Kazunori drives Lexus IS F around Nurburgring

[RAVELLRON]

sorry. if they drove in the full nordschleife is very very good... and im wrong sorry..
i think that it was the full now... yes can explain why it take 10 min.. so kaz drove really fast...
sorry everybody, i didn't think about this....(the full one)

 

[FLASH48]

Why to go Mr.Y. He is just trying to get a win like Lucas has!👍

 

[alba]

International A licence. (that was meant to be humorous)

 

[ralph89]

I wonder what Dan Greenawalt of T10 do after seeing this news? Let me guess, he's gonna race the 24hr Le Mans to out do Kaz then crash after the first turn? Hope not.

 

[Maggot666PL]

He might crash, but worry not! He has the rewind button!

But seriously - nice performance from Kaz, makes me want to "train" using GT5 even more (and I have yet to learn the Green Hell, so there are some happy hours for me in store : )).

 

[arvin charles]

Mr Yamauchi had only experienced 2 races prior to this in normal cars. In his first racing car, in his first international race, and competing on the Nurburgring for the first time, this achievement proves above all else that training within Gran Turismo is truly effective.

That's not necessarily true, he does do track days at Tsukuba & and other tracks. So, I really don't think this is proof that training with GT is as crucial as spending real seat time on a track.

Do they really think his result proves anything about the game? I mean, he has driven the Ring before this race, so it's not like it was brand new to him.

 

[No46_TheDoctor]

That's what GTTV is for

Thats kind of what I meant.

 

[Smoke&Slide]

sorry. if they drove in the full nordschleife is very very good... and im wrong sorry..
i think that it was the full now... yes can explain why it take 10 min.. so kaz drove really fast...
sorry everybody, i didn't think about this....(the full one)

No worries dude 👍.

 

[zeromobius]

That's not necessarily true, he does do track days at Tsukuba & and other tracks. So, I really don't think this is proof that training with GT is as crucial as spending real seat time on a track.

Do they really think his result proves anything about the game? I mean, he has driven the Ring before this race, so it's not like it was brand new to him.

I dont know if this proves anything, but using the game is helpful in a way. You may not feel out the track as in real life but you can remember its lay out, and when to expect turns. I also i dont know if this means anything either, but look at the GT Academy folks. 💡

 

[Black Chamber]

Um, wow.

Until I counted the cars on the tarmac - I thought this was a GT5 screen-grab! GT5 really does look photo-realistic If I was fooled even for a second or two! 👍

I wonder what Dan Greenawalt of T10 do after seeing this news? Let me guess, he's gonna race the 24hr Le Mans to out do Kaz then crash after the first turn? Hope not.

Dan Greenawalt couldn't beat anyone at the Nürburgring - even if he was the only racer on the track.

Dan Greenawalt is the physical embodiment of a great quote I made a while back:

"You sir, have bad luck. For example, you were entered as the goalie in a Soccer match. You showed up on the wrong day - and there was nobody else there and to make matters worse; you were defending the wrong goal."

 

[chepu]

Yep, KY confirmed it in the new GT blog.

WOW, I thought I would never read or hear about that, I MEAN THIS IS HUUUUGE NEWWWS, YAMAUCHI ANSWERING QUESTIONS HIMSELF IN A BLOG!

Now i dare you people to complain about Lack of Connection with Fans

 

[snake900]

Yep, KY confirmed it in the new GT blog.

So how does that look like? Can anyone draw a map of it?

 

[Terronium-12]

WOW, I thought I would never read or hear about that, I MEAN THIS IS HUUUUGE NEWWWS, YAMAUCHI ANSWERING QUESTIONS HIMSELF IN A BLOG!

Now i dare you people to complain about Lack of Connection with Fans

Well, to be absolutely fair it's only been one blog and compared to other developers it's hardly worth getting excited about. if it continues however then it's about time. 👍

 

[Rikusaki]

http://kotaku.com/5369813/real-racing-will-affect-gran-turismo

http://eu.gran-turismo.com/ie/news/d10538.html

I think this is worthy of a post on the main blog.

Nicely done, Kazunori. 👍

 

[alba]

It was already posted here but I guess it deserve its own thread.

 

[Rikusaki]

It was already posted here but I guess it deserve its own thread.

Oops! Sorry about that!

 

[blinky77]

While at Nurburgring, Yamauchi said he was approached by countless GT fans, who asked him why he was adding damage to the series. "For many fans I spoke with," Yamauchi explained, "one reason they seemed to like Gran Turismo is that you cannot damage cars."

Please, tell me this is a translation error.

 

[kanariya]

well done. you can drive.

 

[wnffe]

This will definitely proves that Gran Turismo is a good training field. Well done Kaz!

 

[kohanson]

I believe in the future, gran turismo will be used for racecar drivers to practise the track and perfect the corners..

 

[Snaeper]

Please, tell me this is a translation error.

It's not. There's no way it could be. GT2 held my attention longer than any racing game I've played since, and it did it without damage, weather, etc.

Funny how people ask to mess with perfection.

 

[Famine]

GT2 had damage...

(just most of us turned it off because it was crap)

 

[Organ-Donor]

I dont know how you wouldnt want damage in a racing simulator, it just adds realism. Although I can see why they dont like seeing beautiful cars being smashed. I however do.

 

[daan]

It was already posted here but I guess it deserve its own thread.

It had its own thread. Merged.