That depends on the way the data protection plays out - as mentioned above, they can't hold data on competitors from 2008-2012, so they "won't know" (will not be legally permitted to know) if someone is going for their second or their fifth try in 2015 if all their previous attempts were prior to the 2013 competition.
- And I know your quick - but winning it outright would leave you feeling more complete - people dropping out would mean a hollow victory. It already would feel like that for me with the masses of other finalists not being allowed to enter.I was completely agreeing with everything you say until the last paragraph. I'm entering this competition because I believe I have what it takes to win. This is probably the only way for me to get in a car and race it and get the buzz I need. If I had my car and did track days and had the money to go karting on a regular basis then I may not enter. I think the top 4 that do win the onlines may well be aliens and no good in real life I may be wrong. But I don't think someone should win that races regular and has their own track day car.
I dont see nothing self centered at all about that post...Although you are certainly entitled to your opinion and I see the point you are trying to make, I must say your post here comes off very off-putting and self centered. It also makes you sound like you are scared of a little competition. My very goal here with the Academy is the very thing you are against. Everyone here knows that all I want is to be a finalist, that's it. Because of my health issues, among other things, I cannot go any farther than that. You can bet your ass that if I did make it and become a finalist, I would have no problem in making the trip. I have worked my ass off since the second GT Academy, I have overcome adversity to even still have a chance at my dream so you can bet the farm that if I qualified, my bags would be packed in a hot minute. Even if I don't have what it takes to win and be a real race driver, as you put it, I figure that if I put in all the time and dedication that I have and if that email ever came a calling, then I more than deserve to make that trip. If I have taken the chance away from someone who has the potential to win it all, then that's their problem quite frankly. Maybe they should have tried harder in that final round and not let some old crippled up person beat them out.
I'm not complaining to the fact I'm ineligible myself, I have probably done my bit in GT Academy, and right now I have other priorities. I'm complaining because I think they exclude some of the very best drivers. It's true they get rid of the ever returning players that does not have what it takes, but they also get rid of potential winners!
