The Goodwood Festival of Speed is arguably the biggest public celebration of motoring in the world. For four days each year, the Duke of Richmond’s famous family residence, Goodwood House, becomes a focal point for any kind of road vehicle — from 19th Century pioneers to modern-day electric race cars and all points in-between.
We recently got the opportunity to sit down with Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi. The round-table chat took place during a break in the schedule at the Nurburgring World Tour event, and you can read the first part of the discussion here.
We’re all coming down from the excitement of the most recent GT Sport World Tour events. Watching both finals come down to last-corner decision was pretty heart-stopping stuff, and top quality entertainment of the kind that the same weekend’s French Grand Prix resoundingly failed to deliver.
As part of the activities around last weekend’s enthralling GT Sport World Tour action, we were able to have a chat with series creator Kazunori Yamauchi.
It’s not often that an automotive brand racks up the big 1-0-0, and you’d expect them to make a bit of a fuss about it. Bentley, which has a pretty spectacular history aside, is quite rightly taking every opportunity as it builds up to the big day next month.
The Daily Races are taking us on a world tour of their own this week, with a trip to two of the world’s most famous race tracks, and a notorious combo from Gran Turismo’s past.
Following on from the hard racing of the team-based Manufacturer Series on Friday, Saturday was the solo event. The Nations Cup is every man for himself, with the 24 fastest GT Sport drivers in the world fighting for 12 spots in the final, and one automatic qualification for the World Final.
One of the most exciting pieces of information to come from the GT Sport World Tour event at the Nurburgring is the arrival of wet weather conditions. It’s something fans have been looking out for since the game’s launch — the wet weather tires have been there all along — but outside of a couple of mildly moist missions, the rain has stayed away from Gran Turismo’s world.
Following on from the exhibition race in the Toyota GR Supra GT Cup, the action at the Nurburgring World Tour turned to more serious affairs with the Manufacturer Series.
June 2019 looks like it could be a bit of a bumper month for new GT Sport content. We’ve got new cars in the pipeline, new weather conditions set to shake things up, and now we’ve got a brand new circuit on the way.
When you watch the competitors at any esports event, it’s easy to think that these are people so freakishly talented that mere mortals cannot hope to match them. The Gran Turismo Sport FIA-Certified Online Championship events are a case in point. At each event you’ll see a large proportion of those who qualify who were also at the previous event. In fact the sim racing community even has a name for them: aliens.