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[Features]

When We Were Kings: The Legendary History of Nissan Road Racing in America
There was a time when Datsun—and Nissan—ruled the raceway. When names like Morton, Sharp, Newman, Brabham, and Millen peppered the racing pages of Car and Driver and Road & Track. When lines of multicolored Zs, 510s, Roadsters, 210s, 200SXs and 240SXs lined up on starting grids like so many knights awaiting battle. Datsun/Nissan historian Merlin Blackwell, author of Nissan Sport’s celebrated Fall 2009 feature on the history of Nissan in America, focuses his efforts on Nissan’s successes in road racing over the years in the United States in this epic feature. Page 24

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The GT-R is poised to campaign in Europe, Super Autobacs kicks off season, Greg Ira honored for his successes in his Datsun 240Z, Infiniti FX surprises Subarus in rally cross, a stunning result in the Dakar Rally down in South America, Tanner Foust lands on the podium in the first drift event of the season.

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2006 NISMO 350Z T2 Race Car: Race development
2004 Sentra SE-R Spec V: QR25DE turbo build, Part III
1987 300ZX (Z31): Fueling

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Product Tests, Reviews & Spotlights: Hottest new products from PRI, new turbo kit for the 350Z, testing the Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position.

How Tos, Tech Tips & Tech Explained: A trick fix to bump steer in your Datsun 510, testing the ECU update to the 2009 Nissan GT-R.

Q&A: Coilovers for the 350Z, temperature control problems in an Xterra, just released new goodies for the 300ZX (Z32).

[Departments]

2 From the Publisher
Nissan Sport launches a web forum in conjunction with NICO, pitching ideas to Nissan corporate.

4 Letters
Debating our choices for the best and worst Nissans of all time, reader suggests he has the top collection of those cars, our second-ever Nissan Pulsar submission, Jerry King cartoon takes a friendly but not-so-subtle jab at Nissan’s marketing efforts.

6 Ignition
The cash crisis Nissan is facing could have a silver lining.

8 Shifting Gears
Tokyo Auto Salon highlights (370Zs and GT-Rs lead the way), RPM (rumors, parts, and more), Archives (1987 Nissan MID 4), Redline (Nissan Sport’s April Fools’ cover, Infiniti M37 to be first hybrid built with Nissan technology, FXish concept unveiled in Geneva, Titan rumors, more), Quick Shifts.

14 First Takes
Infiniti: Essence Concept, 2009 G37 Convertible
Nissan: 2009 NISMO 370Z, 2009 370Z Roadster, 2009 Nissan GT-R SpecV

18 Behind the Wheel

James Engols’ 1998 Nissan Stagea 260RS
Alex Murenko’s 2004 Infiniti G35 Sedan
Darin Neeley’s 1989 Nissan Patrol

48 The Scene
Event Recaps: National SE-R (SR20) Convention, Old Town Titan Meet, Nissan Performance Festival, GT-Rs at VIR. Also: calendar of events, the official website and club partners of the magazine, Sarah’s Web Watch.

56 Review Mirror
The story behind how the Fairlady got its name.

On The Cover
The Infiniti Essence concept. Inset: The legendary #46 BRE 510 of John Morton. Photos by Nissan.