The modifications that allow this Japanese speedster to fight fire include a large tank of fire retarding foam and, where the rear seats are normally, a long hose is now stored.

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The Ring's Klaus Hardt told ananova.com that the track needed a fire engine to match the cars that race the track everyday.

"When your race track is the mecca for petrol heads there's going to be mishaps every now and then and we needed to make sure we don't lose a second getting to them," he said.

One driver said: "The driver must have every bloke's dream job — a fire fighter that drives a supercar!"

But saftey and not fun was the reason this fire engine was created, Hardt insists.

"Our response time is now under three-and-a-half minutes wherever you are on the track,"

"That gives our visitors the confidence they need to put in their best times as they know the GT-R will be with them in a flash if the worst happens," he said.

And now track bosses plan to start a whole fleet of the supersonic fire fighters.

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