GT5 Academy Edition’s Special Seasonal Event Now Available

Gran Turismo 5 Online Competitions January 1st, 2013 by Jordan

As 2013 kicks off, so too does the special competition available to owners of Gran Turismo 5: Academy Edition.

Reminiscent of GT Academy, the competition kicks off today with a special Seasonal Event in the game, featuring Kazunori Yamauchi’s Nissan GT-R N24 on a custom Eifel track made with the game’s Course Maker.

Prizes for the Seasonal Event top out at over 5 million in-game credits for a gold-level time.

The real prize comes later, though, with the top seven drivers in the Seasonal Event scoring a trip to Silverstone, for a one-day, mini race camp. The fastest competitor, as judged by the GT Academy instructors, wins a V.I.P. trip to the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans in June.

Check the official rules for more information, and head over to our forums to chat with other competitors.

Good luck to all GTPlanet members, and thanks to Scott for the tip!

GT5 Photomode images by jBhlpS.

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  1. January 6th, 2013 at 12:30 pm - #
    Ginjaninja7797

    Sorry I got a 1:48 haha :-P

  2. January 6th, 2013 at 12:28 pm - #
    Ginjaninja7797

    I’ve only been able to manage a 1:45 on this event. How the hell did that German guy get the time he did? You can’t change the settings or anything!!!

  3. January 3rd, 2013 at 12:20 am - #
    HarVee

    GT6 just can’t here soon enough…

    • January 3rd, 2013 at 12:26 am - #
      TokoTurismo

      E3 2013 should be the perfect time for GT6 to show itself, same the PS Omni. Hope it blows us away since it’ll have nitro and brake upgrades, unlike GT5.

  4. January 2nd, 2013 at 9:22 pm - #
    biftizmo

    Did I just see a sneak peak at corvette c7 parked sum where…on scream saver

    • January 3rd, 2013 at 8:17 pm - #
      stupidstormy36

      Are you talking about in Gran Turismo 5? In case you didn’t know, the C7 Test Prototype is available for free in the PS Store.

    • January 3rd, 2013 at 8:25 pm - #
      biftizmo

      Yes I know .got it …but it seams to be in a new photo location on screen saver…I think it’s somewhere in germani ….no ones confirmed this for me but I think I’m right….hope we get it for D.L.C…

  5. January 2nd, 2013 at 8:32 pm - #
    Louie_Schumii

    Jordan any info about the 25% off GT Boutique products?

  6. January 2nd, 2013 at 8:27 pm - #
    biftizmo

    I like the fact they can target seasonal events…we don’t all get the same ones..we no they were running Japan touring car event long time back..we dint have them here.this could be use full in creating local events..leagues….like football has..

    Or you could just get creative and start your own events as loads are already doing..
    I welcome all new players and I hope they get something exclusive ..that’s what makes gt5 better for trading cars and stuff in the future..

    200,000 miles in 2 years best money I ever spent .
    Keep up the good work PD…happy new year.

  7. January 2nd, 2013 at 8:14 pm - #
    TokoTurismo

    Why do some people believe they have to or even think they’re FORCED to buy the Academy Edition, just to join this event. Why are you even bothering with it anyways, just ignore it. Don’t we have a seasonal event coming up tonight? This event is obviously for those who bought the academy edition, so don’t go expecting PD is only doing this to get money off you. You don’t need to be apart in this event so leave it at that…

  8. January 2nd, 2013 at 7:01 pm - #
    BobbyBRAKEaNek

    O’ my gawd! Did I just walk into a daycare with all of this kicking and screaming going on. LMMFAO.
    What a bunch of whining babies.

    • January 2nd, 2013 at 7:44 pm - #
      nostuner03

      ^Everytime I look at a new post in the news section, there are always people complaining about something. A GT fan can never be satisfied or pleased.

    • January 2nd, 2013 at 7:59 pm - #
      biftizmo

      Ha ha + 100….when I was young we had nothing and everything was possible ..we bring you gt5…you young ones are impossible and nothing will come of it!.i hope you don’t get gt6 until your in your 40′s see how you like it!

    • January 2nd, 2013 at 8:02 pm - #
      JDmsz

      You don’t know where I’m coming from anyway.

    • January 2nd, 2013 at 8:06 pm - #
      BWX

      LOL @ BobbyBRAKEaNek crying about people crying.

  9. January 2nd, 2013 at 5:40 pm - #
    JDmsz

    Only academy edition? That’s not fair I have all the car packs. PD only do this a way to get money from people to get the academy edition for a seasonal event.

    • January 2nd, 2013 at 5:49 pm - #
      Deko Wolf-GTPT

      Then if you spent all that time and money on the game, you already got everything that you can possibly need. This, however, it’s perfect for new players.

