Team Scarlet Line
Already famous for his racing games and one space shoot’em up, Kazunori’s fame sky rocketed after discovering the possibilities of time travel, by passing through the event horizon around the black hole Polyphony Digital created (in 2045 during GT Sport 2’s development) when they converted all the cars from GT2-4 into super premium detail. The shear mass of the enhanced content they created collapsed into its self, producing a super-dense ball of space time polygons with immense gravity. This then sucked in and destroyed the surrounding Tokyo bay area and half of Mount Fuji. All that was left of the devastated area was the final sector of Fuji Raceway and a lovely Green mk1 Enos Roadster V-Spec with tan leather interior.
By falling into the black hole while secured within a robust yet affordable “PlaySeat Sensation Pro”, Kazunori found that he could select, during his ejection from the event horizon, a destination year using the tactile and sturdy rotary selectors on his Thurstmaster T-GT wheel.
Of course, he traveled back in time to stop the disaster but not before he had worked out how to keep the premium content from imploding. His elegant solution was to not include the S15 Silvia in the premium update, as the weight of expectation for this vehicle within the community provided a counter balance to the overwhelming curvature of space time created by the more detailed lighting models and smoother circles.
Kaz’s resulting time travel antics lead to the inspiration behind a now very successful racing team.
All out War (interesting interlude)
Not one to waste an opportunity arising from his ability to time travel, Kazunori set to righting the wrongs of the past and saving humanity from war and suffering. In 2047 he strapped into his snug and comfortable PlaySeat Sensation Pro and traveled back to 1938 to try and stop the declaration of World War II.
Kazunori invited the great leaders of the world to a special Gran Turismo Peace conference in a swanky hotel in Monaco. He invited them to settle their differences on the race track rather than on the battlefield. Initially confused by the situation the leaders eventually settled behind the welcoming soft leather wheel of their Trustaster TG-Ts and selected their cars. Hitler the 911 RSR (of course) , Neville Chamberlain the Vantage, Hirohito the GTR, Roosevelt the Mustang, and Charles de Gaulle the RCZ in Flag White (DNF on 1 lap due to engine surrender).
After a tough and challenging 30 minute race, Jimmy Broadbent reluctantly declared Hitler the winner. Afterwards, all leaders present decided that Hitler had overcome his struggles and had proved he was a real man. He had won their respect (despite his car being obviously OP). He now no longer needed to destroy half of Europe and its people to make up for his shortcomings as a lover and an artist. Hitler also agreed triumphantly.
Unfortunately once out of the race screen, Hitler was awarded an ugly and totally pointless Gr.X VGT car in the daily roulette. In a fit of rage and indignation, Hitler blamed the useless car selection on a Jewish prostitute and the invasion of Poland went ahead as planned anyway.
Le Mans 1992
Fond memories of visiting Le Mans in 1992 (while researching for Motor Toon Grand Prix), lead dear Kaz to make the trip back in time to central France, 1992, once again. He very much enjoyed his new lack of fame and was able to move around the pits and marshalling areas without having to answer questions about Spa. The Group C machines quickly re-ignited his passion for sports car racing and he found himself unable to stop looking at the pure power race cars. The car that captured his gaze the most was a “Scarlet Line” livered Nissan RC92. His eyes could not stop darting back to the White, Gold and Smokey Red machine as he navigated the busy paddock.
In the evening he returned to the quiet pit area to find the RC92, cold and alone in the secluded scrutineering area. On approaching the car again, quivers of tension crackled through the air between flesh and steel. He touched the car and was instantly besotted with its power and beauty. Within seconds they were making sweet passionate love together. Kaz believed they were alone but as the infusion of flesh and steel continued, new memories were suddenly being seared across his blurred vision. He was now watching this act of violent devotion in his mind’s memory as well. He turned quickly and with shock, saw his 25 year old self, watching from behind a stack of soft and sticky qualification compound tires.
Young Kaz ran from the scene but the now old memories lay fresh in the mature man’s mind.
It was at this moment the love affair between Nissan and Gran Turismo was born (don’t worry Toyota was just a fling as part of GTs mid life crisis).
Upon returning to his own time, Kaz decided to set up a new racing team using 2016 Nissan technology and he knew exactly which livery to pay homage to. Thus recreating “Team Scarlet Line” seemed to be a fitting tribute to the intense affair of 1992.
or however the numbers are!
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RESPECT!
