Nissan in Europe and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe are teaming up to run the third installment of the GT Academy. The competition gives Gran Turismo 5 video game players the chance to get behind the wheel of a Nissan 370Z GT4 car in real life. And, the winner will be able to drive the Z car in the prestigious Dubai 24 Hour International race.
This is the third season of GT Academy in Europe, and 2011 is the inaugural year in the USA. Contestants will battle it out online beginning March 4th. Leaderboards for each participating territory will highlight the fastest 20 racers who will proceed to a live territory final. Only two from each final will make it to an intensive six-day driver training 'Race Camp' to be run at the world-famous Silverstone circuit. The winner of Race Camp will continue to be trained in high-performance Nissan race cars and compete in a series of national-level races in order to qualify for an international race license and an entry into the Dubai race.
"In Gran Turismo 5 we continue to bring the worlds of real and virtual racing closer together and the GT Academy programme, in partnership with our friends at Nissan, perfectly illustrates this ambition," explained Kazunori Yamauchi, the creator of the Gran Turismo games and president of Polyphony Digital.
For additional details on the European GT Academy, check out the promo video below.
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