Nissan GT Academy

[omgRWDgoodness!]

So it looks like Nissan is sponsoring a reality show where a group of finalists battle it out for the chance to become a real-life race car driver. Saw a commerical for it and felt it would be an interesting topic for discussion here.

Thoughts? Opinions? Comments? Discuss.

Nissan & Playstation: A Race to Find the Fastest Gran Turismo 5 Gamers | Nissan GT Academy (http://www.nissanusa.com/gt-academy-web.html?dcp=ppn.62630804.&dcc=0.239797284)

Introduction - GT Academy 2011 - gran-turismo.com (http://us.gran-turismo.com/us/academy/2011/)

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[ZilviaKid]

didnt live for speed already do this?

[roboticnissan]

Turning kids that have too much free time to get good at a video.game is not going to.produce good real life race car drivers, this shit is stupid

[thrax]

Thoughts? Opinions? Comments? Discuss.


Interesting how Nissan is always into the training/racing courses. When i bought my new 240 in Canada in the early nineties Nissan Canada offered race car driving courses for people who bought either a 240sx, 300zx or J30. Basically the RWD cars in their stable. The course wasn't free but it was a heavy discounted. I really wanted to go but couldn't afford it since i had just bought a new car (yes i know the irony of it).

[xBandiTx]

I think it's tight, i wish they had something like this for NFS on 360, i used to be sponsored by Evil Controllers & Promodz. Those 16 are lucky this is a unique opportunity to look back on

[redline racer510]

The dumbest idea ever. O, yeah lets take a bunch a video game junkies and see if there gt5 skills translate into actual racing skills. What a shame, when there are so many people that have been racing since they were 6 years old (gokarts)and have been doing it to make a living, but no lets go see if some idiots playing video games can do this in real life.

[simmode1]

^^^You mad, bro? lol
http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/77a361a3d05f.jpg

[HyperTek]

Turning kids that have too much free time to get good at a video.game is not going to.produce good real life race car drivers, this shit is stupid

If all you think is sitting on the couch with a gamepad in hand is racing..

It is legit, there have been documents of taking sim racers and throwing them in real cars and producing good lap times. Iracing did this and a few others in Europe have these type of competitions.

I made a thread about it a few years back
http://zilvia.net/f/off-topic-chat/377151-rookies-racers-documentary-sim-players-racers.html

z9_RiMwlmHM

I havent seen it though. But the adaption level from sim to real race car is alot quicker than from nothing to real race car.

Gran Turismo as far as a simulator, is decent but not the best imo. GT /Forza and any other console racer is dumbed down for the mass.

F1 teams use simulators alot
YMvLQvexg14

Online sim racing is pretty competitive , and great for those who can't fund a real car or just have other priorities. You got to play with a steering wheel /peddle setup to understand it.

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[atom]

They've had this for a while but this is the first time I've actually seen them advertise it on TV. Must mean it's a pretty big promotion for Nissan.

Lucas Ordoñez & Team Score Podium Finish at 24 Hours of Le Mans 2011 (http://www.gtplanet.net/lucas-ordonez-team-score-podium-finish-at-24-hours-of-le-mans-2011/)

Article about the first GT Academy winner. Quit being such haters LOL.

[muffler]

why are people hating on this? i think its a great idea..think about it if these 16 "gamers" got the fastest times in the world in a SIM then that obviously means they know the fundamentals of a racetrack and how to drive a car around the track..yes there going to need some real seat time but this is a great way to practice IMO

[Otto347]

The dumbest idea ever. O, yeah lets take a bunch a video game junkies and see if there gt5 skills translate into actual racing skills. What a shame, when there are so many people that have been racing since they were 6 years old (gokarts)and have been doing it to make a living, but no lets go see if some idiots playing video games can do this in real life.

:rofl: :rofl: fucking tard.

Just because mommy and daddy have a disposable income and time to take you go kart racing, pay for the trips, the upkeep on the kart, the tires, the fuel and all the other shit that goes with it GREAT! When a sim racer gets out and hands you your ass on a platter in the real world, maybe he was the one ment for the track and not you.

[Super_OK_S13]

Here ya go. i try to follow updates on GTPlanet, but mostly looking for game updates. there is a couple "GT Academy" series across the world. but this covers the US one comming to Speed..

Bryan Heitkotter Wins U.S. GT Academy 2011 (http://www.gtplanet.net/brian-heitkotter-wins-u-s-gt-academy-2011/)

Catching Up with U.S. GT Academy Winner Bryan Heitkotter (http://www.gtplanet.net/catching-up-with-u-s-gt-academy-winner-bryan-heitkotter/)\

SORRY FOR THE SPOILER...

[1slodrftr]

My brother was in this! Keep an eye out for Jason Miller.

[negrosx13]

Not every family can afford to have there kid go out and race.

[redline racer510]

:rofl: :rofl: fucking tard.

Just because mommy and daddy have a disposable income and time to take you go kart racing, pay for the trips, the upkeep on the kart, the tires, the fuel and all the other shit that goes with it GREAT! When a sim racer gets out and hands you your ass on a platter in the real world, maybe he was the one ment for the track and not you.

Congratulations sir, your one of the thousands of zilvian's that like directing negative statement about people you clearly dont know enough to talk smack about, feel pretty good about yourself huh. While your over there rofl, you might want to read my post over as I never said "I have been go-karting since I was 6" I was making an inference regarding people that start there racing career at a very early age that are much more capable race car drivers by the age of 16-24 than the people put together for this publicity stunt which is clearly not intended for finding a practical race car driver.

