Iceman™ Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 http://m.overdrive.in/news/nissan-gt-academy-coming-to-india-on-february-4/ The Nissan GT Academy is coming to India on February 4, a day before the Auto Expo 2014 starts, our sources tell us. If true this is a terrific news. Here’s why we’re so thrilled about it. The GT academy programme has been defying both common sense and motorsports tradition since its inception in 2008. It takes people who are good at video games and, in a matter of months, turns them into professional racers. GTAcademy In 2011, Bryan Heitkotter, a parts deliveryman in Fresno, California, was laid off. 2011 also saw the very first edition of GT Academy USA. How are the two events related? The hard-on-luck gaming enthusiast tried his luck in the gaming event and won it. He then went on to train alongside fellow gamer Jann Mardenborough at Silverstone, and stood with him on that podium in Dubai. In 2012, he competed at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Unemployed in 2011, racing at Indy in 2012. In 2008, Nissan and Sony held the first GT Academy. Spain’s Lucas Ordonez, 23, a student who had never driven a real racecar before, won GT Academy Europe. This year, he was on the podium at the legendary Nürburgring, and is knocking at the doors to the F1 circuit. In the history of GT Academy, such cases are aplenty. In 2011, 19-year-old Welshman Jann Mardenborough won the second installment of GT Academy Europe. Six months later he had an international racing license, and by January, he was standing on the podium with his GT Academy teammates at the 24 Hours of Dubai. Nissan-GT-Academy Similarly in 2012, Steve Doherty, a mechanic from Plainfield, Illinois, took GT Academy’s checkered flag and the cherished red helmet in the show’s finale. From there, he raced under the pseudonym “Dan Mitchell” (so as not to give away the show’s ending before it aired on the web) in various development series in Europe, working towards his international racing license. In January 2013, he teamed up with three other GT Academy drivers to race to a top 10 finish in the Dubai 24 Hours. However, unlike the original series, the GT Academy in India will have only one winner. He/she will be sent to other countries to participate in a national final event where they will race in special pods during a series of live GT elimination rounds. In the final selection round, the top performers from the national finals across the world will take part in a race at the Silverstone racing circuit. This is where the virtual world ends and the competitors will be given actual Nissan sports cars. The jury will decide the winner based on passion, talent, drive and what it takes to become a professional race driver. The grand prize though will be a spot in the Nissan racing team with the company sponsoring all the licensing and training required for international motorsport events. Sent from my LT22i using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemosabe Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 so GT Academy will only support GT 5 or 6 , as sony pulled off the plug on GT 5 server Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman™ Posted January 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 6 Sent from my LT22i using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman™ Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Press conference at 2:30pm sony india and Nissan Sent from my LT22i using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman™ Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 So GT academy is launched one of the videos on nissanindia youtube channel says visit the nissan booth at auto expo 2014 to participate Wtf is this? Why no event? Why just in booth? Sent from my LT22i using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Krypton_ Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Good luck ruzhan. U can win this one ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman™ Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Thanks Sent from my LT22i using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman™ Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Schedule: February 7-11, 2014 Nissan Display Area, Hall 12, India Expo Mart, Greater Noida February 20-23, 2014 Ambience Mall, Gurgaon, NCR March 20-23, 2014 R-City Mall, Ghatkopar, Mumbai April 17-20, 2014 Inorbit Mall, Hyderabad May 15-18, 2014 Mantri Mall, Bengalore June 5-8, 2014 Express Avenue Mall, Royapettah, Chennnai Sent from my LT22i using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman™ Posted February 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Anyone registered a time at.the auto expo? Sent from my LT22i using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman™ Posted February 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Ambience mall anyone? Sent from my LT22i using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuderiaT1fos1 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Ambience mall anyone? Sent from my LT22i using Tapatalk 2 You tried? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman™ Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Nope Anyone coming to R-City this week? Sent from my LT22i using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuderiaT1fos1 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Nope Anyone coming to R-City this week? Sent from my LT22i using Tapatalk 2 Yes, this thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman™ Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Cool Sent from my LT22i using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman™ Posted March 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 So those who visited what tyres and driving aids are enabled ? Sent from my LT22i using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman™ Posted April 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Online qualifications starting 21st april Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman™ Posted April 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 GTA 2014 went live anyone posted time yet? Sent from my LT22i using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuderiaT1fos1 Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Ends when? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman™ Posted June 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Ended yesterday Sent from my LT22i using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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