NISSAN GTIR NME RALLY UPGRADE MANUAL. PDF pages to JPEG format

After a brief history lesson to follow on our Nissan Pulsar GTIR cars' rally motorsports efforts, please find below the factory manual "GTIR NME RNN14 Group-N Manual.pdf" complete, but in JPG image format to display in this forum.

The rally history gives the background and derives from wikipedia. The entire article can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Pulsar_GTI-R
Hopefully it gives a bit of perspective on the massive effort involved in rally prep.

For a host of GTIR info in pdf format for this and other gtir manuals, docs, parts lists and videos check out: http://www.mediafire.com/gtiroz
Thanks!

To see some of the actual driving action, you can download the VHS material in the link above; some of the same can be seen on youtube that might be worth a watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lkOj79B12w

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...After producing the required 5,000 examples (500 of them being homologation (RB) models), Nissan entered the GTI-R under Group A rules in the FIA WRC as a factory team (NME) in 1991 & 1992.

NME only competed in selected rallies during both years (ones they thought had the highest potential for good results),
but the expected initial success did not materialise, and they never won a WRC Group A rally in the GTI-R.
The campaign was abandoned in 1992, NME was shut down, and funding was redirected to Le Mans and the development of the R390). Much has been written about the reason for the NME failure.
The most notable being the Dunlop tyres, the inefficiency of the top-mounted intercooler when engine power was increased to Group A standards (especially in hot weather), and the political and cultural issues between Nissan Japan and the newly created NME (Nissan Motorsport Europe).

1991 Results

* Round 4 - 39th Martini Safari Rally Kenya
o Stig Blomqvist - 5th
o Mike Kirkland - 7th
o David Llewellin - DNF (Accident)
* Round 6 - 38th Acropolis Rally
o David Llewellin - 9th
o Stig Blomqvist - DNF (Differential)
* Round 9 - 41st 1000 Lakes Rally
o Stig Blomqvist - 8th
o David Llewellin - 10th
* Round 14 - 47th Lombard RAC Rally
o Stig Blomqvist - DNF (Suspension)
o David Llewellin - DNF (Electrical)

1992 Results

* Round 1 - 60th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
o François Chatriot - 7th
o Tommi Mäkinen - 9th
* Round 2 - 41st International Swedish Rally
o Stig Blomqvist - 3rd (BEST RESULT)
* Round 3 - 25th Rallye de Portugal
o François Chatriot - 6th
o Tommi Mäkinen - DNF (Accident)
* Round 9 - 42nd 1000 Lakes Rally
o Stig Blomqvist - DNF (Engine)
o Tommi Mäkinen - DNF (Gearbox)
* Round 14 - 48th Lombard RAC Rally
o Tommi Mäkinen - 8th
o Stig Blomqvist - DNF (Accident)

Group N

NME did not enter Group N (Production) cars in the WRC, but other factory-backed Nissan teams did. Most notable was the Nissan Belgium Rally Team with lead driver Grégoire De Mévius, and a Japanese entry (Team unknown) driven by Hiroshi Nishiyama.

De Mévius won 2 WRC Group N rallies: Acropolis (Greece) in 1991 & 1992, and won the Group N Championship in 1992 (FIA Cup for Drivers of Production Cars) with 37 points.

Nishiyama won 1 rally: the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama (a non-manufacturer round) in 1992, and finished 2nd in the Group N Championship in 1992 with 30 points.

These results clearly show that the GTI-R has the specifications and ability to be a successful rallying car at Production Class level.""

***** And now the manual outlining the modifications *****
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NISSAN PULSAR GTIR NME N14 Group-N Manual

Well, here's my stable of rally cars, at a price i can afford ...

These 1/64 examples pop up on ebay from time to time and the photo doesn't do the detail justice but the roll bar assembly is a bit dodgy lol

Here's few great pics of a awesome real rally car seen on the OZ gtir site to stimulate your interest further. See much more at: http://www.gtiroz.net/gallery.html

Some gtir oz eye candy from their gallery:






_____awesome stuff ..... credit for scanning and compiling the initial pdf file goes to a former gtir owner from the uk. Many thanks!

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Interested In Rally in Canada: Check out C.A.R.S., Canadian Auto RallySport, where volunteers are welcome! It's a real blast, a great chance to be outdoors, and they have events across Canada. They're at: http://www.carsrally.ca/CARSRally/
Their motto:
"Real Cars, Real Roads, Real Fast!"

Have fun and play safe in your gtir. Hopefully there's some activities in your area this winter. Thanks to all who have contributed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C69BwLFLmqs&NR=1&feature=fvwp