GODZILLA GT-R Group A R32 Nissan Skyline GTR

GODZILLA GT-R Group A R32 Nissan Skyline GTR - Bathurst 1000 1992

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GODZILLA. The 1992 Tooheys Bathurst 1000 Winner and 1992 Australian Touring Car Championship Winner, The R32 Skyline GT-R.
The WINFIELD Number #1 GT-R piloted by Mark Skaife and Jim Richards was the winner at Mount Panorama for a 2nd year in a row.
WINFIELD GT-R won the 1992 Australian Touring Car Championship.
Driver Championships were also won by Skaife 1st and Richards in 2nd, Longhurst was 3rd with the BMW M3 Evolution in the final Drivers Championship Standings in 1992.
Australian Motorsport was changed forever after this event and proceeded with an amalgamation of today's V8 SUPERCARS. This also meant the removal and abolishment of turbo charged engines in the top tier of Australian Motorsport and only 2 car Manufacturers that compete for the title.
In this video the car is the GIO Racing GT-R with Mark Gibbs driving on the day along with Rohan Onslow, they finished 6th at Mount Panorama.
The eventual championship drivers were Mark Skaife and Jim Richards in the Winfield GT-R.
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For those wondering why The Chase or "Caltex Chase" is not in the video:
Channel 7 decided to edit out The Chase section.
In 1987 Mike Burgmann died after his VK Commodore SS Group A became airborne at 260km/h along the second hump on Conrod Straight.
Bathurst hosted the WTCC in 1987 and the FIA regulations did not allow international tracks to have a straight longer than 1.5 km in that class, the second hump was removed and "The Chase" added.
In 1991 the Winfield GT-R (Skaife) reached 293km/h along Conrod Straight, similar speeds to the V8 Supercars of today.
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The 1992 Tooheys Bathurst 1000 was stopped due to torrential rain and multiple crashes. The results were compiled using the 143rd completed lap, 18 laps short of full race distance.
The Fastest Lap of the race was -- #1 Mark Skaife -- 2:16.47
The top 10 final finishing positions for the 1992 Bathurst 1000 were as follows:
1st Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
Mark Skaife / Jim Richards
2nd Ford Sierra RS500
Dick Johnson / John Bowe
3rd Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
Anders Olofsson / Neil Crompton
4th BMW M3 Evolution
Tony Longhurst / Johnny Cecotto
5th Holden VP Commodore
Win Percy / Allan Grice
6th Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
Mark Gibbs / Rohan Onslow
7th Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV
Andrew Miedecke / Troy Dunstan
8th Ford Sierra RS500
Wayne Park / David Parsons
9th Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV
Larry Perkins / Steve Harrington
10th Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV
Andrew Harris / Gary Cooke / John Trimbole

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@hashrulsubzero 9 жыл бұрын

Back when the GT-R dominate the Group A series before the V8 Supercars. Man that car is a beast.

@djorksolo8544 5 жыл бұрын

So true ! And just before to be ban from some competitions ! To simply cut off Nissan GTR victories !

@reizors 11 жыл бұрын

Mark Skaife did 293km/h during his pole winning lap in 1991.

@thegottibrown 16 жыл бұрын

What a machine. The GTR really was king of the mountain. In the hands of an amatuer it was good, in the hands of Richards/Skaife it was unstoppable.

@cyz44 13 жыл бұрын

never get sick of watching a real group A champion car going round the awsome bathurst track

@fermiLiquidDrinker 6 жыл бұрын

My god, godzilla's roar never gets old.

@TheDemonikk 12 жыл бұрын

i like a big noisy v8 as much as the next block but you have to admire the pace this thing had thats for sure. fantastic cars the old skylines

@Yungwigi 10 жыл бұрын

stunning look for its age.

@davidkerr4374 11 жыл бұрын

It might pay to check your racing history. In Japan the skyline won so many touring car champ during its racing life. Used to race a 240k against rx7's, blitzed them most of the time. A great handling car!

@3L3CTR0static 15 жыл бұрын

Yeah agree, I love competitions with a variety of engines. Makes everything more interesting.

@suguita 16 жыл бұрын

It's just amazing to think that those skylines were 6 cylinders in-line... Look at it doing the turns gosh!

@Audi2000t 14 жыл бұрын

just pulled out the 91 and 92 bathurst 1000 on dvd this morning, good times. go the GTR!

@GodzillaJnr 17 жыл бұрын

Was lucky enough to watch this car rip around Phillip Island racetrack a few months ago, The noise is just awesome!

