Driving Line VOLUME V ISSUE 2 | SPRING 2019 | Page 12

AN UNEXPECTED CONTENDER: PETER’S TIME-ATTACK NISSAN 240SX
When people think of the Nissan 240SX, they think of Looking back at everything, why not? You need For Peter, buying his ’89 S13 was about more than
one thing: drifting. From Formula Drift to the local parking power to both break traction and run fast times, and just finding an underappreciated time-attack car. “My
lot, people have been sending these cars sideways for as despite what casual fans may think, drifting requires heart has always been with drifting and the 240SX,” he
long as they’ve been selling them. So when looking for a a ton of control, much like time-attack driving. The said. Like so many other drivers on our show, he bought
new vehicle to compete in our Driver Battles series, we nose may be pointed in a slightly different direction, the car he had always loved. Except, unlike our other
weren’t expecting to ever see one of these classic drift but the basic elements of a great motorsports car drivers, he was able to get his car for $600. Talk about a
machines, but that’s exactly what happened. are still there. steal. That was three years ago. Since then, he’s given
the car a whole host of time-attack–focused upgrades,
which we’ll walk you through now.
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