It was recently announced that GT-R Festival is happening from 4-6 October 2024 at the Crowne Plaza Penang Straits City. The event, a 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.
The event, a pre-cursor to Tokyo Auto Salon Kuala Lumpur which will be from 8-10 November 2024, 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.
If you’re owning a GT-R, you can participate in the gathering event. 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