Karun Chandhok launches the Nissan GT Academy in India

  • Feb 4, 2014
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Nissan in association with Sony PlayStation launched the GT Academy in India just a day prior to the 2014 Indian Auto Expo as Karun Chandhok and GT Academy Graduate Lucas Ordonez took the wraps off the simulator

Karun Chandhok launches Nissan GT Academy

In a bid to not only connect more closely with the Indian audience but also to give young motorsport and gaming enthusiasts a platform to showcase their mettle, Nissan India today launched the GT Academy. In its sixth year, the GT Academy has already made its mark in Europe, Russia, the USA, the Middle-East and South Africa. Karun Chandhok and GT Academy graduate and now a professional racing driver, Lucas Ordonez officially revealed the simulator.

In India the qualifying for the GT Academy will be done in two ways – through ‘Live Events’ in high foot-fall shopping malls in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai as well as an online qualification round wherein participants who have access to the recently launched Gran Tourismo 6 game and a PlayStation can compete from home. While Nissan has already announced the schedule of the ‘Live Events’ they are yet to declare the official date of commencement of the online qualification. 

Out of the five cities, 14 contestants who clock the fastest lap times will be eligible to enter the National Finals who will then be put through a intensive two-day mental and physical training examination programme which will filter out six contestants who will be eligible for the International Race Camp in United Kingdom. The six finalists from India along with 18 from other nations will again go through an exhaustive training session and driving skill tests onboard the Nissan Nismo-tuned 370Z and the GT-Rs. One winner will be declared at the Race Camp who will then compete in an international ‘graduation race’. 

Defying all traditional forms of driver development, the GT Academy selects people who are good at playing a video game, and in a few months, sharpens their real world track skills making them competitive race car drivers. The GT Academy gives budding enthusiasts an opportunity to enter the world of motorsport and pursue their passion. This is indeed quite an interesting approach to encourage motorsports in India as it surely shows a much quicker path to hit the international racing championships as opposed to taking the usual Karting, open-wheel racing approach to motorsports here in India. 

Schedule: 

February 7-11, 2014 – Nissan Display Area, Hall 12, India Expo Mart, Greater Noida

February 20-23, 2014 – Ambience Mall, Gurgaon, NCR

March 20-23, 2014 – R-City Mall, Ghatkopar, Mumbai

April 17-20, 2014 – Inorbit Mall, Hyderabad

May 15-18, 2014 – Mantri Mall, Bengalore

June 5-8, 2014 – Express Avenue Mall, Royapettah, Chennnai   

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