    • January 2nd, 2013 at 6:39 pm - #
      steebz

      But not so perfect if you want to participate in EVERY seasonal event in the game. I want to say i have took part in every seasonal event in the game so far but i can’t because i would have to buy the game twice. It isn’t really fair :(

    • January 2nd, 2013 at 7:59 pm - #
      TokoTurismo

      Never mind this event already. Are we not getting an event today, it is Wednesday after all so get over this and ignore it…

    • January 2nd, 2013 at 8:37 pm - #
      TokoTurismo

      @Deko Wolf-GTPT +10. I couldn’t agree more you there. :tup:

    • January 3rd, 2013 at 6:49 am - #
      MeanElf

      steebz there are already three regional version of GT5 so you are never going to get all of the Academy events. They are regional for a reason – successive regions have already had the chance to compete in similar events and these regional extra versions are for new players from the regions that probably represent the highest sales returns.

  10. January 2nd, 2013 at 4:40 pm - #
    Amac500

    Is this the thing with the golden Mercedes Benz SLS AMG?

  11. January 2nd, 2013 at 4:25 pm - #
    The Stig Farmer

    Gold trophy with 200% login bonus and double XP pays out 17,000,000 Cr. *gasp*

    • January 2nd, 2013 at 8:50 pm - #
      HuskyGT

      HAHA! completely useless if you’re at level 40 and keep your credits above 15,000,000 because you have nothing else to spend on. For people who are starting the game, this is like a gift from the heavens though.

  12. January 2nd, 2013 at 4:09 pm - #
    yeghig

    All This Events Are Just For One Reason New Game Required To Play The Seasonal Event So They Can Make More Money And They Keep Laughing At Us With There Stupid Seasonal events

    • January 3rd, 2013 at 6:43 am - #
      MeanElf

      Considering that the Academy Edition version is dirt cheap, I really doubt there is much profit making involved…

  13. January 2nd, 2013 at 4:04 pm - #
    xiSealHDz

    Oh fuuuk why we dont have things like this on normal gt5 owners side??

  14. January 2nd, 2013 at 3:08 pm - #
    spacenuts

    My best time so far is 1:52.762. How can the german guy have 1:45,766?!? Is there a way to get at least close to this time? I really dont understand how he did it!! -.-´

    • January 3rd, 2013 at 4:54 am - #
      Lionheart2113

      If you don’t have a 900° steering wheel, your chances are very slim. I got into the top 100 with a time of (1.48.4) but that was using the directional pads and an automatic transmission since I don’t own a steering wheel.

    • January 3rd, 2013 at 12:57 pm - #
      spacenuts

      With the directional pads??! :o That’s impressive Lionheart2113!! I have a steering wheel, the G27 so i guess i´m a really bad GT5 driver!! -.-´

    • January 4th, 2013 at 2:33 am - #
      Lionheart2113

      Lol, no I’m just old skool I guess. Have you gotten a better time yet?

  15. January 2nd, 2013 at 2:48 pm - #
    japlkofk69

    Nice pic

  16. January 2nd, 2013 at 2:34 pm - #
    Aventador2012

    Why don’t they put some great US tracks like the city courses where the ALMS takes place

    • January 2nd, 2013 at 4:39 pm - #
      Amac500

      They currently have no American street courses. I don’t think they need to go overboard, but Long Beach would be a good add. If not that maybe St Pete, or the newly repaved and reconfigured Belle Isle Park, but I’m biased to Belle Isle cus it is my hometrack. But I agree, I kind of just feel like 1 more North American course of any type would be good.

    • January 2nd, 2013 at 4:41 pm - #
      Amac500

      Actually just Sebring, I’d be cool if they just added Sebring, lol

    • January 2nd, 2013 at 5:50 pm - #
      Deko Wolf-GTPT

      And why can’t we use the cup holders? Every car has at least one. Shame that they spent so much time modeling the cup holders and we can’t even make use of them. Waste of time, isn’t it?

    • January 2nd, 2013 at 7:26 pm - #
      JeremiahTB

      I’ll second Belle Isle. An island track would be dope. Canada on one side of the river, the Detroit skyline on the other. It IS the Motor City, after all. PD should show respect by adding that track.

  17. January 2nd, 2013 at 11:50 am - #
    L2D_J-kirb_

    Swwwweeeeett! Time to roll one up and hook up my wheel and give it a shot.

    • January 2nd, 2013 at 2:31 pm - #
      JeremiahTB

      You just made me jealous on two counts (your first and last points)…haha.

  18. January 2nd, 2013 at 9:16 am - #
    ForceMotion

    I’m getting really tired of this seasonal/academy things.. PD give us just something totally new already!

    • January 2nd, 2013 at 3:05 pm - #
      MeanElf

      It’s a game over two years old – are there many others (apart from Team Fortress 2) that give new content so long after release? The Academy events also aren’t a part of the game, they are extra to give folks per region the chance to become a real racing driver.

  19. January 2nd, 2013 at 4:59 am - #
    RayWang

    didn’t imagin it is just one time trail, I thought would be something exciting …

  20. January 1st, 2013 at 9:23 pm - #
    HuskyGT

    Here we go again… The year just started and we are already seeing academy here, academy there…