@qqq2211 10 жыл бұрын

What a car thanks for posting

@maximus140ad 14 жыл бұрын

amazing! never delete this!

@Parag0n 11 жыл бұрын

Channel 7 decided to edit out The Chase section. In 1987 Mike Burgmann died after his VK Commodore SS Group A became airborne at 260km/h along the second hump on Conrod Straight. Bathurst hosted the WTCC in 1987 and the FIA regulations did not allow international tracks to have a straight longer than 1.5 km in that class, the second hump was removed and "The Chase" added. In 1991 the Winfield GT-R (Skaife) reached 293km/h along Conrod Straight, similar speeds to the V8 Supercars of today.

@joh2 16 жыл бұрын

The Bathurst GT-R of course had far more in common with the road-going counterpart than the V8 supercars, which are special purpose built machines with Holden and Ford bodies over the top...

@Parag0n 16 жыл бұрын

The majority of Australian Motorsport fans just could not do that for the other manufacturers. Which is why the V8 Supercars enjoy so much success today, almost every 2nd car on the road is either a Holden or a Ford.

@kartracer57 16 жыл бұрын

A V8 Commodore is a versatile car - can carry 5 people comfortably, tow a boat, cruise down a highway or be thrashed on a track. A GTR can only do one of those things well. They are completely different cars. To have a GTR you need to have another car for daily duties. A V8 Commodore does it all.

@Cobradrift 10 жыл бұрын

Holy front camber batman!

@yungaht1429 10 жыл бұрын

yhhh with the amount of power that car has it needs it for better road holding

@thomasnguyen9032 8 жыл бұрын

+yungah t also on sticky tires as welll

@3L3CTR0static 15 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree , these old R32 really kicked ass at their time. The engine was ahead for it's time. But it's the engine is not all and the yanks don't understand that , still I have to admit the new corvette racecar is a serious opponent.

@coewee 16 жыл бұрын

loved the gtr skyline thundering around bathurst classic for its time

@bigbillyz 12 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate thats some awesome speed!

@comicmaterial887 14 жыл бұрын

The camera work is very excellent.

@Beej13b 15 жыл бұрын

yes and they are doing very well to...quite a few race wins under there belt so far

@blastermitch 13 жыл бұрын

Ever since these races I've wanted one of these. Soon... soon I will have a '92 Grey GT-R in original condition.

@R33Racer 13 жыл бұрын

DETT has such a recognizable sound that echos in all the privately tuned road going versions.

@DownUnder43 7 жыл бұрын

You wonder why they banned the damn thing not point in race against this with a V8 lol waste of petrol and effort. The car looks like a F1 car going around corners.

@initialdoge8528 3 жыл бұрын

it’s because the AWD lol

@DownUnder43 3 жыл бұрын

@@initialdoge8528 Well not all AWD will perform like this car so that alone couldn't be the main reason itself plus they heavily modified the Turbo.

@initialdoge8528 3 жыл бұрын

@@DownUnder43 ik it got a 2.6L turbo plus 180kmh engine so yeah,pretty op in the corners,not straights.

@Parag0n 13 жыл бұрын

@blastermitch that was my dream as well, I remember waiting at the docks in Brisbane for my 1989 model R32 GT-R, it was one of the first boats to be bringing in the 15 year old imports, before they removed that method of importing. Wharfies broke the clutch though so I could only rev it in neutral, still a great feeling to be sitting in a car that had so much history, the VIN was in the 2000's so it was one of the first made, this was before skylines (GTS-T's) were bloody everwhere.

@JaKeL13 15 жыл бұрын

Some car magazines who reviewed the r35 have gotten its 0-100 times down to as low as 3.3 seconds. Also horsepower and weight aren't the only contributing factors for trying to understand acceleration times. You also have to consider, aerodynamics, torque, traction ect.

@AceWombatZero 14 жыл бұрын

Skyline R32: Best car to run the mountain back in those days. Sadly they had to kick them out along with the Sierra RS500s.

@timmmyj 15 жыл бұрын

I think alot of you guys are forgetting the fact that the v8's at the time were lacking any good funding to compete with the turbo's. The R32GTR and Cosworth Sierra are extreme engineered cars. The v8's had just come out of the 80's where it was pretty much forbidden to produce high output cars like those of the 70's. They used outdated technology throughout the engine and drive-train. The v8's today are highly engineered cars capable of putting out 650 bhp, whilst still using 2v, pushrod 302's.

