Nissan Wins Best in Design at Extreme Gravity Racer Series

Nissan Design America (NDA), known for designing cutting-edge vehicles, has used its automotive design expertise to win the Best in Design Category at the 5th Annual 2005 Extreme Gravity Racing Series held yesterday atop Jack's Peak Drive.

Dubbed the Nissan Flying Torpedo, this sleek race machine competed with ten other automotive manufacturers for charity.

Nissan's participation in the event supports America Works for Kids, a charity organization founded to provide paying jobs for foster kids as well as help to develop their professional skills and introduce them to the field of car design.

A team of designers from NDA's La Jolla studio designed this long and sleek racing machine around the principal of aerodynamics.

Measuring a slick 4"x4"x9", the Nissan Flying Torpedo is best described as an elevated fuselage with completely covered wheel skirts.

After many months of concept work and design renderings, designers built the lightweight racer composed of a custom-built welded trussed frame and body that features an aerodynamic fiberglass shell and wheel covers.

Its exterior was designed in collaboration with Easy Racers, a local bike shop in Santa Cruz, Calif. which provided NDA designers ideas for the most efficient design.

The exterior shell, with a distinct smoked-gray polycarbonate window, provides