Lightning, move all those career thoughts to the back of your mind and just participate for the fun of it. i still dont know you that well and how fast you really are but believe me, i met a few supersonic guys that never made it to Silverstone and if you been following the GT academy previous seasons you probably remember this one guy that wentto Silverstone and gave up mid way because he didn't wanted to leave his life behind.
i've only seen part of one season on TV. i can confidently say I would have been at the pointy end of the speed charts, but i also have 15 years of real life competitive experience. however, i'm getting older and 19 years of working 40-60 hrs a week standing/climbing/running/carrying/lifting/abusing my body has taken a toll on me, and those physical challenges would kill me.
those challenges are right on point though. driving an e30 for 30 minutes is pretty physical. i can't imagine a gt3 or le mans car for 2 hours. g-forces are a bigger workout than they first appear. not to mention the heat, humidity, lack of hydration, and whatever else comes up.
but anyways, i'm no where near good enough at the game to come close to qualifying, though i'll still do it for fun. on track, you rely on the feel of what the car is doing, whereas the game, you are paying super attention to where the car is going, how it reactions to controller/wheel inputs, and 'listen' to the grip level. i just cannot push it in the game to that next level without being able to really feel what's going on.
so do you have to qualify in this first round of GT Academy to move on or something? how does it work?
alright, back to trying to assemble a motor to race in 2 weeks :]