@Parag0n 12 жыл бұрын

Without the boost restrictions the R32 GT-R could of possibly accelerated close to 300km/h down Conrod Straight. However during 1992 the GT-R's speed down Conrod was around 270km/h with the limitations and restrictions in place.

@thefastandthedead1769 3 жыл бұрын

They ran 293km/h before.

@Parag0n 14 жыл бұрын

Yes mate that is the record.

@marxteven 15 жыл бұрын

I now know why out of the 29 races the GT-R was in, it won 29

@gameratwork 15 жыл бұрын

You are right one hundred percent. The reason the Japanese dont enter a motor is because: 1 they would whoop the push-rod contingent and 2 they arent alowed to enter becuase they wouldnt sink that low as to acctually put effort into making a Push-rod operated motor. Had the Japanese not been so technologically advanced they would be racing in the V8 supercars now.

@r32foaley 13 жыл бұрын

I would love for a R32 to be build with the technology use now days and having 600bhp and see hope it would got agents the V8 supercar now days! Long live the GTR

@blyndrotor 14 жыл бұрын

@Krusade888 It is all about the capacity of the engine on boost. The V8s were 5L yet the Skyline was only 2.6L. The boost levels in the skyline meant that it was consuming roughly the same amount of volume as the engine twice it's size, but due to it's smaller capacity was able to rev out quicker & make more power per piston than it's competitors. Consider the volumemetric efficiency of each engine. 5L engine swallowing 5L of A/F mix and 2.6Lengine swallowing 5L of A/F mix yet reving higher.

@Parag0n 16 жыл бұрын

My personal understanding of why the GT-R and other turbocharged vehicles were abolished is mainly due to the fact that they did not appeal to the majority of Australian motorsport fans. The majority of the ATTC Motorsport fans could not support various manufactures as most of the cars they produced were either to expensive or limited production.

@thefastandthedead1769 3 жыл бұрын

All the Group A cars were homologated touring cars.

@carisi2k11 11 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry but the gtr wasn't only making holden's look bad on the track. They were also making Ferrari's and Porsche's look bad on the road. What were you expecting from a 2 door Supercar vs a 4 door sedan. Also don't forget that they were also hammering BMW's, Sierra's and Toyota Supra's on the track as well.

@paulmavric887 2 жыл бұрын

The commercials in this video sshits me

@eatpeas1 15 жыл бұрын

AGREED!!!!!!!!!

@jmsy92 14 жыл бұрын

beautiful

@startinsomethin 11 жыл бұрын

lol love the camber on it too.... V8s being trolled big time :-D

@john13200242 13 жыл бұрын

@Parag0n Did you ever have any issues with the old pre1993 32 ?

@Parag0n 13 жыл бұрын

@Jetwreck mate you are one lucky bastard, put up some video footage of it, I'd love to hear that old Group A GTR roar...even when they restricted the boost it still sounded amazing! God damn you must of handed over some serious coin to own an ex-Group A Car ecspecially a GTR considering how dominant they were, well done mate. Do you also own the Peter Jackson R31 as well?

@stinger15au 11 жыл бұрын

It wasn't really any faster at the top end then the other cars due to the restrictions in place, but it just shot out of corners with 4wd and the huge torque surge allowed it to get to higher speeds quickly

@staierj 16 жыл бұрын

This was, and always will be the fastest car on the mountain, nobody at the time! and still can't compete with the awesome power and handling of this vehicle, the tossers who run this race event will not let vehicle technology win any more. And the irony of it all is that Peter Brock only won there 9 times because he had the most advanced vehicle at the time~! Any one could have driven his cars and WON!!!

@RandomSoulsStuff 15 жыл бұрын

not everyone wants a family car they want something they can have fun in rather than feel like driving a boat

@Parag0n 15 жыл бұрын

Even if they supercharged / turbocharged the Holdens back in the early 90's I seriously doubt they would of been able to catch the Ford Cosworths and Nissan Skyline GT-R's. The chassis of the Holdens was built on the premise of being a 4 door family saloon while the Cosworth and GT-R are purebred racing cars built for Group A and the performance market. Take into account the smaller variations like aerodynamics and you have a different class of vehicle that the Holdens simply could not match.

@destructus25 16 жыл бұрын

caltex chase was introduced not because cars were blowing engines but because of the death of mike burgman in 1986 at the end of conrod straight

@TheCityofGod 14 жыл бұрын

woah...i dont undestand how this turbocharged twin turbo v6 can hold a faster lap record than todays hsv's and fpv's....

