I casi che vedono un pilota virtuale andare forte anche sulle vetture reali sono sempre più frequenti, ma decisamente spettacolare è stata l'esperienza del torneo GT Academy organizzato dalla Sony e Nissan con l'ausilio di Gran Turismo 5: a questa pagina trovate una interessante intervista fatta a Jordan Tresson, vincitore del campionato.
Did you have the same mental approach from the beginning, when you were sitting at home on your PS3, did it change when you reachedthe Academy? When did it get really serious?
In the beginning it was just for fun, I knew I could qualify in the French top 20 and I came 18th. I thought it would be a good time at the French final, meet some friends and so on because I knew the Lacombe brothers and some other guys. But in my mind, I thought I would stop in the French final because the level is so high, especially with Arnaud and all the top 5 guys, so so fast, but it was a good surprise. For Silverstone, I thought we will see, as I didn’t know any of the other guys or if anybody could cope with the real cars, and I was among the fastest which was good for me. So from the beginning to the end it was a nice surprise, at every step.
