Jordan is the owner of GTPlanet and created the site in 2001. He has closely followed the Gran Turismo franchise and the world of sim-racing for over two decades.
New Seasonal Events are available in Gran Turismo 5 to GT Academy 2012 participants who achieved all Gold times in Round 5 of the competition and were awarded with the Nissan SKYLINE GT-R (R34) (GT Academy) ’02.
The latest Seasonal Events have just gone live in Gran Turismo 5, featuring rear-wheel drive cars with no more than 450PP in new Time and Drift Trials.
European GT Academy 2011 champion Jann Mardenborough and his teammate Alex Buncombe were back in action last weekend, competing at Snetterton in the latest round of the 2012 British GT Championship.
The famous Silverstone Circuit has just been added to Google Maps’ Street View, which now lets you virtually tour the entire length of the 3.6-mile Grand Prix course.
Another special GT5 Seasonal Event has just gone live for GT Academy 2012 participants who scored all-Gold times in Round 4 of this year’s competition. These players have been awarded the Nissan 370Z (GT Academy) ’08, and can now participate in the following events:
After more than a year and a half of regular software updates to Gran Turismo 5, they have become increasingly infrequent since 2.05 was launched back in February.
The latest GT5 A-Spec Seasonal Events are now available, featuring Japanese cars produced in the 1980s with no more than 420PP. Here’s a closer look at the races:
The latest special Gran Turismo 5 Seasonal Events for GT Academy 2012 participants are now available. Of course, this week features the Nissan Skyline GT-R V-spec II (GT Academy) ’94, which was awarded to all players who achieved Gold-level times in Round 3 of the competition.
New Time and Drift Trials are now available in GT5’s latest round of Seasonal Events, one of which features the G Trail rally circuit at Eiger Nordwand. Here’s a complete overview of the new challenges:
While helping out with the Polish GT Academy 2012 finals, Lucas Ordoñez made an interesting comment about Gran Turismo 6’s development, which he’s reportedly involved in.
Earlier this year, the Mazda 787B was released as the first car in Autoart’s Gran Turismo 5 “stealth model” series. Today, two more stealth models are available to purchase: the Nissan GT-R GT500 and McLaren F1.
Although Gran Turismo players from Asia didn’t have the chance to become a racing driver, the top players in the region still have an interesting prize to look forward to.
If you thought the 33rd “Racer X” wildcard position brought a dramatic twist to the U.S. GT Academy finals in San Diego last weekend, you’ll be very surprised to find out what the competitors in Portugal had to contend with!
A Chinese software company known as “Sailfish Games” has published a car-driving app on Google Play (formerly known as the Android Marketplace) titled “Gran Turismo”.
Powerful, classic cars take center stage in Gran Turismo 5’s latest Seasonal Events, which feature pre-1969 cars on Comfort/Soft tires with no more than 500pp.