Nissan R85V
| Nissan | |
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| R85V | |
| Production period: | 1985 |
| Class : | race car |
| Body versions : | Coupe |
| Engines: |
Otto engine : 3.0 liters (507 kW) |
| Length: | 4794 mm |
| Width: | 1994 mm |
| Height: | 1069 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2670 mm |
| Empty weight : | min. 880 kg |
| successor | Nissan R86V |
The Nissan R85V is a sports car prototype of the group C , which was prepared 1985th He was on a March - chassis of Nissan's motorsport division Nismo built. A total of three vehicles were built from this series.
The R85V competed in races in the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship (JSPC) in 1985 and 1986 and in the 1986 Le Mans 24-hour race .
development
The R85V was built on the basis of a March chassis, which was internally referred to as the March 85G . This chassis was made of aluminum and was produced in a monocoque construction and is the third and final evolutionary stage of the March 82G chassis introduced at the end of 1981. The large-format ventilation opening in the front of the vehicle between the headlights is typical of the racing cars that were created on this basis. A total of eleven of the 85G chassis were made, three of which were delivered to Nissan.
The R85V was equipped with different engines. Two chassis received a V6 engine and one was equipped with an in- line four-cylinder . The turbocharged four-cylinder engine called the LZ20B was already used in previous March vehicles, but with little success. The V6 engine called VG30T / C was derived from a standard drive unit of the VG30 engine series, as it was installed in the 300ZX , and was heavily revised. For example, twin turbochargers and an aluminum engine block were used. This engine was used in a similar form in the Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo , which took part in the IMSA GT Championship in North America . The output of the R85V V6 racing engine was around 507 kW (690 hp). However, rumors circulated at the time that the engine could also achieve more than 1000 hp, which could have been used in qualifying .
The three chassis built for Nissan had the production numbers 85G-8, 85G-9 (both with VG30T / C engine ) and 85G-10 ( LZ20B engine ).
Races
1985
Two of the new R85V competed for the first time in the third of a total of six of the JSPC at Fuji Speedway at the Fuji 500 miles . The vehicles started in every other race of the 1985 season and were looked after by the Hoshino Racing and Hasemi Motorsport teams . The car with chassis 85G-8 was given the starting number 28 and was only able to finish the race in the penultimate run at the 1000 km of Fuji , but in its only finish so far as first place. The car with chassis number 85G-9 finished the first races in 13th, 7th and 5th place, but was eliminated in the last race. The R85V with chassis number 85G-10 was registered for the penultimate run of the 1985 season, but did not take part in the race.
1986
In the JSPC, the Nismo Sport team took part from the start with the R85V (chassis 85G-9). From the fourth run of the season, however, the R85V was replaced by the successor model R86V . In the three races up to that point, the R85V was only able to reach the finish line in third place once. In the 1986 JSPC season, the four-cylinder R85V was used twice by the Central 20 Racing Team in the last two races at Fuji, placing 22nd and 8th.
In 1986 , Nissan competed for the first time in the prestigious Le Mans 24-hour race at the Circuit de La Sarthe . Nissan Motorsport fielded the R85V (chassis 85G-8) with drivers Masahiro Hasemi , Takao Wada and James Weaver at the wheel, as well as a newer R86V that was driven by Kazuyoshi Hoshino , Keiji Matsumoto and Aguri Suzuki . After 3850.5 km and with 284 completed laps, the R85V crossed the finish line in 16th place overall, whereas the R86V retired during the race.
Web links
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- Nissan R85V (1985: R85V) on nissan-global.com
- March 85G Nissan on ultimatecarpage.com
- Nissan R85V on racingsportscars.com
- March 85G on racingsportscars.com
- March chassis numbers on wsrp.ic.cz (World Sports Racing Prototypes)
- List of March chassis types on marchives.com
- All Results of Chassis 85G-8 racingsportscars.com
- All Results of Chassis 85G-9 racingsportscars.com
- All Results of Chassis 85G-10 racingsportscars.com
- Results of the 1986 Le Mans 24-hour race on uniquecarsandparts.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Complete Archive of Chassis 83G-5 , accessed July 26, 2012