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Featuring the NISMO 370Z

pretty poor showing for the z, but i predicted that from the beginning!

yeah he got pwned. Didn't want to ruin it in post 1 hehe

The Z got owned because it's a Nismo. :stirthepot:

I am not surprised at the results but I still love my nismo.

Anyone care to explain, why? Other than possibility of AWD vs RWD?

Well, The 370z nismo is the only N/A, RWD and not limited production car of the bunch.

-The EvoX Ralliart is a beast at 1:03 time don't know why it had such a bad start.
-The STI Spec-C and 205 are factory tuned models
-The TTRS is twice the price of an nismo.

The nismo always has traction issues on that track, check the slide at 3:00.

It looked like the the driver in the Z needed more seat time before they filmed this. But this is what usually happens when you race an AWD car with similar power.

that was like legit embarrassing to watch. the Z just got spanked..

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Did you see his launch and his shifting?!
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I'm not suprised at the result, just look at the competition...
Turbo stock + AWD.
At least the Z lost to some worthy opponents IMO. :tup:

Slow Z......................

he he he!

... = Nismo Z :stirthepot:

All kidding aside, I'm disappointed at the outcome. However, keep in mind all the other cars are AWD. In the first lap, you notice the Z's tail end going loose on a few corners, and also the driver wasn't taking the best line in all the turns either...so was he having a problem with say, cold tires? Was it the driver's driving style too?

Idk about all this "they're AWD blah blah blah" if anything, they're heavier (or atleast should be, i think our z is a chubster) sti's have crazy more understeer (atleast that's what i've heard)

i just think that the Z really isn't the best competitor out there, don't get me wrong, i love my car, but come on, that was just silly, talk about a spanking.

yes i get they're AWD and they exit corners faster and what not, but RWD cars should be "nimble, good turn-in, etc etc" idk about you guys, but looks like the Z just gets sh!t on.

kind of a side note, but why is the Z not big in road racing as well? i feel like it's all about evo's/sti's s2000's and rx-7's. is there a reason the z is never really used in such events?

is it really just not that good of a competing car? :/

Well, when you slip and slide around a corner and have to let off the throttle, or don't take the apex tightly, like this guy did, you lose precious time which all adds up. Looks like driver error had a part in this race.

Well that was fvcking embarassing :icon17:

The Z exited the final lap long after after everyone else had already parked their cars and moved on to enjoy some post race sake to celebrate their awesomeness :icon17:

I've heard our cars don't/can't really do anything "properly" on the track. This is from a shop owner that I will not mention, but could this possibly be true? I'm starting to think so....

At least it was the prettiest one there :icon17:

I really wouldn't doubt it, i really wouldn't.. i mean, i love the Z but idk, just seems like it can't carry its weight

Umm, while it was some steep competition, the Z should have done a little better. That was a real spanking.

i agree with you on that. yeah they're awd turbo, yeah they were 'factory' tuned as mentioned before but if you think about it...helloooo the NISMO is a factory tuned 370z lol, can't use that excuse.

idk, it was just kind of disappointing, even if some of it was driver error. it still couldn't have been that much, i mean they're all professional drivers, not like they've never driven a rwd before.

idk, just seems like the z just isn't that great on the track

All i think is that the Z is just a fat lady on the road w/ a lots of ponies under the hood. I dont know about you guys but Z does suck at track competition :shakes head:, But where other cars fail Z shale succeed and it is perfect for drifting and that's why i brought mine. Check your cars history fellas then buy.

Actually, if you want to bring up the cars history, that would embarrass this car even more. take for instance, the original datsun 240z. that was top dog, it was blowing everything out of the water at its time, especially for the price!

then fast forward a couple years and take the 300zx for example. Steve millen dominated in that beast.

^^those are only 2 examples of many.

so to be honest, i do know the cars history, and now after that, it just seemed to show even more it's kind of a let down (in comparison of course)