Twin Ring Motegi Now Available in GT Academy 2012, Final Round Begins!

GT Academy June 10th, 2012 by Jordan

The final rounds of competition are now available in the GT Academy 2012 mini-game, including the all-important, final time trial challenge, which takes place at Polyphony Digital’s newly-remodeled Twin Ring Motegi circuit!

As most of you know, Twin Ring Motegi was not included in Gran Turismo 5, and has not been seen in a Gran Turismo title since Gran Turismo PSP was released in 2009. Hints at the presence of the track’s inclusion in the GT Academy 2012 mini-game popped up shortly after the competition went live last month and were closely followed by more high-resolution screenshots.

If you can’t get to your PlayStation, watch a full lap of the East Short Course below:

Here’s a closer look at the new time trial challenges, which are available to all players around the world:

Round 7 – Nissan GT-R Black edition Tuned Car (GT Academy) ’12

  1. Nürburgring ‘Adenau – Forest’
  2. Blind Combined Corners on the London City Course
  3. Continuous Blind Corners on the ‘Côte d’Azur’ Course
  4. Sarthe Circuit ‘Porsche Curve’
  5. Nürburgring; Wet Conditions

Round 8 – 370Z Tuned Car (GT Academy) ’08

  1. Mid Speed Corner; Speed Control
  2. Blind Corners at Night
  3. Continuous Corners; Maintaining Stability
  4. Spa-Francorchamps ‘Eau Rouge’ – ‘Les Combes’
  5. Twin Ring Motegi East Short Course Time Trial

The fastest players in the final time trial challenge, Round 8-5, from each participating region, will be invited to their respective regional finals. Check your local gran-turismo.com website for the official rules and registration forms which apply to your country.

As previously announced, the in-game prizes acquired in the GT Academy 2012 mini-game will become available in Gran Turismo 5 on July 4th.

Be sure to stop by our GT Academy 2012 forum for more hints, tips, and discussions with your fellow competitors. Good luck to all GTPlanet members!

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  1. June 12th, 2012 at 10:19 pm - #
    BIOHAZARD9519

    Something tells me Motegi isn’t a finished track yet. Something tells me its going to get more eye candy and possibly weather.

    Other than that, thanks for the video and good driving out there.

    • June 12th, 2012 at 11:31 pm - #
      DuskTrooper

      I know what you mean. Motegi doesn’t look on-par with other the tracks. Hopefully if PD does release it as DLC, they will take a little more time and improve the track.

  2. June 12th, 2012 at 10:12 pm - #
    DuskTrooper

    Cool beans.

  3. June 12th, 2012 at 5:50 pm - #
    Diatribe777

    GTA has been a lot of fun. Some of the finest points in the game with leaderboards and purpose! Too bad veterans from last year can’t compete (officially). I wouldn’t mind seeing some evolve.

    • June 13th, 2012 at 11:50 am - #
      another_jakhole

      Well said.

  4. June 12th, 2012 at 5:20 pm - #
    teppischfresser

    Guys I’m now 1.119 sec off the leader. How are you finding traction in the right left flick in first sector? That’s the only place I’m losing time.

    • June 13th, 2012 at 9:39 am - #
      vabeach311

      I am in the same boat! I have downloaded some of the ghost replays to race against and they seem to float through that section and I always seems to loose a second or more no matter what line is driven or how or even with different aids. I can keep pace the entire track, just that one section is evil!!!!!!

    • June 13th, 2012 at 12:23 pm - #
      teppischfresser

      I feel ya. I punched the hell out of my desk because I finally figured it out, then made a mistake on the next hairpin. In the first left hander, stay as low as possible and drive a straight line through the chicane. Very little throttle!

  5. June 12th, 2012 at 3:14 pm - #
    Jaycue58

    Hey Petrol Heads ! has anyone noticed that when you set times on these challenges whilst initially it notifies you of that time yet the next day when log on to check your progress your times have disappeared this has happened to me 4 times the first round 6.5 La Sarthe got Gold and shows that on opening page against that challenge but no time ???????? then same for round 8.1 Tokyo 8.2 SS7 8.3 Deep Forest golded all three, times attributed and placings and gold logo on completed challenge symbol yet the following day times vanished although gold award on challenge symbol remaining ??????

    • June 12th, 2012 at 3:45 pm - #
      etnerdnl

      Yep have that too but if you look in the toptime list it still says your time in the top (so ur still in ranking)

    • June 12th, 2012 at 6:07 pm - #
      Quakebass

      Are you saving every time before you quit? that could be why…

    • June 12th, 2012 at 9:11 pm - #
      Jaycue58

      etnerdnl the only occaision i see my time is when i retry and if you dont equal or better that time you’r dropped in ranking e.g. i had silver for Montegi im now only Bronze ranking

      Quakerbass supposed to save automatically however when i finsh playing i hit the save button b4 i switch off

    • June 13th, 2012 at 1:10 am - #
      Quakebass

      ^ Then I honestly don’t know what to tell you; it could be a save glitch, and the only way to fix it may be to re-install GT Academy. Other people have fixed glitches this way, though I’ve never heard of this glitch before, so it might not work.

