AGS Special Circuit Competition

[GTbyPlaystation]

Sorry, refer to other thread..

 

[GTbyPlaystation]

Found this event on the Gran Turismo news thread, not sure if anyone saw it yet.

Quoted:

Kicking off at 21:00 on Friday, January 28, in celebrating the Chinese New Year together with the release of “Gran Turismo 5 Collector's Pack 2nd Edition”, we will be holding an online event giving away a Gift Car (Jaguar XJ13 Chrome Line) for a limited time only.
Participants will be racing on a course made by the Gran Turismo series producer, Kazunori Yamauchi, on stage at the Asia Game Show 2010 held in Hong Kong on December 25, 2010. Participants will race in Time Trials with car type “Nissan GT-R V spec '09”.

All users who have purchased “Gran Turismo 5” can join the event via［GT Mode］→［GT Life］→［Seasonal Events］(*1).
At the close of the event, a voucher code will be delivered to the e-mail address registered with the PlayStation®Network sign-in ID which participants used to join the event(*2). Redeem this code at PlayStation®Store to download your Gift Car.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the event!

Name:
AGS2010 Special Circuit Competition

Time:Scheduled to commence at 21:00 Friday, 28 January 2011, and close at 24:59 Sunday 13 February 2011

Type of Event:
Time Trial

Car Type:
Nissan GT-R V spec '09

Course:
AGS2010 Special Circuit

Participation Bonus:
Jaguar XJ13 Chrome Line

Note 1:
This event is only open to purchasers of “Gran Turismo 5” Asia Edition and PlayStation®Network account holders of the Asia region.

Note 2:
At the close of the event, a voucher code is then sent to the e-mail address registered with the PlayStation®Network sign-in ID which participants used to join the event around the end of February or early March, 2011. Please ensure that the e-mail address registered with PlayStation®Network is valid that can be used to receive messages. Participants will not be entitled to receive the code should the e-mail address is invalid.

End Quote

One question, it says Asia edition - so does that again only mean Japan? Or does it mean Asia-Pacific countries (Australia etc.)?
I have pictures to prove this post as well, had to do in 2 parts to fit it

Part 1:

GT5 Information 1 by We'reTheOnlyOnesWhoCried., on Flickr

Part 2:

GT5 Information 2 by We'reTheOnlyOnesWhoCried., on Flickr

 

[iNiff]

What region are you in?

 

[Hayden]

Link?

 

[_sevy_]

Have you seen this:
http://goo.gl/KklzS

 

[amar212]

Intresting.

If you're from Asia, can you make a video of that track (AGS2010 Special Circuit)?

 

[Ukrainian]

it's for GT5 3rd region (asia) and for EU version you can get that jag via facebook game.

 

[ItWasntMe]

I'd quite like to just be able to drive on this 'exclusive' course.

Looks like it was made in the track creator. Unless thats just a random shot of a track?

 

[Wolf-M]

As with my usual practice, I won't open any link that looks suspicious...

I googled "AGS2010 Special Circuit" and found nothing of interest. I'm also from Asia and had heard nothing of this sort.

What did you see in that site, Amar?

 

[_sevy_]

I´m not from asia cant give more info, the link is a picture is safe

 

[birksy82]

Oh look you can win the car that I got free off facebook .

 

[_sevy_]

"AGS Special Circuit Competition” online event – Giveaway of Gift Car for a limited time only !
Jan 27, 2011
Kicking off at 21:00 on Friday, January 28, in celebrating the Chinese New Year together with the release of “Gran Turismo 5 Collector's Pack 2nd Edition”, we will be holding an online event giving away a Gift Car (Jaguar XJ13 Chrome Line) for a limited time only.
Participants will be racing on a course made by the Gran Turismo series producer, Kazunori Yamauchi, on stage at the Asia Game Show 2010 held in Hong Kong on December 25, 2010. Participants will race in Time Trials with car type “Nissan GT-R V spec '09”.

All users who have purchased “Gran Turismo 5” can join the event via［GT Mode］→［GT Life］→［Seasonal Events］(*1).
At the close of the event, a voucher code will be delivered to the e-mail address registered with the PlayStation®Network sign-in ID which participants used to join the event(*2). Redeem this code at PlayStation®Store to download your Gift Car.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the event!"

 

[TouringBubble]

Looks to me like a time trial on something from the course creator.

 

[GTbyPlaystation]

Link?

I found it by using that website version of Gran Turismo's social network, then just read from the news feed which I think is available everytime you turn on the game.

Try it, there was a post on it before:

https://www.gtplanet.net/gran-turismo-5s-social-network-comes-to-your-browser/

 

[iNiff]

Definitely looks region specific. Not only do EU/AU and NA/US miss out but I'm pretty sure even JP is a different region to HK. Makes sense that a Chinese new year theme competition be specific to Chinese speaking region, shame for those with a Chinese background in the rest of the world (and the rest of us that want free stuff).

 

[akyp]

It's just a tarmac track in Toscana, similar to those in rally events.

 

[sam_i_am]

... shame for those with a Chinese background in the rest of the world (and the rest of us that want free stuff).

Sony/PD definitely need more creative thinking. They could have gotten many people who never heard of Chinese new year to appreciate it a little more. Spread the culture etc for absolutely nothing. They've already made the event. Why not give it to everyone? Free gift for Chinese new year! Sure, I'll celebrate that

 

[Soetheby]

Event ended. I didn't get 'Jaguar XJ13 Chrome Line' though.

 

[zedextreme8177]

Event ended. I didn't get 'Jaguar XJ13 Chrome Line' though.

I was 63rd by the time it ended and didn't get one. Probably for the top ten or something

 

[TheEdge]

Received today code to redeem

GRAN TURISMO®5 Jaguar XJ13 Race Car Chrome Line Edition

 

[jitcup]

I was 63rd by the time it ended and didn't get one. Probably for the top ten or something

i was 1000th-ish when i did it few days before closing date, yet received the code yesterday 👍 maybe u checked the wrong e-mail