While you may still be coming off of the excitement from the GT6 reveal from only a week ago, GT5 is still being updated with weekly Seasonal Event challenges and this week is no different.

It’s easy to lose track of things when you’re still coming off of the sheer excitement surrounding the GT6 reveal at Silverstone last week, and it’s possible that you may have missed this interesting bit of news regarding the muscle Mercedes-Benz’s AMG division is bringing to GT6.

If you were expecting the damage model in GT6 to have undergone some drastic changes you might want to curb those expectations, as a recent interview conducted by Kotaku’s Stephen Totilo suggests otherwise. When Stephen posed the question to a U.S. PlayStation producer it was met with the following response:

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Gran Turismo’s logo was prominent around the Nurburgring this weekend at the 24 Hour race, and Polyphony Digital  surprised viewers of the race’s live broadcast by showing off what appears to be the first-ever video of the Nordschleife Gran Turismo 6.

Live Commentary, Timing & Scoring

While this week’s Weekly Rewind may very well have taken a backseat to the influx of news relating to Gran Turismo 6, there was no way I was going to let this slip through the cracks without the proper acknowledgement.

At the “15 Years of Gran Turismo” event which saw the announcement of Gran Turismo 6, GTPlanet joined a small group of other U.S. journalists to be among the first to ask Kazunori Yamauchi questions about Polyphony Digital’s new game.

If you’re eager to give Gran Turismo 6’s new driving physics a try for yourself, you won’t have long to wait: the official PlayStation UK site has confirmed a demo of the game will be available to download on the PlayStation Store in July 2013.

As part of the 15th Anniversary celebrations and GT6 reveal, GT5 has a new Seasonal Event.

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The press conference for Gran Turismo’s 15th Anniversary event at Silverstone Circuit kicks off today at 15:00 GMT, and GTPlanet is here to provide live coverage of all the announcements as they are revealed.

The future of the Gran Turismo series is set to be revealed Wednesday, May 15th, at a major media event hosted by Sony at Silverstone Circuit.

On the eve of the biggest celebration in the history of the Gran Turismo brand, GTPlanet member “RoadRunner99” has discovered a hidden section to be dedicated for Gran Turismo 6 announcements on Polyphony Digital’s new website, which was just re-launched last week. It is the first mention of GT6 on the official gran-turismo.com site.

Red Bull is highlighting their involvement with the Gran Turismo series on the company’s official blog, days before the big “15 Years of Gran Turismo” event to be held at Silverstone this Wednesday, May 15th.

I think it’s time to blow this scene. Get everybody and the stuff together. Okay, three, two, one – let’s jam! 

Last year’s Le Mans 24 Hours was spiced up for fans of Gran Turismo with two GT Academy winners in two cars going head-to-head, as Lucas Ordoñez drove the #42 Greaves entry with the father-son Brundle duo and Jordan Tresson was aboard the #23 Signatech entry with Franck Mailleux and Oliver Lombard.

Sony’s official press release for the big “15 Years of Gran Turismo” event planned at Silverstone Circuit on May 15, 2013, offered a few hints at what’s to come. One interesting paragraph discussed car manufacturers who will be participating:

The latest Gran Turismo 5 Seasonal Events are a special bunch, featuring five expert level events challenges all behind the wheel of the Formula Gran Turismo. Cars are limited to a maximum of 950PP and Racing/Hard tires or less. The challenges are as follows: