European PlayStation gamers ready to compete to win a trip to Nismo Festival
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain (September, 27, 2018) – This weekend’s Nissan GT Sport Cup European Final will feature 36 Sony PlayStation GT Sport virtual racers competing for the chance of a lifetime to win a trip to the 2018 NISMO Festival in Japan.
The fastest entrants in the GT Sport Manufacturers Cup selecting Nissan as their brand of choice will compete against 12 wildcard entrants at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya which will also host this weekend’s final round of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.
GT Sport Motul Team RJN drivers Lucas Ordonez and Ricardo Sanchez will be on site to act as mentors for the PlayStation racers along with fellow Gran Turismo winner and Nissan Super GT GT500 racer, Jann Mardenborough who is filling in on track this weekend for the injured Ordonez.
Racers from Hungary, Germany, Finland, Spain, Portugal, France, Netherlands, Poland, Denmark, Belgium, Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, and the United Kingdom will not only get the chance to win a trip to the NISMO Festival but the winner will also get to visit the Tokyo headquarters for Polyphony Digital – the creators of Gran Turismo and GT Sport.
The NISMO Festival is Nissan’s annual fan celebration where the stars and cars of Nissan’s global motorsport activities from yesterday and today descend on Fuji International Speedway for demonstration races, autograph sessions, and other fan activities.
“The NISMO Festival is an incredible event. It is like a high-speed mobile museum with some of the coolest cars in Nissan history all on track at the same event,” Ordonez said.
“It is such a great event for the fans with so much to see and do. To get the chance to visit the festival is amazing, but to get to see where Gran Turismo is created at Polyphony Digital’s headquarters is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
“The number of fans picking Nissan as their brand of choice in the FIA Manufacturers Cup has been incredible, and they have all been incredibly fast.
“Ricardo, Jann and I all started our careers playing Gran Turismo and winning GT Academy – our success has really kick-started the whole gamer-to-racer genre, and the level of competition now is incredibly fierce.”
The European winner will be joined on the trip by the leading Nissan racer in other regions around the world. Leading gamers also will have the chance to try Nissan machinery on track at Silverstone by topping the points table in each of the three monthly “seasons” of the FIA Manufacturer’s Cup.
This weekend’s virtual competition will be live streamed across multiple channels including NISMO.com, NISMO.tv on YouTube and the NISMO Facebook page plus <insert outlet details here for Sony PlayStation and WTF1>.
The final round of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup also will be live streamed this week on NISMO.com and NISMO.tv on YouTube.
While the virtual racers do battle on GT Sport in the paddock – on the other side of the pit wall, GT Sport Motul Team RJN will be looking to finish the season on a high with Alex Buncombe, Matt Parry and Jann Mardenborough aboard the No. 23 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 and Struan Moore, Ricardo Sanchez and newcomer Colin Noble racing the No. 22 entry.
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About NISMO
NISMO – a short form of Nissan Motorsports – is the performance brand of Nissan. NISMO offers products featuring innovative technology and high performance to a wide range of customers for road use. NISMO cars provide an exciting driving experience with motorsports-inspired aerodynamics and styling, enhanced handling characteristics and unmatched agility. In the motorsports world, NISMO competes in the highest forms of GT and sports car racing, such as Japan's Super GT Series, as well as providing engines to teams that compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the European Le Mans Series (ELMS).
À propos de Nissan en Europe
Avec l’une des plus fortes implantations en Europe parmi les constructeurs asiatiques, Nissan emploie plus de 17 000 personnes dans ses centres locaux de design, R&D, production, logistique, ainsi que dans ses divisions européennes de vente et de marketing. L’an dernier, Nissan a produit dans ses usines au Royaume-Uni, en Espagne et en Russie plus de 660 000 véhicules, dont des crossovers primés, des utilitaires et la Nissan LEAF, le véhicule électrique le plus vendu au monde. La vision Nissan Intelligent Mobility est conçue pour guider le développement technologique et de produit de la marque. Cette approche à 360° du futur de la mobilité permettra d’orienter d’importantes décisions de la compagnie concernant la façon dont les véhicules sont alimentés, conduits et intégrés dans la société. Nissan est sur la bonne voie pour devenir la marque asiatique la plus attractive en Europe.
