You remember that bloke, Lucas Ordoñez, who last year went from playing Gran Turismo in his bedroom to racing the full European GT4 Cup season in a real car?
Well the competition that got him there – the GT Academy – is back for another run, kicking off proper in February 2010.
But the most immediate piece of good news is that if you head over to the PlayStationNetwork, you can download a new track from next year’s highly anticipated Gran Turismo 5 game, on which to record your flying laps.
Then the twenty fastest drivers from each territory get to download another exclusive track on which to try and qualify for the actual GT Academy, a five-day race driver boot camp.
An eventual winner will be found, and he or she then gets to race in the full Euro GT4 Cup, in a Nissan 370Z, next season.
To get you in the mood, watch the latest Gran Turismo 5 trailer... The game’s expected to be released in March.
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Zain76 commented on this article
at 01:05 pm on 16 December 2009
So sad, i live in america
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IronicalBalls commented on this article
at 01:31 pm on 16 December 2009
Oh well.. I'll just touge on my own in America in a FT86...and deliver gravy w/mashed potatoes.
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Darknight commented on this article
at 02:25 pm on 16 December 2009
How about a GT5 Top Gear Track challenge? Race the fastest and get on the show - in the Lacetti? I'd buy a PS3 just to try :D
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ilkilla commented on this article
at 02:32 pm on 16 December 2009
wow if only i had a ps3 then i would deffo try this out. always wanted to be a racing driver but where im from there is no where to get started. the narest place where you can go quick is a proppa race track and you cant just jump right into the car an go racing.
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J4KE.H4M commented on this article
at 02:39 pm on 16 December 2009
im bored of prologe & trailers i want the real bloody thing.
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