      Oh, and I’m not “QUAKER”bass…

    • June 13th, 2012 at 2:48 am - #
      Jaycue58

      Quakebass sorry dude

    • June 13th, 2012 at 6:18 am - #
      BlindZenDriver

      There is an issue.

      If you first qualify and then make new attempts and do better, but retry without going to the ranking list and then fail the retry your new time won’t register. In other words make sure the last attempt is not a fail (don’t matter if it is an improvement or not).

      Here is a longer description: http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=253056

    • June 13th, 2012 at 1:56 pm - #
      Pit Crew

      Its happened to me too. Try going back to previous results a couple times then go back to your current event time. That should recalibrate your right time for that event.

    • June 13th, 2012 at 10:47 pm - #
      Quakebass

      @Jaycue58:

      XD It’s all good!

  6. June 12th, 2012 at 3:11 pm - #
    liampage123

    Motegi is great! brings back the old GT4 momeries

    • June 13th, 2012 at 1:37 pm - #
      mr_pepps

      It brings back the GT4 mamories for me too

    • June 13th, 2012 at 1:38 pm - #
      mr_pepps

      It brings back the GT4 mahamories for me too

    • June 13th, 2012 at 10:47 pm - #
      Quakebass

      ^ you misspelled “memories” twice…

  7. June 12th, 2012 at 2:54 pm - #
    Radracing

    @ hennessey86 Just drive dude and see if you have the goods to make it to the Academy then maybe they can show you how to really drive. ;-)

  8. June 12th, 2012 at 12:07 pm - #
    abigor

    Twin Ring Motegi DLC?

    • June 12th, 2012 at 3:11 pm - #
      Uppmas

      Probably soon.

  9. June 12th, 2012 at 10:55 am - #
    hennessey86

    GT academy 2012 has been a joke, to many cheats, to many driver aids. The active steering aid is a joke, what do these people think is going to happen when they get to the real cars…………they are going to drive them selves?. This is supposed to be a competition to find a racing driver, how do they expect to do this allowing control pads and active steering. I reckon I can get in the top 200 over all, I need to find half a second,but still the fact that theres control pad users with active steering on strong really pisses me off.

    • June 12th, 2012 at 10:57 am - #
      teppischfresser

      I don’t use any aids and I’m in top 32. What are you talking about?

    • June 12th, 2012 at 11:17 am - #
      dalmaximus

      I think someone just got told. I used to think the same thing but I THINK unfortunately a lot of leagues have Abs and active steering, it seems like only F1 is still without TC and abs. I decided to Stop complaining and just get on with it. If it Was my choice, there would be no aids, Ioaincluding abs aand cockpit view only. I’m currently 282nd, let’s do this.

    • June 12th, 2012 at 11:20 am - #
      kultclassic

      i agree, if you scroll a few posts down i was talking about the same thing…in the uk, the top times still have a few strong steering people. it is entirely possible to set a top time with no aids, but lets just say these people are making it a hell of a lot easier for themselves with stong steering. i hope the winner from uk is a good driver not a controller active steering noob.

    • June 12th, 2012 at 12:00 pm - #
      draggerlane

      To be honest I use a controller. I have played this series since the day it came out back in the 90′s. I personally don’t like people that use steering wheels calling people who use controllers noobs. In fact I don’t think its fair this game is designed around a steering wheel controller and for the people who can’t or just don’t have the money to own a steering wheel it isn’t fair to them. cause in my eyes steering wheels is much easier to make a time you have better control of the car then a controller I think the people who use a controller that are in the top 500 my hats are off to you cause its a lot harder to accomplish and it take great skill to get there with a controller. people who use a steering wheel have an advantage from the get go. is all i’m saying but when it comes to a real car….thats a whole new ball game. I raced circle track when I was younger….you people who say using a steering wheel is going to help you understand race driving. Think again. you sit in a chair in front of your tv no real sound no real feel of the car no real g force no real sense of depperception. As I have said before I have played this series from the start I love it to death and yes it does teach you a few things about racing but there is nothing in this game to prepare you to the real thing and that includes using a steering wheel or controller This what I have said may upset some of you and I’m sorry that was my intent. but this is just a game treat it as such until you are in the top 16 and actually competing in real cars then talk about being behind a real steering wheel.

