Today I learned here's a GT Cafe at Twin Ring Motegi. And they serve a dish called "GT Rice". Which sounds a bit gross, described as "tomato based starchy sauce and rice" but i want to try it.
Oh, wow, the elusive Gran Turismo Café! I wasn't sure if it was still around! Hopefully I'll have a chance to visit it soon...
I covered it on the blog when it opened exactly 10 years ago.
https://www.gtplanet.net/the-gran-turismorestaurant/
https://www.gtplanet.net/real-picture-of-gran-turismo-cafe/
Isn't there's also a road called Paseo de Yamauchi named after Kaz in Spain?I also heard about a road called Gran Turismo Dr.
There's a small road somewhere around Mt. Panorama, probably on the track grounds, doesn't show up on a map.
I've always been a little suspicious of "Gran Turismo Drive" at Bathurst... Even though
the mayor of Bathurst was there to christen it, apparently nobody else was (it was revealed while the GT event was happening in Ronda, on the other side of the world).
None of the pictures from the reveal really showed where it was at, but the background of the launch video offers some clues:
The painted checkerboard on the road is
still visible on Google Maps!
The road in Ronda Spain, looks amazing Google reviews -
here.
Yes, the Paseo de Kazunori Yamauchi was revealed during the GT 15th Anniversary event in Ronda, Spain. I have never seen Kazunori so surprised or embarrassed as when they pulled that flag over to reveal the sign — he had no idea they were going to do that.
https://www.gtplanet.net/paseo-de-kazunori-yamauchi/
It's actually more of a walkway (hence the name, "paseo") rather than a "road", but it is the most important walkway in Ronda (and quite a bit more impressive than that parking lot aisle in Bathurst!). It is in the middle of the city and offers the best view of the landmark bridge, the Puente Nuevo. Here are some more pictures that I took which show exactly where/what it is.
You can see the start of it where the large group of people are in this photo, and you can see how it wraps around the edge of the cliff. It leads to a park on the other side that offers more views of the valley below.
A closer look at the start of the path. You can see where the (covered) plaque/sign is on the short wall near the middle of the photo:
View from the path itself:
And from the valley below:
Thanks for a good excuse to look through all my photos from that trip.
Ronda really is spectacular.