@jayman7037 5 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Clarkson of bbc topgear said back then that the r32 gtr made the Porsche 959 feel like it was made by no less than old fred flinestone!

@Beej13b 15 жыл бұрын

i am well aware of everything you just said. but if you have been reading v8 xtra you will see how they are looking at changing the rules so that it can be more than a two make race,which will be a good thing for the future of the racing

@NSN32 17 жыл бұрын

if u look at the times the skylines did at bathurst in 1991 and 1992 the commodores now in 2007 are only just beating it. This just shows people how far ahead japanese wizardry is... lol at them changing the rules to stop skylines from competing.. this is a clear example why the gtr was nicknamed the godzilla :)

@Parag0n 15 жыл бұрын

Haha, Yes good feature article in MOTOR mag this month :)

@john13200242 14 жыл бұрын

How quick were these Gtr's running on bathurst ?

@mdr279 12 жыл бұрын

@Jetwreck Thats sweet! Saw this beast going around Albert Park yesterday. Were you driving it?

@HabboCT 12 жыл бұрын

Can I ask you if there is a race called "pacific american tour" in Bathurst?

@Inboundbogie 16 жыл бұрын

Does anybody know what time he got in this one ?? or what the record was for the GTR at Bathurst ? Cheers :D

@JBofBrisbane 12 жыл бұрын

@FGalaxie - Not cheating car, Nissan made 5000 turbo R32 Skylines of various types for the Japanese market, then the 500 "Sporting Evolution" cars, namely the Skyline GTR. The roadgoing GTRs had four-wheel steer - the race cars didn't.

@carholden1 13 жыл бұрын

what engine did that have

@90sideways 14 жыл бұрын

@ToddFitzy so the latest bathrust races that have the big v8's they haven't beaten this record lol?

@johanssan 16 жыл бұрын

like to see the current v8s beat the new gtr35 in race trim.;)

@Parag0n 13 жыл бұрын

@carholden1 RB26DETT with restrictions on the amount of boost (not sure on how many PSI)

@90sideways 14 жыл бұрын

@ToddFitzy cool thanks for the info.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 11 жыл бұрын

was limited to 19psi which produced 335kw @ tires. although the engine did make 470kw on 28psi

@chaservl 16 жыл бұрын

yeah bring back the good ol days, but group C not group A, they could run the big wheels, theyre own bodykit, engine etc

@alexander1485 12 жыл бұрын

why were the wheels so big?

@JBofBrisbane 11 жыл бұрын

How many of those Sierras and GTRs were beaten by the rule brought in that year that required cars to be shut down when in the pits, immediately causing a heatsoak-related meltdown in the turbochargers? I think it was Tony Longhurst who said, "The rules only say we have to switch off, but not for how long", and he started switching off, but starting straight back up again, and he finished.

@blastermitch 13 жыл бұрын

@Parag0n I've heard some horror stories regarding the imports... did you find much wrong with the car? A mate of mine said he new a guy that imported them and used to have to do something drastic (like jump up and down on it) to get part of the body straight. I definitely don't want a shitter.

@swat2400 16 жыл бұрын

real coll

@JeromeFDavis 11 жыл бұрын

They couldn't take the competition! Was a real pity as there were some excellent aussie drivers then. Just imagine F1 with 2 teams haha

@aaronlonghuynh5245 6 жыл бұрын

Was this really even a race for the R32? It was practically on it’s own!

@EVILIMPERIALISM23 9 жыл бұрын

The tuners killed Aussie/American muscle LOL

@john13200242 13 жыл бұрын

@Parag0n I imported a 97 R33 two years ago im now importing a mitsubishi legnum and next for me i want a gtr looking at 93 to 96 model.

@paulaus 16 жыл бұрын

OZHCR32 is right but I would add that the guys who were the big names with the fan pulling power had nowhere to go when Group A ended. The team owners (Brock, Johnson, Seaton etc) of this world put together an entertainment package that would ensure they could make some money and control costs along with the support of the manufacturers. No way they would be selling millions of dollars of merchandise driving 2 litre BMW's.

