Nissan GT-R Entered in 2009 Targa Newfoundland Rally; Sweepstakes Offers 7-Day Trip...

Nissan GT-R Entered in 2009 Targa Newfoundland Rally; Sweepstakes Offers 7-Day
Trip to Watch the Competition

FRANKLIN, Tenn., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a combination that promises
fascinating results. Take one full-rally-prepped racing version of Nissan's
exotic GT-R supercar. Add in World Champion Nissan rally/road racer Steve
Millen, founder of Steve Millen Sportparts (STILLEN). Put them together in
one of the most amazing seven-day competitions in North America. And then for
good measure, offer an all-expense paid trip for two to watch it all unfold
close-up and personal. It adds up to the "STILLEN 2009 Targa Newfoundland
Sweepstakes," which is open for entries through June 30, 2009
(http://www.stillensweepstakes.com).

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This year's Targa Newfoundland Rally will be run from September 12th through
19th over a 1,367-mile (2,200 kilometer) course, 20% of which is run on closed
competition stages. Targa Newfoundland's organizers describe the event as "7
days of closed roads and open competition on the extreme edge of North
America." More than 175,000 spectators are expected to attend.

Millen and his co-driver, an editor from Road & Track magazine, will be
running the event in a modified version of the new 485-horsepower 3.8-liter
twin-turbo V6 Nissan GT-R. The winner of sweepstakes and guest will have
access to behind the scenes activities with Millen and his crew, traveling for
part of the rally with the STILLEN support team. Additional sweepstakes
prizes include STILLEN gift certificates and subscriptions to Road & Track.

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SOURCE Nissan North America

Colin Price, Nissan, +1-615-725-6928, colin.price@nissan-usa.com