i have not got gt5p yet but on gt4 i raced my friends online using a site called xlink. you set up your games like your were giong to race on s system link and somehow the site tricked the other peoples routers to think that they were setting beside you in your own house. it was a little trouble to get going the first couple of times but after a couple tries we got it going pretty quick. i dont know if this works for gt5p but you might want to go to the site and check it out. i use to race a guy who was in N.Y. and i am in ohio. the site will answer any questions you have about getting it setup if i remember correctly.