Archive: may 5, 2008

Nissan Skyline 50th Victory at Fuji in Pouring Rain

Even in modern cars, we sometimes still turn into little old ladies when driving in a torrential downpour. But in round one of the 1972 Grand Champion Series, competitors had to race through a water-drenched Fuji Speedway. At full throttle. While contending for position. With none of ABS, ESC, AWD or the decades of tire

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