Description:

This particular Nissan Primera Super Tourer driven by Matt Neal was one of the quickest cars of the BTCC Super Touring decade and certainly one of the more historically significant.

Originally painted white as part of the 1998 factory BTCC Team, it was later driven in the 1998 Australian Bathurst 1000 by Steven Richards and Matt Neal. They led the race at the start and finished in second place, less than two seconds behind after almost seven hours of racing.

The following year the Primera was repainted in red and raced in the 1999 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) by Team Dynamics, piloted by Matt Neal. That season Matt Neal made his historic debut win at Donington Park, which was the first overall BTCC win by a privateer in the Super Touring era.

Matt Neal raced the car at the last event of the 2000 BTCC. The Primera was then sold and briefly had UK and New Zealand owners, neither of which did any track time in the car.

It was shipped to Indonesia in 2008 where it was raced at Sentul Circuit in the Indonesian Supercar Series from 2009 to 2011, then put into storage. Consequentially the chassis has relatively low racing mileage and is in excellent original condition.

The engine head has since been rebuilt by Dave Hill of International Engine Services (IES), the company that redesigned and built the Nissan BTCC winning engine. The car is currently in good running order and has been restored back to it’s historic 1999 livery.

Large spare parts package includes carbon body panels; air dams, front and rear bumpers, air intake carbon parts, metal bonnet and boot lid, fenders, head and tail lights, full suspension corners, struts, lower control arms, wheel spindles, springs, 16 wheels, wheel hubs, center lock nuts, exhaust system, sway bars, gear ratios, PI/PC/Pectel manuals, various electrical parts, fabricated aluminum parts, numerous hoses, brake lines, etc.

Full spares list available on request.

Specifications:

Chassis Number: 98/P11#50

Engine Number : 98-12

Engine Specs      : 2.0L 16V / 320 hp@8300 rpm

Electronics          : PI data logging / Pectel T10S ECU

Flat shift 6-speed sequential Xtrac gearbox

AP carbon clutch

Center lock 19 inch magnesium wheels

AP 378 mm floating vented front disks, 280 mm rear

Cockpit adjustable front and rear sway bars

Cockpit adjustable brake bias

New Recaro race seat  (have also retained the original Matt Neal Recaro carbon seat in original condition)

Viewing of the car in Jakarta is welcome, accommodation provided.

Price      : POA

Historical Articles & Information:

Goodwood (2017) - ‘On this day in … 1999’ : https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/historic/2017/4/on-this-day-in...-1999/

Video (2018) – ‘Is This the most amazing BTCC win ever?’  : https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/historic/2018/8/video-was-this-the-most-amazing-btcc-win-ever/

1990s BTCC (2019) - ‘Matt Neal makes History at Donington – 20 Years On’: https://1990sbtcc.com/2019/04/05/donington-1999-matt-neal-makes-history/

Touring Car Times (2014) - ‘Famous Races . . . . Donington 1999’: https://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/01/02/famous-races-matt-neal-talks-about-donington-1999/

V8Sleuth (2018) - ‘We’ve Found the Nissan that Nearly Won Bathurst’ : https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/weve-found-the-nissan-that-nearly-won-bathurst/

Super Touring Register: http://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/197/

Additional photos and historical documents: https://www.supertouringnissanprimera.com

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