Michael Krumm and Lucas Ordonez to test Altima V8

Nissan motorsport drivers Michael Krumm and Lucas Ordonez will test the Nissan Altima V8 Supercar next month as part of the Nismo Global Driver Exchange programme.

43-year-old sports car and Super GT veteran Michael Krumm from Germany and Nissan Playstation Academy graduate 28-year-old Lucas Ordonez will both drive in two of Nissan Motorsport Australia’s Altimas at Winton Motor Raceway on 12th August.

After the test both drivers will then head straight to Japan to compete in the fifth round of the Super GT Championship at Suzuka.

“I’m very much looking forward to it. I’ve always watched it on TV, and I like the cars. They have a lot of power and not very big tyres,” said Michael Krumm.

“From what I know from driver colleagues that have driven the car, it will be a big challenge. It’s good for the driver, apparently, because you have to have a lot of different techniques. The driver plays a bigger role in the speed of the car.”

Ordonzed added:
“Most of my racing has been in Europe, so to have the chance to drive a V8 Supercar is amazing. It’s another step in my career.

“I have followed the V8s from Europe, and with Nissan entering in the championship, it’s amazing to hear the news that I’m testing the Altima V8 Supercar. I really can’t wait for it. I know it’s a tough car to drive with no electronic systems, no traction control, but it’s a proper racing car with a lot of power.

“I have spoken to some international guys who have driven the cars before, and they’ve told me that the cars are tricky to drive and tricky to make fast. They say you can drive them over the kerbs quite aggressively, and the way you enter the corner has to change to make less wheel spin, because the car has a lot of power.”