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Nissan® PlayStation® GT Academy, an international virtual-to-reality competition by Nissan, PlayStation® and Polyphony Digital that started in 2008, offers the best Gran Turismo players in the world to compete against each other for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become a real-life professional racecar driver.
GT Academy (also known as Nissan PlayStation GT Academy and NISMO PlayStation GT Academy as part of the Nissan partnership) was a television programme produced by Grand Central Entertainment and funded by Nissan and Sony Interactive Entertainment from 2008 to 2016.
Profile. In 2011, more than 90,000 people participated in the online trials for GT Academy, with the hopes of fulfilling their dream of becoming a professional race driver. One young Briton named Jann Mardenborough placed in the Top 20, then made his way to the finals, held at Silverstone Circuit in his native U.K.
Aug 5, 2023 · Ahead of the release of the Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story movie, we take a look back at the GT Academy and examine the strengths and weaknesses of the original 'Gamer to Racer' competition.
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Dec 10, 2016 · While GT Academy can turn gamers into pro race drivers, it’s clear that it takes a lot more to make it through the National Final than simply being one of the best in the country at a video game.
GT Academy was a television and racing program jointly run by Nissan and PlayStation as an alternative route to entry in mainstream motorsport. It allowed the best players the chance to go from virtual to reality as they compete to win the ultimate prize: a spot on the Nissan racing team.
Nov 11, 2014 · GT Academy North America is back! 12 of the top Gran Turismo gamers in North America travel to Silverstone race track in England to begin the battle to become a professional racing driver for...
Aug 9, 2023 · What is GT Academy in Gran Turismo? GT Academy was a competition started by Nissan that would give Gran Turismo gamers the opportunity to train and race as professional race car drivers. This was, in fact, a legitimate competition that was held over the years.
The eighth year of GT Academy is in the books, and once again, it turned out to be a memorable contest, filled with twists and turns that no one could have expected. It all began as hundreds of thousands of Gran Turismo fans and aspiring race drivers, each one of them with the goal of becoming Nissan’s next pro pilot, tested their skill in ...
