News from Sema

[Nish]

Very nice read. I am very happy I have things to pass the time to make the wait for GT seem that much shorter.

 

[Jay]

Well anouther friend was at SEMA and posted his findings.
here

MastrGT is a long time member here, suprised he never posted the link here himself. Come to think of it I haven't seen him around GTP for quite some time.

 

[PKR_KARTRACER96]

MastrGT is a long time member here, suprised he never posted the link here himself. Come to think of it I haven't seen him around GTP for quite some time.

He has been busy with real life. He just started to post more.

 

[Jay]

Nice to hear you can adjust the driver view back and forth, I was always happy with default but options are always great.

Thank MastrGT for us 👍

 

[PKR_KARTRACER96]

Will do.

 

[Patrocles]

"Along with the demo cars being only GT Award winners, I understand that it had later game engines than the store demo and had never been publicly shown anywhere before. "

"Having proper pedal feel made a world of difference and I settled into experiencing GT5's latest build more. You are going to love it. The GT wheel gives a good indication of what the cars are doing and it won't take you long getting up to speed..."

cool! I hope he can give us some more insights on his observations of the new engine.

 

[Neal]

New article about the SEMA winner but is the quote from Kazanuri Yamauchi new?

Gran Turismo Creator Picks 1969 Chevy Camaro for Next Version

While the world waits for Sony Computer Entertainment to formally announce a release date for “Gran Turismo 5” — Sony’s online Style store says it will go on sale “on or about Nov. 30″ — the game’s creator, Kazunori Yamauchi, seems to be pushing ahead with version 6.0.

“About a week ago I actually sent out a to-do list to my staff for the next version, and the response was, ‘Wow, do we have to start thinking about that already?’”Mr. Yamauchi said. “Pressure is something that’s always been there for me for the past 15 years … my mind moves on to the next thing. I invite the pressure myself.”

The SEMA Show last week in Las Vegas was to have been the venue for a grand release party — the game’s most recent “official” on-sale sate was Nov. 2 in the United States — until that was wiped out by an announcement in October.

Still, the show went on. And Sony, as it has in the past several years, held its Gran Turismo Awards contest, in which the winning vehicle receives the full digital treatment for inclusion in the next version of the game, ostensibly “Gran Turismo 6.” Last year’s winner, a custom 1970 Mustang from Oregon, was chosen from about 250 entries and now resides in “Gran Turismo 5,” supposedly.

This year’s winner for “Best in Show,” selected again by Mr. Yamauchi from among about 100 entrants, went to a 1969 “salsa red” Chevrolet Camaro modified by Mark Stielow of Beverly Hills, Mich.

Mr. Stielow works in the vehicle dynamics section of General Motors — his team measures and refines the way that a vehicle steers, handles and rides — so he knows his stuff when it comes to Camaros.

“The modified Chevy engine now displaces 7 liters, and it’ll make 762 horsepower over 800 foot-pounds of torque,” he said in an interview. “The car has a ’60s feel, and it feels good.”

The suspension bits are new, but the body shell is original, except for the hood, which is aluminum. Mr. Stielow said he bought the car from a seller on eBay in California and had it shipped to Michigan. “It cost me $14,000 — not cheap, but it was money well spent.”

Mr. Stielow says he expects a team from Mr. Yamauchi’s developer company, Polyphony Digital, to come to his garage next year to photograph and record the various growls and roars of the Chevy’s powertrain.

“I’ve already raced it at a few track events,” he said. “It’ll easily go 180 miles per hour, although I think I could get it to 193.”

 

[PKR_KARTRACER96]

Just thought you might like to see these. Swerv has posted pics from SEMA.Click here

 

[Neal]

More SEMA pics