When you think of Nissan and GT Academy, most may think of Nissan’s super car, the GT-R. In this case, the GT stands for Gran Turismo, the acclaimed racing simulator video game series on the Sony Playstation platform. Nissan GT Academy is a collaboration between Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) and Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA) and Polyphony Digital Inc. to make one Gran Turismo gamer enthusiasts into a professional race car drive for Nissan Motorsports.
GT Academy starts its search for Nissan’s newest race car driver at a national tournament in Florida. There were 54,000 registered contestants competing to be part of the sweet 16 finalists. After the three day tournament ended, the top 16 contestants were then flown to the wold renowned, Silverstone Racing Complex in England where they would soon learn that this one week contest would not be just about racing cars.
Without giving away too many spoilers, the 16 drivers entered in to what they thought was more of a “boot camp” than a racing contest. As the drivers walked into their dorm building for the week, they realized they were about to live in very close quarters with one another as their beds laid side-by-side. During their first challenge, the contestants were given the opportunity to race around the south Silverstone International Circuit. To their surprise, they were not racing with cars or anything on wheels; They had to race the track by foot.
The judges explained that they will be putting the contestants under pressure and in uncomfortable situations so they can really find out who is most committed, who breaks the least under pressure, and who will ultimately rise to the top as Nissan’s newest addition to their racing team.
After watching the first episode of Nissan’s GT Academy, which can be viewed here, there is still plenty of racing that is featured on this must watch mini-series. At North Country Nissan of Saint Albans, VT, we are very exited to follow Nissan’s GT Academy. We live and breath everything Nissan. Whether it is New Nissans or Pre-Owned, or Nissan Motorsports; we love it! This isn’t your average cookie cutter reality TV show that has no substance. The show features contestants with great stories, thrilling race contests and electrifying endurance contests.
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Seth Whiting
Paquin’s Auto Park
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