    • June 12th, 2012 at 12:01 pm - #
      Lambob

      I can’t even change active steering settings, how do people do it? I can only set FFB 1-10, or power on/off.

    • June 12th, 2012 at 12:44 pm - #
      kultclassic

      draggerlane just to clarify i use controller also, i was saying that those using active steering are noobs. even worse the top time is a guy with a wheel using active steering.. ive also played gt since the start, im 29, chances of winning minimal, currentyl 218th, but a level playing field would be nice.

    • June 12th, 2012 at 2:24 pm - #
      hennessey86

      @teppischfresser, well congrats to you sir, but it still doesn’t change the fact that the active steering aid is a joke in a competition like this.

    • June 12th, 2012 at 3:26 pm - #
      Pit Crew

      I look at the top ten daily and rarely see aids being used. I also use leaders ghost as a benchmark and other then refined technique, no corner cutting or cheating is apparent. These guys are the truth and its probable all times will be reviewed for Quality Assurance by PD and Nissan.

    • June 12th, 2012 at 6:42 pm - #
      dalmaximus

      @hennessy and draggerlane, you remind me of how i used to feel and unfortunately your disgruntledness may never change. However, you have the same tools available so maybe you should just relax and get on with it. Just try your hardest and if you make it to the final stages then maybe you can she these supposed amateurs how it is done. I have done circuit racing and some rallying and i only learned my skills from these games and just honed them in real life. The really unskilled will be exposed eventually but at the moment you both just sound bitter. I’m sitting 202nd at the moment and by all means i will keep on trying, if i can;t make it then so be it, the dream lives on.
      When it comes to assists, you have to look at the origin of the game, Japan, a country that produces cars with a love for electronics, even ABS, and though it is a sad thing, it’s just one of those things.

    • June 12th, 2012 at 9:44 pm - #
      shadowtsunami

      It doesn’t matter if they use a controller with aids are not. The fastest will still be the fastest so stop complaining.

    • June 12th, 2012 at 10:50 pm - #
      PIGBOY

      yr on battlefield1943 too….collosal_tossle has a score to settle…haha

    • June 12th, 2012 at 10:52 pm - #
      PIGBOY

      yeh,it doesnt say wheel only,u accept the guidelines so,go and race real then u will b found

    • June 13th, 2012 at 6:22 am - #
      BlindZenDriver

      This is really to dalmaximus:

      F1 may not have traction control and ABS but it is not the same as there being no driver aids. Fx. for the start they calibrate the clutch to work with the exact traction level of their starting spot. And there is plenty of other stuff going on with regards to engine management and so on to make the car easier to drive and for it to perform the best for any given spot on the track.

    • June 13th, 2012 at 8:37 am - #
      TokoTurismo

      @hennessey86 All I can say… Get over yourself…

    • June 13th, 2012 at 9:45 am - #
      vabeach311

      Too many cheats? You mean the ONE they found and corrected????
      I have checked the top 10 in about ever session I have raced in and they all had no aids. When you know what you are doing and drive with no aids, that is the FASTEST times that can be obtained. Aids are used for people that are playing this for fun, not trying to win this thing.

    • June 14th, 2012 at 6:47 pm - #
      GTP_geoff

      I tried with the active steering to find out if it helped. It felt terrible, really rubbery and disconnected.

      Essentially hennessey86, you’re just not good enough, deal with it.

  10. June 12th, 2012 at 9:48 am - #
    lukauskis8

    Hey Tvensky, where are you from ?
    P.S. I’m from Lithuania and my psn id is lukauskis8

  11. June 12th, 2012 at 1:03 am - #
    TheGTGuy

    I can truly say that I put all my effort into GT Academy im very happy. Id like to thank PD and Nissan for making GT Academy Possible.

    • June 12th, 2012 at 1:08 am - #
      Pit Crew

      Agreed

    • June 12th, 2012 at 1:51 am - #
      TokoTurismo

      +1 Amen

    • June 12th, 2012 at 2:55 am - #
      starwars22

      Same here got 12th on 8-3

    • June 12th, 2012 at 4:25 am - #
      Normalaatsra

      Surprised you’re more into GT Academy than the fact the Twin Ring Motegi course is coming.

    • June 12th, 2012 at 7:12 am - #
      Tvensky

      GT academy is ok, but the fact that it is not available in half of the world is very disappointing… And since my country isnt even supported by Sony, then GT academy here in Baltics (Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania) never going to happen!

  12. June 12th, 2012 at 12:13 am - #
    NaganoRN

    has anyone seen a such LTGFRacer of the ranks in the top 10?

    • June 12th, 2012 at 5:01 am - #
      BWX

      What?

