Beavis Posted May 26, 2011 Author Posted May 26, 2011 Well done Nissan UK, thats a fantastic gesture. +1 and now we know for sure where to send the money as it will get doubled +2 EXCELLENT!! Quote
EH 370z Posted May 27, 2011 Posted May 27, 2011 Categorized | News Representatives for the UK chosen for GT Academy BRITAIN’S best console racers have competed head to head to win a chance to become a real life Nissan racing driver. After completing a series of races and challeneges on the Playstation game Gran Turismo 5, the two places to represent the UK at the international final went to 19-year-old Jann Mardenborough from Cardiff and 29-year-old James Hudson from Bromley. The ultimate prize is a seat in a Nissan 370Z at the Dubai 24 hour international endurance race. Mardenborough said: ‘This is amazing. All those hours up in my bedroom with my mum shouting to come down for dinner and me shouting ‘just another five minutes’ seem worth it now.’ Now in its third year, the national format was changed to include additional tasks to ascertain the competitiors’ suitability as a real racing driver. The 22 finalists were subjected to physical tests, a media interview and real life driving in a Nissan 370Z. Competitors gained points for each contest, determining which two UK representatives will progress to the GT Academy International ‘Race Camp’. Mardenborough and Hudson will now join the other 28 International finalists at the ultimate five day ‘Race Camp’ in June. GT Academy, a partnership between Nissan and Sony Computer Entertainment, provides a platform to see if it is possible to successfully take a car racing gamer from the virtual world into the real world of racing cars at a high level. The first winner in 2008, Lucas Ordoñez, is continually proving how successful this competition can be with not only success in the FIA GT4 championship but has now secured a seat at the 2011 Le Mans 24 hour race in the Signatech Nissan LMP2 team. Andy Connell, category manager sports and 4×4 for Nissan Motor (GB) Limited, said: ‘We now move to the GT Academy 2011 international final stage and a baptism of fire awaits our two UK winners. ;It’s going to be fascinating to see who can most effectively adapt their on-screen skills to the real track. If the international finalists are looking for inspiration, they should recognise what previous winners Lucas and Jordan have achieved in such a short space of time.’ For dealers who want to follow the progress of GT Academy 2011, news will be shared on a variety of platforms including: http://eu.gran-turismo.com |www.twitter.com/GTAcademy This is the wrong thread isnt it... what a tool. Quote
Beavis Posted May 27, 2011 Author Posted May 27, 2011 How much have we raised to date? Approx £830 rich Quote
choptop Posted May 27, 2011 Posted May 27, 2011 How much have we raised to date? Approx £830 rich Excellent Quote
Chris`I Posted May 27, 2011 Posted May 27, 2011 How much have we raised to date? Approx £830 rich And I still need to pay. Let me know your email address Dave. Sorry to Choptop, I pressed edit instead of quote in his post and messed it up Not used to my new work laptop yet Quote
Beavis Posted May 28, 2011 Author Posted May 28, 2011 How much have we raised to date? Approx £830 rich And I still need to pay. Let me know your email address Dave. Quote
martinmac Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 Anyone who hasn't got one yet please PM me. We have some left and Nissan UK have agreed to match any total we can achieve, I am also happy to supply the Regional Meets Organisers with these so they can sell them at meets too. Quote
EH 370z Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Not wishing to overly labour this, but I got this sent to me recently, and it very graphically shows the surreal and calmly terrifying way this disaster hit the people of Japan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQqmp9OOE1E Appologuise if you has seen it before I fear I may have screwed up the link http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=IQqmp9OOE1E&vq=medium Quote
martinmac Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 I have a great respect for the power of water, that is truly horrific. Quote
Chris`I Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Fixed the link. YouTube has a habbit of adding random guff to the URL! Quote
Lexx Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 I have a great respect for the power of water, that is truly horrific. +1 on that. Quote
Ekona Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Working on high-pressure, large-bore water supplies day in day out, it scares the hell out of me when people take liberties with it. That video is a great albeit scary example of just how vicious it can be. Quote
EH 370z Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 I wonder what happened to the guy at the cross junction? Quote
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