@suparolla 14 жыл бұрын

@AYEJAY666 Im aware of the races they have won and what they have completed in but in the real world of cars they are more prone to failure then the piston motor with blowing seals and throwing flywheels. They do go very well for the size they are being only 1.3L but I guess that comes from having 3 firing points per rota and a light car. fuel usege in rotarys is very high when under high power/load and very high air flows in the rotarys and fuel is being matched to keep the correct A/F ratio

@Suprastar77 11 жыл бұрын

back the those R32 were punching out 600HP. Funny thing is if they raced that car against the Current V8 super cars it would still win. Thats how ahead the R32 GTR was against the rest of the cars

@thefastandthedead1769 3 жыл бұрын

Up to 680hp

@SorsanSuuriAfro 14 жыл бұрын

@lukebaldan You are right. Or how about trying to turbocharge a v8 that is not designed for them? It would throw a conrod through the block on first race.

@offitcock 13 жыл бұрын

sexiest skyline of all

@bigbillyz 12 жыл бұрын

Can anyone comment what that cars' top speed would have been?

@Parag0n 13 жыл бұрын

@john13200242 and @blastermitch Importing I did it myself. I sorted customs, quarantine, and the air con (old gas is illegal). I speak enough Japanese to get it to port, transfer $20k without seeing the car, that was the biggest risk. I owned my GTR for 4 years, HKS 2530's @ 1.5 bar, 310awkw or 415awhp, it might of had a refresh or built head because I had no problems, remember older car will have problems. My GTR cost about 26k landed, 35,000 was the market value before the 15 year old rule.

@dontbecutk 15 жыл бұрын

Yeah, although weight isn't an issue with weight distribution. I generally want to see a return of Turbo-Charged Cars back in the competition and a 3rd Manufacturer. I'm getting sick of this 2-Car Rivalry Bullshit.

@OZHCR32 16 жыл бұрын

That is the general opinikon. Shame it is wrong! Group A was a international formula which globally was disbanded. That left countries havign to chase up a new formula of tin top racing that suited its market. UK got 2L, Germany DTM, Japan GT,OZ got V8s because Holden and Ford were the only manufacturers interested in supporting the domestic series

@RandomSoulsStuff 15 жыл бұрын

he had pirelli's on them and they got smoked so now running 255 semi slicks on 19.5"rims and still no traction till 4th gear

@Parag0n 16 жыл бұрын

Fans couldn't support the GT-R because barely 500 of them made it to this country, Fans couldn't support the BMW M3 as it was just too expensive, Fans couldn't support the Sierra RS500 because it was viable to drive as a daily driver, it was a beast in a rally cars shell. But the fans could support the Ford Falcon XB's and the Holden Commodore VB's, hell you could even buy one as a family car.

@fstylezkrNNN 11 жыл бұрын

24-26PSI. 600-650awhp. with about 1350kg. stripped :)

@thefastandthedead1769 3 жыл бұрын

It was built up to this weight. Instead of just adding ballast. The homologated weight was added to in an effort to give the opposition a chance.

@SaucyTuRkLeBiRd 15 жыл бұрын

man i love r32's but what i dont understand is that if u look at japanese r32's in racing: they are lower to the ground, and also i noticed that the winfield gtr in quite bouncy

@AlphaSkyline32 13 жыл бұрын

@Parag0n Talk about it ae. I've actually got a 32gtst. It's an Mspec so it gets mistaken for a GTR all the time. Has GTR brakes,bov,front bumper, rims. All as standard mspec. I really want to put a 26 into it. It would cost a lot less, 8k plus install. But I think owning an actual GTR will be the next step. An engine conversion is kind of taboo for me. Don't get me wrong though, a well looked after GTST like mine is a good car. But even with all the GTR parts, it's still not an R

@gtirsblow 15 жыл бұрын

you guys bought that magazine too huh :P

@brianhoffman4861 2 жыл бұрын

Dam... Japan... bring a full electric version.....

@swat2400 16 жыл бұрын

how come the film missed the braking off conrod and the chase??

@TheCityofGod 10 жыл бұрын

did someone say holden vs ford?

@liamhanley5294 7 жыл бұрын

thats my boss!!! 😃😃😃

@planexzeropoint 14 жыл бұрын

@tanoAE86 gtr Xu1 shell, R32 running gear. I think i could settle my holden nissan inner battle like that quite nicely

@DriftNick 14 жыл бұрын

yea and i'm pretty sure if nissan built a 5l+ v8 it would be alot better then anything holden has made

@dontbecutk 15 жыл бұрын

Don't get me started on European Tourers and Small British boxes that barely 80km/h. After watching the British Touring Car Championship, I learn't exactly why British Made means having to push it across the line. V8 Supercars Over European Cars anyday however, Skyline with 4WD SYSTEM owns any V8 Super with FR. I stand by that.