Aug. 12 – Minh Tuan Nguyen frin Casalmaggiore, Ivan Brigada from Pavia, Egeo Garofalo from Fisciano, Michele Radiconi from Falconara Marittima, Alessandro Zedda from Isili, and Marci Milio from Capo D’Orlando are the six lucky Italians who won a spot in the GT Academy. The competition, born out of the partnership between Nissan and Playstation, attracted more than 78.000 aspiring pilots from Italy who took part in the qualifying rounds by either lighting up their Playstation 3 or by hanging out at the live events. The Vallelunga tracks hosted the final rounds, with 12 finalists stepping behind the wheel of a Nissan Nismo and participating in a fitness test and a communication skills test, embodied in their first press conference. The best 6 were selected as Italian representatives at the European Race Camp, which will be held September 4-10 in Silverstone. The gamers will face here challenging driving tests, as well as physical and mental trials. They will be guided by mentors, expert judges who will select 1 winner to participate in the European final on September 11.
