1990 Nissan R90CK Group C

Katsu Kubota, Nissan R90CK, Le Mans Classic Group C Racing 2016.

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Nissan, Yokohama, Japan.  The Nissan R90CK was an evolution of the R90C that ran in the 1990 World Sportscar Championship. It was a collaboration between Nissan and Ray Mallock Limited.  In 1990 the car finished third in the Spa 480km, and the Dijon 480km, and second in the Montreal 480km and Mexico 480km.  in 1991 it finished second in the Daytona 24 hours.  Drivers included Mark Blundell, Kenny Acheson, Julian Bailey, Bob Earl, Derek Daly, Chip Robinson and Geoff Brabham. The car was powered by a Nissan 3.5 litre twin turbo V8.

1991 Nissan RC91 CK Group C

Richard Evans, Nissan RC91CK, le Mans Classic 2016.

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Nissan/Lola  Japan/England.  This car was originally one of the cars Lola built for Nissan in 1990. Nova Engineering then brought it from Lola and made their own modifications including updating it to 1991 spec and named it the RC91CK.  It was entered as a RC93 at the 2016 Le Mans Classic.  It has a 3.5 litre  Nissan twin-turbo V8 engine.  It finished in fourth place in the 1992 Susuka 1000kms.

2015 Oreca 05-Nissan

Bradley, Howson and Lapierre, Oreca 05-Nissan, Le Mans 24 hours 2015

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Oreca, Magny Cours, France.  Oreca is a manufacturer of racing cars since 2008 and specialises in the LM P2 class.  The 05 first run in 2015 but quickly scored its first class win at Imola in May and then in June finished 9th overall and won the LM P2 class at Le Mans.  Following that it continued the year with class wins at Nurburgring and Estoril.  In 2016 it has had class wins at Spa, Imola, Red Bull ring, Le Mans and the Nurburgring.  Various teams use this car including KCMG (pictured), Thiriet and Signatech Alpine.  The body is fully enclosed and made of Kevlar and slightly narrower than most LM P2 cars.  The one pictured has a 4.5 litre Nissan V8 engine producing nearly 450hp..

2015 Gibson 015S-Nissan LMP2

Dolan/Evans/Turvey, Gibson 015S-Nissan, Le Mans 24hrs 2015.

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Gibson Technology, Lichfield, England.  Originally known as Zytek Engineering, the company was rebranded in early 2015 as Gibson Technology when purchased by a German group. Gibson is mnamed after Bill Gibson, Zytek's founder.  They updated the formed Zytek  Z11SN LMP2 car into the Gison 015S.  The Jota Sport entered car (pictured above) finished second in the LMP2 class in 2015 on the same lap as the winner.  The designer of the car was Tim Holloway.  The car above has the Nissan 4.5 litre V8 engine.

Ligier JS P2 - Nissan LM P2

Bird, Canal, Rusinov, Ligier JS P2-Nissan, Le Mans 24 hours 2015

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Onroak Automotive, Le Mans, France.   Designed and built by Onroak the name is in partnership with Guy Ligier. It is the first fully enclosed LM P2 vehicle they have built.  Its first race was the 2014 Le Mans.  In the 2015 Le Mans they finished third in class with the G-Drive entered car and on the same lap as the winner.   

2008 BRS 4.0 V6 Proto

Guy Heliou, BRS 4.0L Proto, ROSCAR race at Magny Cours, March 2016.

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Tork Engineering, Bouhier d'Amilly, France.  22 BRS were produced for a French green BioRacing Series in 2008.  Sodemo converted a Nissan V6 motor to accept E85 Bioethanol fuel.  It produced 350bhp.   The cars were produced by Tork Engineering in association with Geoscan Concept, E.Design and Aéro Concept Engineering.  A nice looking sports prototype.  One now races in the ROSCAR series.

Oreca 03R-Nissan LMP2

Murphy Prototypes LMP2 Oreca 03R-Nissan, Le Mans 2015.  It finished 13th.

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Oreca, Magny-Cours, France.  A manufacturer of racing cars since 2008.  The 03R was first raced in 2011 and has been a successful car with Nissan or Judd engines.

Morgan LMP2 Nissan

L'équipe de Total Pegasus ont un pitstop rapide pendant la nuit, Morgan LMP2-Nissan, Le Mans 2015

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Onroak Automotive in association with Morgan Motor Company, Le Mans, France.

Mon astuce pour faire des belles photos.
Il y a des moments où la position est plus important que l'équipement, de profiter d'eux.

Top photo tip.
There are times when position is more important than equipment, take advantage of them.

Propulsion Nissan

Une Propulsion Nissan à Chevannes pour le 2015 24 Heures Tout Terrain de France.

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Mon astuce pour faire des belles photos.
Même lorsque vous photographiez hors route ne pas oublier de figer l'action avec des vitesses d'obturation lentes.

Top photo tip.
Even when shooting off-road don't forget to freeze the action with some slow shutter speeds.