- Nissan and Sony Computer Entertainment UK offer extra chance to join online gamers in 2011 GT Academy
- ‘Wild Card’ competition to be held at Nissan Innovation Station at The O2
- Dubai 24 Hours seat in racing 370Z awaits overall GT Academy champion
Lucas Ordonez 2010 with Nissan 370Z GT4
A collaboration between Sony Computer Entertainment UK (SCE UK) and Nissan is offering the exclusive, and additional, opportunity to join other online gamers at the GT Academy for the 2011 national finals. This is a contest for users of the Playstation 3 who battle against each other online in a time trial to try and win the ultimate prize in gaming. That prize being a seat in the Nissan 370Z for the famous 24 hour race in Dubai.
Anyone who plays online through a PS3 and owns a copy of Gran Turismo 5 can enter the GT Academy. This wild card slot, however, gives gamers an additional chance of making it through to the national finals, which are being held in May.
Competitors are invited to enter the ‘Wild Card’ contest, hosted at the Nissan Innovation Station at The O2, by registering at www.nissangtawildcard.co.uk for an entry slot between 10am and 8pm on either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd April, when they will complete a time trial using PS3 race pods.
Each entrant’s quickest lap of three will be recorded, with the best drivers from each of the three days winning a Logitech Driving Force GT™ steering wheel, the official wheel of Gran Turismo, which features force feedback and 900-degree wheel rotation. The best time overall across the three days will win the extra place at the National Finals.
The inaugural GT Academy, in 2008, was won by Spanish student Lucas Ordoñez, who was recently named as a member of Nissan’s Le Mans 24 Hours prototype sports car programme.
At the National Finals, participants will take part in a series of Gran Turismo 5 gaming heats. Additional non-gaming challenges that the National Finalists face will be unveiled in due course.
Two UK National Final victors will advance to the International Finals, to be held at Silverstone in June, when competitors will take to the track in Nissan’s 3.7-litre, 323bhp 370Z models.
Paul Willcox, Nissan Motor GB’s Managing Director, said: “Lucas, our 2008 GTA winner, is living proof that virtual driving skills can be transferred to real-world racing. This year, we are adding this special opportunity for one talented gamer to join the UK’s best in the National race to turn the dream of a motor sport career into reality.”
David Wilson, Head of PR for Sony Computer Entertainment UK, said: “The ambition of Sony Computer Entertainment was to make a game that gives players the ultimate driving simulation experience. The GT Academy partnership with Nissan is the realisation of this ambition, setting Gran Turismo 5 gamers the ultimate challenge on PlayStation 3. The success of previous winners Lucas Ordoñez and Jordan Tresson demonstrates that GT Academy has grown into a credible route into motor sport.”
The Nissan Innovation Station at The O2 is a free exhibition which features driving simulators, a virtual car design programme and interactive games that show visitors of all ages how electric vehicles can change the way people will drive and live in the future.
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