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Matt Simmons Impresses, Fast-Tracked Into Nissan’s GT3 Program

Back in the summer, a 26-year old postal delivery driver took part in a little competition you may have heard of: GT Academy. This van-driving man – by the name of Matt Simmons – would go on to win the International Region GT Academy competition. In the article linked, we mentioned Simmons was entering the usual post-Academy 3-month training program that Nissan puts each winner through, in preparation for the Dubai 24 Hours race in January. That’s not the case anymore, however.

GT Academy 2015 EU Race Camp Kicks Off in Abu Dhabi with Adrian Newey

The NISMO PlayStation GT Academy European Race Camp gets underway today at the Yas Marina Formula One circuit in Abu Dhabi today. The intensive, week-long racing driver boot camp sees 56 Gran Turismo gamers from 11 European countries gather in the United Arab Emirates’ capital city. They will compete for the chance to embark on Nissan’s all-encompassing Driver Development Programme and the chance to become a real racing driver, with Formula One technical genius Adrian Newey OBE on hand as head judge.

GT Academy 2015: Top Six U.S. National Finalists Announced

Six Gran Turismo 6 gamers are now one giant step closer to becoming Nissan’s next professional race car driver. Following two intense days of competition at the U.S. 2015 Nissan GT Academy Finals in Nashville, the following competitors have earned the right to represent the United States during the International Race Camp at the legendary Silverstone Circuit in England, where the next GT Academy Champion will be crowned:

U.S. GT Academy 2015 National Finals on Live Twitch.tv

This is it – the United States’ GT Academy National Finals are finally here, and the top 20 Gran Turismo players in the United States are set to face off just a few steps away from Nissan’s North American Headquarters in Nashville, TN!

Nissan GT-R LM Coming to Gran Turismo 6 on June 2nd

Nissan’s radical Le Mans challenger, the Nissan GT-R LM NISMO, is coming to Gran Turismo 6 in just a few short weeks, when the final round of the GT Academy 2015 online qualifier kicks off on June 2, 2015, at 07:00 GMT/UTC.

GT Academy 2015 Round 2 Begins: GT-R NISMO GT3 at Brands Hatch

It’s Cinco de Mayo, and you know what that means: the second round of GT Academy 2015’s online qualifiers start today! After a challenging two weeks at Silverstone in the GT-R NISMO in the opening round, the competition is quickly picking up the pace – you’ll now be the GT-R NISMO GT3 Team RJN at the full Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit.

GT Academy 2015 Quiz: Win a Trip to Race Camp in Abu Dhabi

Things will be a bit more glamorous for GT Academy’s European Race Camp this year, which will be held at the Yas Marina F1 circuit in Abu Dhabi. Although most of you probably want to be there as a finalist, there’s another way: by entering the new “GT Academy 2015 Quiz”.