For both the main show as well as the Classic entrants, 2023 was a solid event for Nissan based platforms. The lead story is that of the South African built Navaras which went four for four in finishers showing excellent reliability and speed. They aren’t likely to compete with the Gazoo Hilux machines but as an option for competitors looking to run well but not at a factory backed level, these Redlined Motorsport creations (whether powered by the VK50 or VK56) will be tempting options.
We’ll start in the Classic entries where there were 13 Nissan based entries and all 13 finished. The Classic entries saw an 11% DNF rate so not nearly as hard as the main race but seeing all 13 across the finish is still really solid for platforms that are 30 years old. Future Classic editions should continue to see old Nissan’s brought forth for use given the prevalence of Nissans at the pointy end of the field in the late 90s, early ‘00s.
#722 Valentina Casella, Nissan Pathfinder—17th of 80 finishers
#729 Gian Paolo Tobia Cavagna, Nissan Patrol GR—27th of 80
#748 Luis Pedrals Marot, Nissan Patrol K260—48th of 80
#749 Radek Vara, Nissan Patrol GRY60—58th of 80
#750 Urbano Alfonso Gherardo Clerici, Nissan Terrano (Pathfinder)—50th of 80
#754 Francisco Javier Benavente, Nissan Terrano (Pathfinder)—24th of 80
#757 Jean-Christophe Moine, Nissan Patrol Y60—14th of 80
#767 Gian Enrico Duetschler, Nissan Terrano 2 (Pathfinder)—31st of 80
#773 Luis Barbero Garcia, Nissan Patrol 260—23rd of 80
#790 Riccardo Garosci, Nissan Teranno 2 (Pathfinder)—4th of 80
#792 Franco Majno, Nissan Terrano (Pathfinder)—61st of 80
#796 Adriano Furlotti, Nissan Terrano (Pathfinder)—47th of 80
#806 Peter Schey, Nissan Terrano (Pathfinder)—28th of 80