If you’ve lamented about missing the GT Academy, relax – you could be the next Lucas Ordoñez! A new article in Top Gear explains the competition, and if you’re a regular reader of GTPlanet, it won’t tell you anything you don’t already know. However, in the last paragraph, the author mentions an exciting bit of information from Nissan’s own Darren Cox:
Kazunori Yamauchi is in Dubai, watching Lucas cross the finish line. He is impressed. “I always believed that someone good at GT could drive as fast as a professional,” he says. “In fact, I think that they could go even faster.” Sounds like a challenge for anyone thinking of having a shot at the GT Academy this year, a competition Darren promises will be even bigger.
In other words – a new GT Academy is coming soon! How, though, could the competition get any “bigger” than it already is? An optimistic prediction would imply national Academy competitions beyond European borders, providing North American, Asian, and Australian drivers the chance to join in the fun. Regional restrictions angered many eager competitors last year, and holding “Round 2” on a world stage would be an excellent way to drum up excitement for the Gran Turismo brand before a late fall release of Gran Turismo 5… We will definitely be keeping an eye on this!
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I’m realy waiting for this ! Last summer i finished 6th at the dutch finals, sadly. Next time…
/RaWRespect
Great news ! Although as far as I’m concerned its not going to happen on GT5p, as soon as the new game is released then they’ll start a new competition so that even more people buy the new game. I have a feeling that the competition will be a best lap in the Nissan GT-R around the TopGear test track by the way ;)
Paskowitz’s words/feelings/situation mirror my own.
I’ll pass. was boring enough watching it on TV.
I posted this a while back in the GT5p forums:
http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=116141
Can’t wait for it to start again :D
@ paskowitz: Where did you find the lap times for last year leaders?
Better get my driving license this summer and also get in shape again :)
Hopefully Belgium will be included this time.
I hope the next includes the US. I was looking at the lap times set by the leaders last competition I know with a little practice I could make it into the top tier. Come on PD. The thing is though, ever since I was a kid I have wanted to be a race car driver but I do not live anywhere near a karting track or have enough money to actively participate in one anyway.
I suspect this new GT Academy is being planned to coincide with the release of GT5 – heres hoping!