Jann Mardenborough Drives the Legendary Nissan R92CP

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This is the discussion thread for a recent post on GTPlanet:

Jann Mardenborough Gets Behind the Wheel of the Legendary Nissan R92CP
Watch famous GT Academy graduate taking the shockingly fast Group C car for a spin at Fuji Speedway.

This article was published by Matej (@Matej) on February 16th, 2017 in the Cars category.

 

[Parker]

He seemed to be having some issues with those downshifts. Hell of a car though.

 

[Ridox2JZGTE]

Back in the late 90's, Keiichi Tsuchiya drove the R92CP at the old Fuji Speedway, pushed it hard, he was impressed with the car brutal performance, reaching crazy speed on the main straight. This is from the man who drove the Toyota TS020 GT One in Le mans, which he said to be much easier to drive. Amazing that the car is still going today

 

[Whitefalcon63]

He seemed to be having some issues with those downshifts. Hell of a car though.

The kids today don't know how to use a manual gearbox. Back when I was working in F3 a Chinese driver did a test in an older car and said he had never driven a race car with a H pattern shift before. Still has to be nerve racking driving one of those machines though. I'm a wee bit jealous.

 

[karelpipa]

I hate how he always let go the throttle. I want POWWEEEER.

 

[KingLich]

You ain't going full POOWEERRRR in a piece of historical art like that, tiniest of error and that car is a fossil...

 

[Antonio_1989]

I like Nissan R89C

 

[Blood*Specter]

Beast car in GT and in real life. Feel strongly that Assetto Corsa, PCars and GTS should revisit this car and it's opponents in Group C for the benefit of their customer base. I can envision all those mechanical flaps working on the R89C as rendered by Kunos, PD and SMS. Racing in a full Group C field would be stunning.👍

 

[CarBastard]

I hate how he always let go the throttle. I want POWWEEEER.

There are times in life when you can't help but take the foot off the throttle. You don't think about it, you don't do it voluntarily, your survival instinct just kicks in when you're driving a stupidly overpowered car.

Obviously, driving a Group C turbocharged monster is one of those times in life.

 

[Tornado]

"Legendary"

 

[Matej]

This was a brutal machine in GT4, but I never aspired to it because it was so fast. I had more interest in troublesome models, like the Peugeot 905. More challenge, more fun, more satisfaction.

 

[Maddens Raiders]

great post

 

[TenEightyOne]

I hate how he always let go the throttle. I want POWWEEEER.

It's a turbo... when you have a turbo the size of a spin dryer you don't keep it wound up unless you're really really sure you believe in Mr. Jesus.

 

[Mike458]

It's a turbo... when you have a turbo the size of a spin dryer you don't keep it wound up unless you're really really sure you believe in Mr. Jesus.

Clarkson approves of this turbo.

 

[STARMASTER458]

It's a turbo... when you have a turbo the size of a spin dryer you don't keep it wound up unless you're really really sure you believe in Mr. Jesus.

even on the straights? when hes fully out of the corner and well into a higher gear(like 4th, or even 5th)? im aware they dont have any TCS or ESC, but even then shouldnt it be possible to floor it? like how it was driven at sarthe back in its glorious 1992?

 

[05XR8]

At 4:00 hear it from the translator's mouth.

 

[RACECAR]

even on the straights? when hes fully out of the corner and well into a higher gear(like 4th, or even 5th)? im aware they dont have any TCS or ESC, but even then shouldnt it be possible to floor it? like how it was driven at sarthe back in its glorious 1992?

From the article itself:

In short: Jann wasn't pushing it because the car was over boosting so he drove more cautiously to avoid blowing it up.

 

[STARMASTER458]

From the article itself:

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In short: Jann wasn't pushing it because the car was over boosting so he drove more cautiously to avoid blowing it up.

oh sorry, i meant that question in a theoretical sense (is that the right word?) meaning if he WAS pushing it to its limit, wouldnt he be able to floor it on a straight like that? i just dont think it would make sense if it was undrivable in a high gear at high speeds, even if the turbo's were bigger than the engine block, shouldnt it still be able to put that power down at some point?