It’s been 20 years since two-time IMSA GTS champ’ Steven Millen piloted this 850 horsepower monster at Laguna Seca.
This latest video from RACER captures the sheer brutality of of the Nissan 300ZX IMSA having it’s neck wrung around through the bends of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. It’s both violent, and beautiful at the same time.
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The car is a total monster. It’s a twin-turbo V6 (much like the road going 300ZX was), however little is left of the factory running gear. The car has a massive amount of grip, however it’s still not enough to put up a fight against the relentless 850hp turbocharged beast sitting beneath the forward firewall. We particularly enjoyed watching Millen squirming all over the track whilst trying to try tame the raw energy that the car exerts moments after full throttle is applied and the turbochargers explode into life.
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