GT Academy has another new champion: 21-year old Nicolas Hammann of Elkhart Lake, WI!
After a dominating performance in the Race Camp finale, the judging team of Danny Sullivan, Boris Said, and Rob Barff chose Nic over the three remaining finalists, Alex Alexander (SilentAdrenaline), Parker Cornelius (GTP_parkermo125), and the first-ever Canadian Race Camp competitor, Mark Pinnell (thanks_eh).
You can watch the full episode on Hulu to see how it all played out.
Nic is well suited to the job, having been interested in karting since age 6. He also has a strong background in the technical side of racing cars, having studied mechanical engineering with a concentration in motorsport at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.
After failing to qualify for GT Academy Race Camp in 2012 and 2013, Nic finally made the cut at the national finals in New York City last July, and the rest, as they say, is history.
He’ll be making his international racing debut with the other new GT Academy champions in the 24 Hours of Dubai, January 8-10th.
Nic already has a discussion thread here in our forums, where he’s documenting his behind-the-scenes experiences and taking questions from other GTPlanet members. He has also started his own website with more photos and updates, and you should follow him on Twitter @NISMO_NIC.
Congratulations, Nic!
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Finally got to view all video’s.I don’t know how to explain all feelings while watching it.
Nicolas, well done, go for it.
Mark, Parker and Alex? Watching that final race, was great, ehm, i feel a bit down, i wished you all could have a Nismo helmet, you did great, keep at it, try to fulfill your dream.
The rest of the guy’s that came back to view that race? Best of luck to you too.
Merry christmass and a happy new year.
Good luck man!
Congrats :)
Congrats Nic!
Congratulations to Nicolas and all the other competitors. For us GT6 and future GT lovers we now have the ultimate mole in Nicolas to get Road America as a track into the game.
Congratulations to Nick on a job well done. Special congratulations to our very own Canuck, Mark Pinnell, for making it all the way to the final four!!! The Maple Leaf Forever!!
Congratulations, way to go!
Congratulations, a great achievement
Way to spoiler alert…
I know I was looking forward to watching the final on YouTube since I’m from Australia :/ but I admit I kinda saw it coming