British Superbikes
The MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship (BSB) has given its coveted status of official vehicle supplier to UK’s largest car producer, Nissan. The agreement is between BSB series and Nissan Motor GB and it covers the 2010 and 2011 seasons. In total we will get to see a fleet of 12 vehicles made of different models deployed in different demanding roles.
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Two 3.8 Nissan GTRs have been chosen as safety cars that will be ready to be dispatched to control a field of 200 bhp Superbikes and also to chase the first racing lap. In addition, two Quashqai+2 medical cars will stand ready to provide quick medical intervention.
A 3.7 V6 370Z and a 3.5 Murano have been chosen to act as course cars for the Race Director and other track officials while the winners will be riding in a Navara.
Nissan’s award-winning LCV fleet has also been chosen to provide both trackside and logistics support while utilizing the International Van of the Year, the NV200 and Interstar models.
According to the words of Nissan Motor GB Corporate Sales Director Tony Lewis, the company is “delighted to be associated with the UK’s premier motorsport series.”
These huge sales were expected earlier, and projected by the company at an early stage to get the market trend in hand in the January for the Europe market.
