Sixteen PlayStation 3 gamers battle in real motor sport challenges driving Nissan 370Zs and GTRs at the Silverstone Circuit. Only one gamer will go pro, the rest go home.
The remaining twelve gamers battle through a military obstacle course, Nissan GTR time trials, single seater race car training and a two hour kart endurance race.
Eight PlayStation 3 gamers battle to become a pro racecar driver in Nissan 370z’s, electric cars, and single seater open wheel race cars. Two will be eliminated.
Six gamers remain, battling to become a pro race car driver. Intense physical challenges, a rally course and a dogfight in Nissan GTRs determine which gamer gets sent home.
The final four Gran Turismo 5 gamers race wheel-to-wheel on the famed Silverstone circuit for the chance to move from virtual champion to reality, as a pro Nissan driver.
16 video gamers travel to the world-famous Silverstone race track in the UK to compete in a series of demanding challenges designed to test fitness, driving skills, reaction speeds and performance under pressure. Starring Nick Barbato,
The ten remaining gamers race trucks through the mud, battle G-forces 10,000 feet in the air, test their night driving skills and strap into a GT-R for a high-speed challenge.
Video gamers fight to stay in the academy by competing in an insane mud obstacle course and test their high-speed braking skills while trying not to run over their pit crew.
Gamers attempt to outrun a 500 horsepower chase car & avoid being hit by a hood-mounted paintball rifle in a game of ‘Cat and Mouse’. Also, Gamers have to work together in teams for a Pit Stop challenge.
The best of the best Gamers attempt a high-speed drive-by through narrow openings without crashing on a wall. A mistake could cost these gamers their dream.
In this One-hour finale, the last gamers standing race wheel to wheel in a ‘winner takes all’ contest. First one to cross the finish line becomes a Nissan pro racecar driver as the GT Academy US Champion.
The 32 fastest Gran Turismo gamers in America compete in Times Square on Gran Turismo 6, battle for speed at Monticello Raceway, and race karts wheel-to-wheel for an opportunity to attend GT Academy at Silverstone in the UK.
With the legendary Silverstone Raceway as the battleground, the gamers are thrown into a grueling military style obstacle course and pit crew challenge in their quest to become a pro racecar driver.
The competition shifts into high gear with the grueling Quadrathalon Challenge as the gamers race on foot, bikes, and in Nissan 370Z's to avoid elimination. The race from virtual to reality is on.
The friction heats up when the gamers get metal to metal behind the wheel of Nissan stock cars. Despite some stellar driving and strategy, it’s game over for two drivers.
With only two episodes left, the gamers are pushed to their limits in the hazard hangar with some unexpected surprises. See who can handle the pressure and who gets sent home.
Tonight on GT Academy a champion is crowned as one gamer will become a professional Nismo athlete for Nissan. See who has the Speed, Strength and Soul to cross the final finish line.
The 32 fastest Gran Turismo gamers in North America race virtually in Times Square and then battle in real Nissan 370Zs. Only 12 move on to compete in GT Academy at the legendary Silverstone Circuit in the UK.
The gamers face off in a Gymkhana-style driving course. They must navigate an ice road, military tanks and paintball gunfire. See who can handle the pressure and who is sent home.
Friction heats up as the gamers get metal to metal behind the wheel of stock cars, and then test their ability to stop in the pit box. Time is running out to prove who is worthy of becoming a pro racecar driver.
A champion is crowned as one gamer goes from virtual to reality by becoming a professional racecar driver for Nissan. See who has the Speed, Strength and Soul to cross the finish line first.