Nissans would finish. The lone R90CP of Masahiro Hasemi, Kazuyoshi Hoshino, and Toshio Suzuki finished fifth place, 11 laps behind the winning Jaguar. The American R90CK finished 17th place, while Courage's older R89C finished 22nd. The R90CK was notable for achieving the highest straight line speed on the Mulsanne Straight at the Le Mans circuit following the installation of chicanes. Mark Blundell reached 366 km/h (226.9 mph) on his pole position lap — 24.2 mph less than the previous record trap speed without the chicanes in place. The qualifying engine, normally capable of up to 1000 bhp, had a mechanical issues causing the wastegate being jammed. The engine produced well over 1100 bhp. Bob Earl took the fastest lap during the race in the NPTI car at 3:40.030. The trap speed record still stands to this day. Nissan would not return to Le Mans with its prototypes until the Nissan R391 in 1999. 24 Hours of Daytona Nissan had a notable presence at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Although part of the IMSA GT Championship which was contested by Nissan's GTP ZX-Turbo, it was decided that the R90Cs were better suited for Daytona. Three R90CKs were entered in 1991 by NPTI under an invitational class for Group C cars. Although two failed to finish, the R90CK of Bob Earl, Derek Daly, Chip Robinson, and Geoff Brabham finished first in class and in second place overall, 18 laps behind the winning Joest Racing Porsche 962C. Nissan returned in 1992 with even more cars. Two R90CKs were modified with motors that allowed them to run the IMSA GTP class. The factory team brought a R91CP from Japan, which competed in the invitational class. Nova Engineering Racing from Japan competed with their R91CK, also in the invitational class. While the R90CKs suffered, the R91CP won by nine laps. Final appearance The R90C platform made its final appearance at the 1993 1000km Suzuka, part of the new All Japan GT Championship (JGTC) which replaced the JSPC. Team Le Mans entered a former factory R92CP, while Nova Engineering entered its R91CK. The two cars easily took victory, with Team Le Mans ahead of Nova Engineering, both ahead of only other prototype, the Spice-Acura. References External links World Sports Racing Prototypes - Nissan chassis index Nissan Motorsports - Race Car Directory Vol. 1, 1991/1992 R91CP (Japanese) Mulsannes Corner - Nissan P35 Story, includes development of the