  13. June 11th, 2012 at 11:43 pm - #
    kultclassic

    and to add, the last event is far easier with active steering on, its like a different car. i dont want to stoop to these tactics! :)

  14. June 11th, 2012 at 11:40 pm - #
    kultclassic

    and out of intrest whats the deal with people using strong steering….i always use no traction an no aids apart from obv abs on 1. ide be intrested to know if any of you have an idea on whether is just the person with the top time that goes through, or one that was next best using no aids?, if aids are allowed, ill use them…the top time right now is using strong active steering, i gave it a go and improved my time…but feels slightly like cheating? whats the deal with this? i would have presumed pd put it in for a reason, and the last event preset is 7 traction. i have to say it takes far more skill setting a similar time with traction off. i wouldnt like to see the winner be an active steering fraud :) lemme know

    • June 12th, 2012 at 12:48 am - #
      vrossi

      I’ve got some pretty good times. Not only do I use all aids OFF(except ABS on 1), I always drive from the cockpit view. I wish they’d make all SERIOUS competitors run that way.
      I agree – aids ON feels like cheating.

    • June 12th, 2012 at 5:09 am - #
      BWX

      Yeah having a driving contest and then allowing active steering aids and traction control is ridiculous.
      ..
      It’s like a bunch of 4 year olds having competition to see who can learn to ride a bike first, and then allowing training wheels and allowing mommy to run along side holding the kid’s hand, and the handle bars to make sure the kid doesn’t fall over. Ridiculous!

    • June 12th, 2012 at 5:53 pm - #
      ROYALEFATALE

      check out the top times on the leaderboards, you won’t find a single one using traction control, it only makes you slower, and ASM isn’t a huge advantage either, it still takes an awful lot of skill which is why none of you are in the top 10.

    • June 12th, 2012 at 9:46 pm - #
      shadowtsunami

      It doesn’t matter fastest will always be the fastest. No one in the top 10 are using aids except abs 1. Plus many racing leagues do use active steering, tcs, and abs anyway. Besides most aids make you slower anyway.

  15. June 11th, 2012 at 11:32 pm - #
    kultclassic

    im 1.33.571 with stick, currently 218th, seems to be mainly uk top times right now. im sure things will change tomorrow. great track, needs great precision, i see at least a second and a half to be made up, but linking a good lap is a challenge i will resume tomorrow.

    • June 12th, 2012 at 8:58 am - #
      Hentis

      Honestly I have no chance so haven’t registered but want to get all the goods so as long as I get below 1:36.000 I’ll be happy. Currently 1:36.200 so going to give it another crack later tonight.

  16. June 11th, 2012 at 9:34 pm - #
    Lambob

    I wish to say thanks PD, for the GT-Academy experience, the Motegi track, is a fantastic technical track, it features every single driving attribute in that 1:35 for gold, from late Apex, early Apex, slow in fast out, Throttle blip on downshift, weight transfers, throttle control, traction circle on the car, how to let go of the brake pedal, it really tests you on Everything, great track, can’t wait to see it in GT5.

    1:35s, #47 in Canada after 1 hour at it. How people got 1:31, well, obviously there are naturals at this game and have what it takes to be a driver to win, I suppose.

    good stuff, can’t wait for GT6 on PS4.

    • June 12th, 2012 at 8:55 am - #
      researchALLwars

      spoken like a man who has read “Speed Secrets” by Ross Bentley

      ; )

  17. June 11th, 2012 at 8:17 pm - #
    R34EVO9

    im like #42 can make it into top 30 right now

  18. June 11th, 2012 at 6:05 pm - #
    leeson65

    Oops, just saw the video posted, maybe I’ll watch that ;-)

  19. June 11th, 2012 at 6:04 pm - #
    leeson65

    I haven’t participated in GT Academy, mostly because the download would take me all day. I have to ask: What’s the track like? Will it be a good addition to the game? Is it fun to drive on?

    • June 11th, 2012 at 6:58 pm - #
      Weedfried

      It is. And don’t worry, it took me maybe 8 or 9 hours to download it (did it a sunday) but definitly fun. It’s like the driving license in the regular game but more fun and you can see the leaderboards between your friends who participate. Try it.

    • June 11th, 2012 at 7:01 pm - #
      Weedfried

      The leaderboard is excellent for motivation.

    • June 11th, 2012 at 8:04 pm - #
      lldantell

      Some of the tests is a pain so it kinda hard

    • June 12th, 2012 at 7:08 am - #
      PhillGuy

      I mostly did it for the free cars to keep my colection mostly complete, if you are into that sort of thing.

  20. June 11th, 2012 at 5:06 pm - #
    PhillGuy

    Hi, I am some guy who is bragging on how good he does. It doesn’t matter that it doesn’t matter but i feel good crushing others anyway.

    • June 11th, 2012 at 6:46 pm - #
      BMfan

      Human nature at it’s best.