production based Nissan 300ZX-LM in the GT1 class with FedEx as their primary sponsor. The team...
km (1.672 miles) Turns 10 Race lap record 0:51.760 ( Martin Donnelly, NissanR89C, 1989, Group C) Full Circuit (1977–1988) Length 2.600 km (1.616 miles)...
of sports cars, winning four IMSA GTP titles (1988–1991) when racing for Nissan, and one Can-Am championship (1981). Brabham also won the 1993 24 Hours...
90cc and 125cc classes for Kawasaki in 1968 before switching to cars as a Nissan factory driver in 1969. Hoshino participated in two Formula One Grands Prix...
Porsche 962C C1 58 DNF DNF 1990 Team Le Mans Takao Wada Anders Olofsson NissanR89C C1 182 DNF DNF 1991 Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Oreca David Kennedy Stefan Johansson...
Pole position – #61 Team Sauber Mercedes – 1:19.123 Fastest lap – #23 Nissan Motorsports International – 1:24.500 Average speed – 162.882 km/h "480 km...
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