GT Academy Time Trial arriving on PlayStation�Network - Introduction - GT Academy 2010 - gran-turismo.com It�s your first chance to play Gran Turismo- 5 - and the way into 2010�s GT Academy, where you could become a real racecar driver!
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) and Polyphony Digital Inc have announced the imminent arrival of a playable time trial from Gran Turismo�5 for PlayStation�3 (PS3�). On
17 December, a downloadable,
one-track level featuring the
Nissan 370Z will hit PlayStation�Network � and it�s the real thing:
an against-the-clock trial from one of the most eagerly awaited games ever. This time trial does more than give you early access to Gran Turismo 5. It�s also your entry point for 2010�s GT Academy, the competition that will find Europe�s best virtual drivers and train them to become real-life racing drivers at the UK�s famous Silverstone racetrack.
Last year, PlayStation and Nissan�s GT Academy transformed the life of Spanish student Lucas Ordo�ez, who entered the GT Academy and emerged a fully fledged member of the Nissan race team, winning his spurs at the Dubai 24H. This is your chance to follow his steps as a virtual-to-real racecar driver. This is your chance to join him. Download the Gran Turismo 5 time trial on December 17 and try to beat the clock. Your best time will be uploaded to a national leaderboard � and you can keep improving it, again and again, until the demo is taken down in late January. When that happens, the 20 fastest drivers will be invited to a national final, where they�ll race head-to-head on Gran Turismo 5 and undergo a series of aptitude tests. From there, the winners will be taken to Silverstone, where they�ll get behind the wheel of a Nissan 370Z for real as part of 2010�s GT Academy.
The first full Gran Turismo title for PS3, Gran Turismo 5 will give you even more of the astounding realism, design and in-car physics that the series has won acclaim for � it�s the drive of a lifetime. You�ll get to tackle the world�s most famous racetracks, rendered in High Definition graphics � and you�ll get behind the wheels of some of the most legendary cars in motor racing from past to cutting-edge present. The return of a gaming legend is imminent and your first glimpse is arriving in the form of a playable time trial on December 17. Whether you�re after stardom in GT Academy or you just want to be the first onto the Gran Turismo 5 racetrack, this is an experience not to be missed.
GT Academy 2010 is divided into five key stages Stage One
Entrants download the Gran Turismo time trial via PlayStation�Network, accessed through PS3. They record their timed laps in two virtual cars � a standard Nissan 370Z and a race-tuned version. Times in each participating territory will be logged on a leader board. Participants can post as many entries as they like.
Stage Two
The holders of the twenty fastest online times from each participating territory will qualify for a national final event held to select the fastest one or two Gran Turismo drivers who will proceed to the next phase.
Stage Three
19 finalists, chosen from each of the national finals events, will head to the world famous Silverstone circuit for the GT Academy itself - a five-day, comprehensive race driver �boot camp�. They will have a chance to develop new driving skills in an array of Nissan, and other, hardware, while also being judged on fitness and mental attitude.
Stage Four
For the two competitors that display the talent, fitness, aptitude, drive and determination to succeed in motor sport, the action will hot-up even further. A UK-based intensive driving and racing programme will prepare them to qualify for an international racing license.
Stage Five
There is only one place available for the driver with the most potential to compete on an international stage. The overall GT Academy 2010 champion will race a full season in the European GT4 Cup in a Nissan 370Z prepared by RJN Motorsport. The opening race is currently scheduled for May, 2010.
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