The new Skyline Turbo C is here!
In June 1984, a new page was added to the "Skyline legend"...
550 horsepower DOHC turbo mid-engine, packed with the latest wing car mechanics
Motor journalist Jun Imamiya
It makes its debut. A completely redesigned new machine, a racing car specifically for endurance races, adds a new chapter to the "Skyline legend.
The new Skyline Turbo C features a mid-mounted DOHC turbo engine (550 horsepower) and the latest wing car mechanism. Replacing the Skyline Super Silhouette, which competed at the forefront of circuit racing until last season, it will participate in domestic endurance races and is perfectly positioned to compete in the WEC Fuji 1000km race of the World Endurance Championship in the fall.
Veteran drivers Masahiro Hasemi and Kenji Tohira, both known for their Skyline skills, drove the car, backed by chief mechanic Yoshio Sugimoto and other staff from Hasemi Motorsports. With a fully equipped team, the New Skyline Turbo C made its circuit debut on June 3rd at the Fuji 500km race.
With approximately 90 days until the WEC Fuji 1000km race in the fall, the car will continue to develop through actual races, and in the fall, it will have to compete against the world's strongest machines in the FISA. This year, the New Skyline Turbo C will carry on the "Skyline legend" created on the circuit by the Skyline GT, GT-R, R380, R381, R382, and the legendary R383 prototype.
Doesn't the sight of them speeding around the circuit evoke a sense of legend?
New Skyline Turbo C's "Super Mechanism": Motor racing is a world that is constantly evolving. There's no time to dwell on the past, because the circuit is all about the present.
Exactly 20 years after the debut of the first Skyline GT, in the early summer of 1984, the state-of-the-art racing car "Skyline" Turbo C Tomica' is born.
A prototype machine specifically designed for endurance racing, as defined by the International Automobile Sports Federation (FISA).
This is a new machine belonging to the C1 vehicle category. Dear readers
Many people probably still remember the previous generation Skyline Turbo C, painted in red and black. The previous generation Skyline Turbo C, built based on the Silhouette Formula regulations, was likely more familiar because its exterior was based on the commercially available Skyline.
The crucial difference between the new Skyline Turbo C and its predecessor is that it has been transformed into a flawless mid-engine racing car. Faster, stronger, and in pursuit of battle on the racetrack, the Skyline Turbo C has undergone a complete model change.
The DOHC turbo engine (nominal 550 horsepower) is the same as the previous generation, but it is mid-mounted behind the cockpit. Therefore, the front nose is low, and the air cut through at speeds exceeding 300 km/h flows smoothly through the car.
It flows towards the back of the body.
Now, In the world of racing, it was the age of aerodynamics; racing cars without wings simply didn't exist on the circuit.
The new Skyline Turbo C receives air, or wind, at its front nose and converts it into a downward force (downforce). This first presses down on the front of the car, and the rear is further pressed down by the inverted airfoil shape of the rear wing. Furthermore, an internal wing is fitted to the underside of the car, between the point where air is drawn in from below the nose and expelled from the rear end, creating a negative pressure effect that also generates downward force.
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They completely changed the design concept of the latest racing car designs.
Communicating with the wind, talking to the air. Wind tunnel testing, the latest racing.
It's essential for any car. The styling of the new Skyline Turbo C was decided in the same way.
The mid-engine layout enables a modern wing car structure and, naturally, enhances handling performance. The center of gravity is lowered, the front-to-rear weight distribution approaches the ideal 50/50, and the "moment of inertia" can be reduced by concentrating heavier components near the center of gravity.
This also improves steering responsiveness.
The front suspension uses a double wishbone system, while the rear employs a top rocker arm and lower wishbone design. This suspension configuration offers several advantages, but one of the most significant is the high degree of freedom in geometry selection; in other words, mechanics can easily adjust the camber angle, roll center height, and other settings in the pit according to the driver's wishes.
Summary of the model change features of the new Skyline Turbo C
To name a few: ① Adoption of a midship layout ② Aerodynamic wing design ③ Improved weight distribution ratio ④ Highly flexible suspension system.
There are still many other noteworthy details, such as the repositioning of the DOHC engine's turbine, improvements to the cooling system (intercooler on the left, radiator on the right, and oil cooler positioned above the transmission), a reduction in overall length and height, the adoption of 16-inch Speedstar wheels front and rear, and the use of highly durable Dunlop tires, etc.
And the new mechanism is written they are scattered throughout the streets.
Targeting the World Endurance Championship (WEC) Fuji 1,000km
The high potential New Skyline Turbo C is an ambitiously designed machine, specifically as a Group C1 prototype for endurance racing. Given its impressive competitiveness, this fast machine is also beautiful, adorned in the captivating "metallic colors" of pearl white and blue metallic.
Fast racing cars have a glossy finish.
It has a radiant and alluring quality.
While the chassis must possess functional beauty as a machine, I also want the body cowl to exude a sexy allure. I believe the bold use of metallic colors will add a vibrant "gloss" to the Japanese endurance racing field.
If this color scheme reminds you of the legendary racing car known as the 'R383 Prototype,' then you're a true racing enthusiast. Designed as the successor to the R382, which won the 1966 Japanese Grand Prix, the R383 was planned not only for the 1970 Japanese Grand Prix but also for a CAN-AM race in North America. However, the R383 never competed in a race and ended up sleeping deep in the factory garage. --The R383 color scheme.
Inheriting the classic image,
Its debut race will be the Fuji 500km race on June 3rd. After competing in two endurance races in the height of summer, the Fuji 1000km on July 25th and the Suzuka 1000km on August 25th, it will take on the World Endurance Championship (WEC) Fuji 1000km on September 30th, where the world's strongest machines will compete for supremacy. The New Skyline Turbo C is aiming for the WEC race, which will be held for the third time this year. Porsche, Lancia, Jaguar, Ford and other global rivals In this upcoming battle, I hope they do their best.
Adding a page to the story.
Tomica's new Skyline God New Skyline Turbo C.
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