Attached is a high definition replica of F.A.R Performance's Datsun 240Z built to IMSA GTU specifications. The car campaigned between 1973 to 1975, in both SCCA C-Production as well as IMSA GTU driven by Walt Maas. The car gained notoriety by dominating the field, often winning against larger displacement cars,, earning it the affectionate title "The Giant Killer". The livery has been built up for use with the gd_nissan_240zg model.
In 1974, a Bay Area auto repair shop off Old Middlefield Road in Mountain View, California began campaigning the first Japanese car in the IMSA GTU series, a Datsun 240Z. The car sported a homologated G-nose body with medium sized flares, a ducktail spoiler, and the white and red livery of FAR Performance. At the race seat was the already-tenured driver Walt Maas.
Maas dominated the competition with multiple podium finishes and took three first place finishes in twelve races that year.
Maas’s 240Z was known for embarrassing larger bore and higher classed cars on the circuit, and as a result derived the nickname “Giant Killer.” Revell models even made a 1:25 scale model after the privateer shop’s machine.
In fact, Maas, still racing in SCCA, proved victorious there as well, making the 240Z the only car that won both SCCA and IMSA championships in the same year and paving the way for many successful IMSA Z-cars to follow. -Glenn Chiou, Japanese Nostalgic Car
This model is a joy to drive in Assetto and holds up decently with the recent
AC Legends GT Classic Pack by Bazza. Please look forward to more high definition Fairlady ZG skins to come!
In 1974, a Bay Area auto repair shop off Old Middlefield Road in Mountain View, California began campaigning the first Japanese car in the IMSA GTU series, a Datsun 240Z. The car sported a homologated G-nose body with medium sized flares, a ducktail spoiler, and the white and red livery of FAR Performance. At the race seat was the already-tenured driver Walt Maas.
Maas dominated the competition with multiple podium finishes and took three first place finishes in twelve races that year.
Maas’s 240Z was known for embarrassing larger bore and higher classed cars on the circuit, and as a result derived the nickname “Giant Killer.” Revell models even made a 1:25 scale model after the privateer shop’s machine.
In fact, Maas, still racing in SCCA, proved victorious there as well, making the 240Z the only car that won both SCCA and IMSA championships in the same year and paving the way for many successful IMSA Z-cars to follow. -Glenn Chiou, Japanese Nostalgic Car
This model is a joy to drive in Assetto and holds up decently with the recent
AC Legends GT Classic Pack by Bazza. Please look forward to more high definition Fairlady ZG skins to come!
