09 September 2014
Dubai: Nissan and Norton will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Nissan's first Bathurst 1000 pole position at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 this year.
Michael Caruso and Dean Fiore's #36 Norton Nissan Altima will adopt a retro-themed livery for 'The Great Race' at Mount Panorama this October, depicting the colours worn on George Fury's 1984 Nissan Bluebird.
Fury's turbo-powered entry stunned the field in the 1984 event, breaking the lap record in Saturday's traditional Bathurst Top 10 Shootout with a time of 2m13.85s, the first time a manufacturer other than Ford or General Motors had earned pole position for the Bathurst 1000.
Thirty years on, the Nissan Motorsport V8 Supercars team is paying tribute to the blistering Bluebird by running Nissan's distinctive 'blue and red' factory stripes on the side of the #36 Nissan Altima. The retro-inspired colour scheme will also be complemented by a limited-edition range of Nissan team merchandise.
And as a special treat, Fury will drive the actual Bluebird Turbo that took him to pole in 1984 at Bathurst this October in a special on-track demonstration.
Dubai: Nissan and Norton will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Nissan's first Bathurst 1000 pole position at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 this year.
Michael Caruso and Dean Fiore's #36 Norton Nissan Altima will adopt a retro-themed livery for 'The Great Race' at Mount Panorama this October, depicting the colours worn on George Fury's 1984 Nissan Bluebird.
Fury's turbo-powered entry stunned the field in the 1984 event, breaking the lap record in Saturday's traditional Bathurst Top 10 Shootout with a time of 2m13.85s, the first time a manufacturer other than Ford or General Motors had earned pole position for the Bathurst 1000.
Thirty years on, the Nissan Motorsport V8 Supercars team is paying tribute to the blistering Bluebird by running Nissan's distinctive 'blue and red' factory stripes on the side of the #36 Nissan Altima. The retro-inspired colour scheme will also be complemented by a limited-edition range of Nissan team merchandise.
And as a special treat, Fury will drive the actual Bluebird Turbo that took him to pole in 1984 at Bathurst this October in a special on-track demonstration.
© The Peninsula 2014
