GT Academy 2010 Begins In Europe On December 17
See Full ImageWe have only one question: "how hardcore are you?"
If you reside in Europe and have always dreamed of becoming a world class race driver, you might want to test your skills against others in the next iteration of the GT Academy. As revealed at the Euro PlayStation Blog, this year's virtual competition begins on December 17; it all centers on the GT Academy 2010 Time Trial. If you can pass this test, you will be officially entered into the Academy for your formal training but to get that far, you'll need to do something pretty darn special: you'll have to qualify within the top 20 in your country, and then, you'll participate in the national final event, where you'll race against the other qualifiers. Get past that, and you can join the elite 20 that will make it into the GT Academy. And as you can see, everyone will be using the new Nissan 370Z in one of two possible versions for the Time Trial, which is ridiculously cool (PSXE veterans know why). Yeah, Nissan's sports car is popping up everywhere, from hardcore racing competitions to pornstars' driveways. In this particular case, though, it almost doesn't matter what you drive, provided you're a master at controlling it around the given track.
Perhaps the best part about this is being able to go hands-on with Gran Turismo 5 (or maybe it's more of a Prologue build) this year. If you think you've got what it takes, maybe you should start preparing now...practice, but do it on a TV screen, yes?
12/3/2009 10:23:37 AM Ben Dutka
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BTNwarrior
Thursday, December 03, 2009 @ 10:59:26 AM
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mikem
Thursday, December 03, 2009 @ 11:42:51 AM
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Thrill Kill
Thursday, December 03, 2009 @ 12:43:57 PM
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Highlander
Thursday, December 03, 2009 @ 1:47:49 PM
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Last edited by Highlander on 12/3/2009 1:48:06 PM
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maxpontiac
Thursday, December 03, 2009 @ 2:06:15 PM
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The 17th cannot get here soon enough.
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Highlander
Thursday, December 03, 2009 @ 2:33:42 PM
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Craigo
Thursday, December 03, 2009 @ 3:31:41 PM
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Banky A
Thursday, December 03, 2009 @ 3:49:39 PM
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But too bad I haven't upgraded to a new PS3 wheel, so I won't be able to get the hardcore times like I should.
December 17th, you rock!
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maxpontiac
Thursday, December 03, 2009 @ 5:00:58 PM
Between MW2, DA Origins, and now the GT5 demo.
I am set.
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mikem
Thursday, December 03, 2009 @ 5:00:35 PM
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Xbox_Killer
Thursday, December 03, 2009 @ 5:56:04 PM
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Banky A
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 3:54:45 AM
Yes they're 100% the same thing
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___________
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 12:02:45 AM
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nah i dont want to die on my bday.
hopefully that demo will be out by then so i can virtually try to beat a few records.
one thing i hope they do is since there having the top gear track in there, i hope they include the stigs times for each track so i can see how close to his times i can get.
who knows, i maybe a F1 driver after all ;)
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___________
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 12:08:38 AM
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why?
oops, you should see all the skid marks in my street, but there not from me its the next door neighbor with his bloody GTO.
that things so fu***ng loud you can hear it start up at 6 in the morning from 10 blocks away.
how the hell he can afford the insurance on that thing is beyond me hes only 19 for christs sake!
and my father, a 56 year old cant get insurance for a WRX STI.
WTF?
a 19 year old can get insurance for a GTO but a 56 year old cant get insurance for a WRX STI.
ive said it once, ive said it twice and ill say it again.
this country has its priorities all screwed up!
im starting to think the PM is a 6 week old goat.
o wait.
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sabitrulz
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 12:25:17 AM
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shaydey77
Sunday, December 06, 2009 @ 8:01:33 PM
and as for _______. I dunno where your dad is looking for insurance but i know a 20year old can get his rex insured for 3000.
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Zorigo
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Thursday, December 03, 2009 @ 10:49:15 AM