Party with Kazunori Yamauchi at the 2011 GT Awards

Other October 31st, 2011 by Jordan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leO4PaBJj6Q

Video from last year’s GT Awards, where Mark Stielow’s ’69 Camaro took the top prize.

The 2011 SEMA show kicks off this week in Las Vegas, and the Gran Turismo Awards – where a custom car from the show is awarded immortality in a Gran Turismo game - are almost here!

The “Best in Show” winner be personally crowned by Kazunori Yamauchi at the GT Awards party, Thursday night at The Cosmopolitan Hotel’s Marquee Nightclub. The event kicks off at 9:00PM and will include a live performance by the Stone Temple Pilots – a band most GT fans know for their song “Sex Type Thing” [iTunes / Amazon MP3], prominently featured in Gran Turismo 2‘s soundtrack.

The free event is open to all registered SEMA show attendees, who will have photo opportunities with Kazunori Yamauchi and U.S. GT Academy winner Bryan Heitkotter.

I will be personally on-hand for the event, and would love to meet any GTPlanet readers who may also be in attendance. Send me an email or tweet @GTPlanetNews and I’ll be sure to keep an eye out for you. See you there!

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  1. November 2nd, 2011 at 1:31 am - #
    justmakethiswor

    Can we please get updated OCD and Seasonal Events???

  2. November 1st, 2011 at 9:56 pm - #
    phhsdiego

    Is the free X1 still available, or did I miss out?
    How do I access it if it is still available?
    Thank you!

  3. November 1st, 2011 at 9:23 pm - #
    GTi_16v

    Bet Kaz turns up late lol

  4. November 1st, 2011 at 7:06 pm - #
    GTbyPlaystation

    OMG a HPA Scirocco would’ve been so sweet in GT5

  5. November 1st, 2011 at 2:55 pm - #
    It’s me

    I’m goin there and I hope the give a chance to let ppl give suggestions…. I would ask him to put in the Ken Block mustang or fiesta.. I’m sure that would dominate the drift tracks

    • November 1st, 2011 at 6:58 pm - #
      sebby10100

      That Would Be Great!

  6. November 1st, 2011 at 7:19 am - #
    Kenex05

    I personally don’t understand how a reasonably ‘legendary’ car – AE86 is yet a standard
    and I guess small tracks like touges or Gunsai would be awesome too

  7. November 1st, 2011 at 3:32 am - #
    Oobbergear

    Dude, screw that Sema 86 Corolla, just make the one that’s already in the game premium. They already have most initial d cars premium, why not the Shigeno version? Besides that, just hoping for cars that were suppose to be premium, actually become premium and can’t wait for what they’ll have for the upcoming DLCs.

  8. October 31st, 2011 at 10:04 pm - #
    JrDarknes

    omfg put that ae86 in the game and its over.!!!!!

    • October 31st, 2011 at 10:38 pm - #
      jrkiwiboy

      Ha! That would be great! You could go fully Initial D on people

  9. October 31st, 2011 at 7:41 pm - #
    Fragolas79

    AE86

  10. October 31st, 2011 at 7:09 pm - #
    Daynef

    50 of which are car owners.

  11. October 31st, 2011 at 7:07 pm - #
    Daynef

    All of which would be in their own personal stalls. And if PN could handle it, have the car show on a dedicated server with maximum upload/download speeds and make it capable of 100-250 people…

  12. October 31st, 2011 at 7:04 pm - #
    Daynef

    I would like to see cars like the supra rz and srt4 as premium cars. Also a customization option(decals, personal pictures, etc). Then in the future, an online car show/auction. (Sema/Barret Jackson) where players could walk around(same as camera mode)chat, bid, and vote for their favorite car…

    • October 31st, 2011 at 8:35 pm - #
      Nuschel01

      Yea, but than they should make the Noplates also decalable, so that I can make my own Plates :D Thats the most important for me because I don’t car much about some huge ugly decals all over my beautiful cars

    • November 1st, 2011 at 8:11 pm - #
      danger23

      I DON’T KNOW Y THEY DON’T MAYBE IT COMING SOON ANYTIME THEY MAKE OLD CLUNKER LIKE THE SILVA PREMIUM CAR, AND THEY DON’T MAKE THE SUPRA A PREMIUM SOMTHINGS WRONG THERE.

  13. October 31st, 2011 at 6:14 pm - #
    CromaTurboIE

    Kazunori possible that he can not make a Ferrari F40 LM and Koenigsseg cssx, Caparo T1, Wiesmann etc etc?

  14. October 31st, 2011 at 6:13 pm - #
    Taunto_Svt

    Mark is a CEO to chevorlet. Just Wat the game needs another American muscle car that can’t take corners ugh. That corolla was pretty sweet. That would be a quick little car and fun to throw around

  15. October 31st, 2011 at 4:35 pm - #
    Maxitsu

    camaro concept looks so much better.

  16. October 31st, 2011 at 3:59 pm - #
    SpyHunter

    People, the Camaro already won. It was in LAST YEAR’s show. This year’s car has not been decided yet. I just want to know WHEN the car that won LAST year will be in the game.

    • October 31st, 2011 at 4:16 pm - #
      A_Higher_Place

      GT6 2016

  17. October 31st, 2011 at 3:36 pm - #
    Lazy Liquid

    Why not put into the game a car that doesn´t have a decent premium version?

    Why not the Corolla?

  18. October 31st, 2011 at 3:16 pm - #
    Dominator

    Scirocco as a DLC please! Hope it wins :)

    • October 31st, 2011 at 4:02 pm - #
      A_Higher_Place

      The camaro won..

    • October 31st, 2011 at 5:37 pm - #
      RACECAR

      *Sigh* do any of you bother reading the Bold red part that says this is from last year?

    • October 31st, 2011 at 5:56 pm - #
      050999742

      You didn’t even watch the video did you….

    • November 1st, 2011 at 7:50 pm - #
      danger23

      YOU WILL BE IN A HIGHER PLACE IF WE DON’T GET PASS 2012″ JUST KIDDING”.

  19. October 31st, 2011 at 2:35 pm - #
    HumanDestroyah

    I take it he’ll be showing up late?

  20. October 31st, 2011 at 1:50 pm - #
    phsyclone

    parteeyyy~