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Available through the PS Store on Tuesday, 9/25 Relive the victory with the Nissan GT-R N24 GT Academy ’12, winner of the SP8T class in the 2012 Nürburgring 24-hour race.

830,000 GT Academy competitors have now been whittled down to just 6! Who will be crowned European GT Academy 2012 winner? Then again... by now, we allready know.

Since it's inception, GT Academy's spiritual home has been at the Silverstone race track in Northamptonshire, Great Britain. We asked the GT Academy 2012 mentors what the iconic circuit meant to them. GT Academy Race Camp was honoured to hosted a very special guest this year, creator of the Gran Turismo franchise and racer Kazunori Yamauchi.

As part of the Race Camp, the gamers get the opportunity to demonstrate their race craft through the fast and furious karting challenge. Switzerland, Austria and Poland mentor Sebastien Buemi guides us through the event.

36 Gamers from around Europe converge on Silverstone for GT Academy Race Camp. Only one will be victorious in the ultimate virtual to reality test.

It’s time to gear up for GT Academy 2012! The competition starts on May 2nd and will be open to all entrants through June 26th. Developed for racing fans of all levels, GT Academy 2012 will offer a newly designed eight-step training and qualification program accessible as a demo based on the hit Gran Turismo 5. The demo will be made available for free on PlayStation Store via PSN and will maximize the potential of all users, from beginners to advanced drivers. All participants will compete in a series of virtual driving trials using Nissan cars, and the best of the best will compete in the National Finals in July.