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Ordoñez becomes first racer to make transition from virtual world to racetrack podium

We've all dreamed it, but Lucas Ordoñez gets to live it. As the winner of the Nissan/Playstation GT Academy contest, in which Gran Turismo gamers competed to win a slot as a pilot in the European GT racing championship, Ordoñez spent the latter half of 2008 training under Johnny Herbert in preparation for this year's season. At his first outing in the GT4 series at Silverstone this past weekend, the GT Academy team started in 11th place, moved to 6th, 4th and then 1st before the safety car was called out, the 350Z came into the ... Read more →

Sony picks GT Academy winners to race in Dubai 24 Hours Jonathon Ramsey

GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race John Neff

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Ordoñez becomes first racer to make transition from virtual world to racetrack podium 6 months ago on Autoblog

Sony picks GT Academy winners to race in Dubai 24 Hours 1 year ago on Autoblog

First art imitates life and now video games do the same, with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and Nissan having joined forces to create the GT Academy. Over the course of eight months, the academy culled a group of wannabe racers from a field of entrants who posted the best lap times in GT5 ...

GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race 1 year ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/GT_competition_to_put_GT5_Prologue_player_in_real_race'; This is either the stupidest idea ever or the most brilliant co-promotion for two brands in the history of mankind. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, the distributor of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue across ...

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