The email came from
do-not-reply@playstation.com
And this is what it said:
Thank you for registering for GT Academy, your chance to become a professional race car driver through Gran Turismo 5, exclusively on the PlayStation 3.
Based on the address you entered when you registered, you have been assigned to the Northeast region for the GT Academy competition. When you race, your lap times will be registered on this regions leaderboards, which can be viewed in-game and at the official Gran Turismo website (
http://us.gran-turismo.com/us/).
Round 1 of the GT Academy online tournament runs December 20, 2010 through January 23, 2011. The competition consists of a group of time trial events in Gran Turismo® 5, and youll need to race each event and post your fastest lap times to place on the leaderboards for your assigned region. The top 128 players per region as of January 23, 2011, will be moving on to Round 2 of the competition.
Weekly prizes for the top 20 times on the combined national leaderboard will be awarded through January 23, including Gran Turismo 5 posters, Logitech Driving ForceTM GT racing wheels, and Playseat Revolution racing seats. And just for racing in the GT Academy time trial events, you can earn free GT Academy digital content for your PlayStation®3 system.
The top 8 players per region will be flown to the National Finals event to face off for one of 16 spots in GT Academy. Those 16 finalists will compete in a series of grueling physical and mental challenges. This includes going behind the wheel of actual Nissan cars to practice and prove their driving skills. Along the way, participants will be eliminated, because there can be only one winner in GT Academy who goes on to train to become a real professional race car driver. The stakes are high. Good luck!
For complete tournament details and official rules, visit
http://us.gran-turismo.com/us/academy/2011/. Be sure to follow GT Academy on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/GTAcademyNA to stay up to date with the latest GT Academy news and updates as the competition unfolds.
-The GT Academy Team