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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[That's the stupidest idea ever.<br><br>"I was unaware that ramming down the inside in a corner caused damaged to your car."]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[why not the LS2LS7?]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 11:36AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[Naa this will do amazingly well in the UAE. They're the same car crazy people that decided it would be worthwhile to make a Ferrari Theme Park.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[JapanCarBlog.com]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 11:37AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[3 days of practice at $1000 an hour and he still won't be able to complete a lap in the real car.  The winner of this contest would undoubtly be 95 pounds and sickly.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[tankd0g]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 11:50AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[350z.... why is there a gt-r?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[masson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 12:04PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[I believe the qualifying through GT5 is racing with the GT-R and the actual race later on is with a 350.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Allan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 12:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[Who the heck would want to waste 8 months just to drive a porky Z? The handling bit is not all that awesome on the track and it's not really a track worthy car IMO, unless heavily spec modified. If Nissan were offering track time in the GT-R, it'd be a completely different story.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 12:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[I find it funny that you call it wasting 8 months.  You are entering a competition where you play a game. Not working  24/7. Its a hobby for some people already. If you're really good than you can win.  Then you get 4 months of racing school and an actual racing license plus enter a real race for free.  I don't know about where you live, but I reckon obtaining training for a racing license isn't cheap nor is a chance to race a car that isn't your own.   ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[2004m3driver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 12:40PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[Well, if you're all that serious about track days and dedicated racing, why not leave your job and join the motorsport industry? This publicity stunt is for folks who sit at home all day or are yearning to drive a Z. Besides, in the time it'll take for the winner to actually get some real world track time (about 12 months from now), someone with a decent job can earn a race license, buy a beater Z and have more fun tinkering around in the garage while keeping his/her job.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 1:04PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[Nah racing school costs around 3k for 3 days at Skip Barber. I already have an ok car for the track, but how about  PLAYING A GAME for a chance to win a FREE racing license and enter a race with a car that ISN'T mine.  Whats to lose? Its not like you're giving anything up. I love cars, but I am not going to change my life drastically for them.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[2004m3driver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 1:51PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[why not in the U.S.?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[EJ25RUN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 12:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[We already did this in real life in World Challenge in the R34 GT-R.<br><br>The owner/driver played GT3, and then went and ran World Challenge.<br><br><a href="http://gtrusa.blogspot.com/2006/08/preparing-for-laguna-seca.html" rel="nofollow">http://gtrusa.blogspot.com/2006/08/preparing-for-laguna-seca.html</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Morris]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 12:13PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[Seems like a worthless promotional stunt. Here's the test, ask the entrants or winner, what would be more important?!?  The training and chance to race in that endurance event or being able to pocket all the money that would go into preparing the winner and entrance to the race.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corey W.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 12:27PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[It is a GAME, sure Yamauchi can game and can race in real life, but really, how many gamers who are going to be in the running for this are going to be decent real life drivers? Probably end up with a fat, short-sighted 14 year old (or that guy in South Park WoW episode)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mobius_1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 12:32PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[A bit ignorant aren't you. The top gamers in a the world are actually all in their 20s because well gaming requires intelligence. Lil kids might have the twitch factor, but never the critical thinking skills required.  Don't forget, the people that are going to enter this are the people that actually want the prize.  So surely, they must have a drivers license no? If this was in the US I'd enter it. Nothing to lose, I was planning on playing GT5 anyways.  They don't need all their gamers to be awesome real life drivers, just enough to get the competition rolling. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[2004m3driver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 12:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[I understand what you're saying Mobius. It's true, the winner could be anybody from a really fit young adult to a scrawny 15 year old. The organizers of this competition should know that and be prepared to deal with whomever wins (fairly, hopefully).<br><br>I'd definitely enter it if it were in the US. I'm in my twenties and pretty darn good, but I'm 100% sure there's other kids better than me. Besides I don't have all day to practice and compete, so it's just really for the fun of it. Hey... you never know.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[broosewee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 2:13PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[A friend of mine got very good at Gt3 and GT4, playing night and day until he got his (real) driver's license. I, instead, autocrossed and tracked for 3 years. I let him co-drive my car and he beat my time (and I'm really not that bad, usually top 2 in A-Stock in my S2000). Either he is naturally talented or Gran Turismo is a good racing simulator. If it is natural driving talent, that would explain why he good at GT. If GT is a good simulator, that would explain why he is a good autocrosser (took FTD last weekend). Either way, I don't think you can say the 2 are completely unrelated. Simulation, while no replacement for actual seat time, is still good practice. Also, talent in simulation may also be talent at actual racing. I think this publicity stunt is just another way to find good drivers. Drivers who may not be able to afford the thousands it requires race professionally.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 2:51PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[Someone get Takuma Sato a Playstation! He needs a ride.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 2:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[You would Be Better off with a Sup'ed Up Doge Neon ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 3:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[OMG! What happens if a WOMAN wins this thing? I totally had this idea the other day when I was tooling around on GT5. I think it's brilliant idea. Maybe Ralph Shumacker can enter.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[fizzandpop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 3:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/06/gt-academy-competition-to-put-gt5-prologue-player-in-real-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[WOW!  The funniest part would be if they figure out the best player of the game is a fat american who won't have the physical endurance to last even 10 minutes in a hot endurance racer hitting high Gs on the turns]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[dc11]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 6th 2008 11:50PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>