If you’ve played Gran Turismo 5 Prologue online in the United States recently, you probably remember the Tanner Foust Competition event. It was a time trial around London in a Nissan 350Z, and the fastest driver as of November 2 won a trip to the Red Bull Drifting World Championship competition with Tanner himself. The winner turned out to be Gregory Russell of Maryland with a time of 1’00.711. Check out these pictures from the event, and read Gregory’s write-up of the whole experience right here. Congratulations!
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