BTW parents died 6 years ago.

[xpertsnowcarver]

^^^Yeeeaaaahhh... Lets not make this a sob story thread...

This whole thing seems dumb only if you think that the people who are good at GT5 and participating in this GT Academy are nothing more than couch potato kids that having nothing better to do but dedicate themselves to being the best at GT5.

But at the same time, how many of you sit there playing GT5, who actually do productive activities for the most part, regardless if you have some track time or not, and think, "Fuck.... I'll never get sponsored enough to do this for real."

I know I do....

So, Nissan GT Academy is your ticket to making that happen.

So what if the couch potato gets to race for real. It's called finding talent. If Nissan GT Academy thinks they can find talented racers through GT5, so be it.

What I'm curious to know is... How do you stay on top of all the cheaters that wreck into you and ruin your odds of even being close to top 16?

[HyperTek]

couch potato kids vs someone sitting behind a simulated cockpit steering wheel will have different times imo.. gamepad doesnt give that that precise of movents a steering wheel does.. I dont think you can put competitive times down with a gamepad as opposed to someone sitting in a sim rig, the depth of feel is greater in the rig.

That is just my opinion btw but coming from racing in sims alot I do feel strong about that. I play at my desk with a logitech g25 mounted to it, and in sims I am like 4-7 off pace of the top guys in an online race. Always figured that Im only getting soo much out of my desk, and those guys are probably sitting in full blown sim rigs with the right low posture like in a race car etc.

GT5 is a mass affordable sim racer, its not a die hard sim but it has enough imo, which is good.

It is closer to reality with a steering wheel, compared to say EA hosting a football search from people playing Madden lmao

[Teddy]

You guys are assuming that these GT Academy finalists are just dumb gamer kids, but they could be you and me... meaning I'm certain every one of them has had seat time on a real track before.

I think GT Academy is a great idea!

[Otto347]

Congratulations sir, your one of the thousands of zilvian's that like directing negative statement about people you clearly dont know enough to talk smack about, feel pretty good about yourself huh.


:bowrofl::bowrofl: butthurt.......as you sat there and made the same "negative statement" about people you "clearly" dont know.

Go play in traffic.


BTW parents died 6 years ago.
aw man now I feel bad























































.....not really.

[1slodrftr]

If you keep up on the GT Academy winners they are actually doing very good in their divisions. i say thats pretty good for being couch potatos.

[ZenkiCam]

id go on there just to crash a GTR

[redline1320]

id go on there just to crash a GTR

Considering its not a true skyline and everyone thinks it is. I'd do the same lol

[ZenkiCam]

wait, wut? oh i got ya.

[omgRWDgoodness!]

id go on there just to crash a GTR
I wonder how much you could get for the VR38DETT out of it. Imagine that shit in a Z- or S-chassis...

[roboticnissan]

If all you think is sitting on the couch with a gamepad in hand is racing..

It is legit, there have been documents of taking sim racers and throwing them in real cars and producing good lap times. Iracing did this and a few others in Europe have these type of competitions.

I made a thread about it a few years back
http://zilvia.net/f/off-topic-chat/377151-rookies-racers-documentary-sim-players-racers.html

z9_RiMwlmHM

I havent seen it though. But the adaption level from sim to real race car is alot quicker than from nothing to real race car.

Gran Turismo as far as a simulator, is decent but not the best imo. GT /Forza and any other console racer is dumbed down for the mass.

F1 teams use simulators alot
YMvLQvexg14

Online sim racing is pretty competitive , and great for those who can't fund a real car or just have other priorities. You got to play with a steering wheel /peddle setup to understand it.

VirtualR – Sim Racing News (http://www.virtualr.net/)
NoGripRacing :: Home (http://www.nogripracing.com/)
Race Sim Central - Sim Racing News (http://www.racesimcentral.com/news/)

NASA recognizes sim racing as a motorsport R2P, NASA take sim racing to new heights // Front News and Announcements // Race2Play Multiplayer Online Racing (http://www.race2play.com/forum/list_posts/599)
Sim racing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim_racing)


O wow, maybe ill take back what i said haha

[drift freaq]

Considering its not a true skyline and everyone thinks it is. I'd do the same lol


Considering that you really do not know what your saying above because your statement is based on speculation and opinion on your part.

I mean really you are just going to diss a car that wipes the street with cars that cost almost 3 times as much and put it down? You sir speak ignorantly at best.

You may not like it, it may not be what you in your retro purist 20 year old brain,(LOL) thinks is what it should be. Though there is no denying it lives up to the Skyline GTR legacy quite well.

[Teddy]

Considering that you really do not know what your saying above because your statement is based on speculation and opinion on your part.

I mean really you are just going to diss a car that wipes the street with cars that cost almost 3 times as much and put it down? You sir speak ignorantly at best.

I do not understand the point of this post.

[redline1320]

Considering that you really do not know what your saying above because your statement is based on speculation and opinion on your part.

I mean really you are just going to diss a car that wipes the street with cars that cost almost 3 times as much and put it down? You sir speak ignorantly at best.

You may not like it, it may not be what you in your retro purist 20 year old brain,(LOL) thinks is what it should be. Though there is no denying it lives up to the Skyline GTR legacy quite well.

Oh yea except its not rhd....not made in japan...legacy my ass....
I dont understand the point of your post.
But cool story bro, tell it again

[Teddy]

This thread is not about the GTR.

Please shut the fuck up.