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GT-R Festival, A Malaysian Book Of Records Attempt And Meeting The Father Of The Modern Nissan GT-R

If you own a Nissan G-TR R35, you’re not going to want to miss being part of the GT-Festival that will be held from 4-6 October 2024 at the Crowne Plaza Penang Straits City.

The 3-day 2-night gathering is poised to become Malaysia’s largest gathering of GT-R and will attempt to set a record for the Malaysian Book of Records. Held as a pre-cursor to Tokyo Auto Salon Kuala Lumpur which will be from 8-10 November 2024, the GT-R Festival weekend will also give owners a chance to mingle with Hiroshi Tamura, also known as the “Father of the Modern GT-R”.

Tamura, Nissan’s Chief Product Specialist, is the third father to the GT-R, after Kazutoshi Mizuno, the Godfather of the GT-R, and Shin’ichiro Sakurai, who developed the original Skyline.

The 62-year-old joined Nissan in 1984 and worked for three years before being transferred to Autech, a subsidiary responsible for building all of the supped up GT-R-powered Nissans. He rejoined Nissan’s product planning department in 1993, eventually making his way up to the planning department for the R34 Skyline GT-R. In 2006 he was named Chief Product Specialist, and has since become known as the Father of the Modern GT-R.

Tamura is also a race car driver and famed as a video game influencer. He was one of the instrumental individuals who from the beginning had supported the aspirations of computer whiz Kazunori Yamauchi who was working to develop a life-like driving video game later to be known Gran Turismo.

Participation is classified into two categories – Elite and the Ultimate Elite – priced at RM1,999 and RM3,499 respectively inclusive of accommodation at five-star Crowne Plaza Penang Straits City and a whole host of entitlements. 

The categories and participant entitlement are as follows: 

Elite: RM1,999 (limited to 250 cars)

  • 3 days 2 nights stay including breakfast for 2 at Crowne Plaza Penang Straits City
  • GT-R Owners gathering dinner
  • GT-R convoy morning breakfast drive along Penang second bridge to Setia Spice
  • Up close and personal with Hiroshi Tamua, father of the modern GT-R
  • GT-R Festival after party at Crowne Plaza Penang Straits City
  • Malaysia’s Largest GT-R Gathering epic video and photo shoot
  • 1 exclusive GT-R Fest limited edition t-shirt
  • 2 complimentary tickets to Tokyo Auto Salon Kuala Lumpur

The Ultimate Elite: RM3,499 per pax (limited to 20 pax)

  • 1 Exclusive Fine Dining with Hiroshi Tamura – the “ Father of The Modern Nissan GT-R ” at Crowne Plaza Penang Straits City
  • 1 Exclusive GT-R Festival Jacket
  • 2  Complimentary VIP Tickets to Tokyo Auto Salon Kuala Lumpur 2024
  • 3 days 2 nights stay including breakfast for 2 at Crowne Plaza Penang Straits City
  • GT-R Owners gathering dinner
  • GT-R convoy morning breakfast drive along Penang second bridge to Setia Spice
  • Up close and personal with Hiroshi Tamua, father of the modern GT-R
  • GT-R Festival after party at Crowne Plaza Penang Straits City
  • Malaysia’s Largest GT-R Gathering epic video and photo shoot
  • 1 exclusive GT-R Fest limited edition t-shirt

For more enquiries and to be part of the Festival, please call/email :

​Faiz  (+60 12 302 5087 / faiz@elementx.my)

Christine  (+60 12-332 2156 / christine@elementx.my)

Annisa  (+6016 955 5651 / annisa@elementx.my)

Qairun  (+6014 501 2912 / qairun@elementx.my)

EA  (+6016 948 6337 / eacc@elementx.my)

To learn more about the Festival, visit https://www.tokyoautosalonkl.com/gtrfest

Adib Mohd

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