Yes, watching the Speed channel!

Hope someone records this and send it to a file sonic or similar service.

ddd

I just tried to watch it.... but I don't get SPEED.. :(

Maybe you can watch it online ... ?

I'm watching on 60" HDTV...:tup:

is it like you're actually driving? :icon17:

great show, definitely better than survivor!

I DVR'd it. Is this a new one or does it cover the one that already happened.
BTW, Bryan was awesome at Mid-Ohio this weekend.

too bad we dont get this channel over here :(

Kool... Just DVR'd it ill watch tomorrow.

They (survivor) really needs to try some new things. Cant just do the same thing for years decades.

I wonder if their brakes started to fade :)

wish i could have made the show.. i think i would have held my own ok atleast in the GTR parts. maybe the Z too once i remembered how to drive a manual lol

I see what you did there.

:icon17:

Were the Z's they used manual? I could have sworn they looked like automatic's. I just think it would taken some getting use to if they were using MT's...not to mention right hand drive cars.

Good question. Not sure actually, I'll ask Nick Fontana the next time I see him. They did have a little bit of notice before being sent off, and they even knew there would be some physical activity besides driving so they were able to train for a couple of months.

Even though we already knew the results months ago it is still fun to watch.

found our answer

wait.... so the instructor does the shifting? :confused:

After watching the teaser video again, it looks like they used left hand drive and right hand drive cars. My guess is they used automatics for right hand drive cars. I could have sworn I saw a "P" when on the cockpit gear display during a "rev" shot last night.

I could have sworn that during the show I saw the steering wheel on both the left and the right at different times, wasn't really sure what was going on there.

I saw the "P" on the instrument panel too, then i remembered seeing the picture posted by MC at the beginning of the show.

OMG! One of the guys on the show is from my (and Tony Stewart's) hometown. That's cool.

Looking at the details of the cars on this website, it seems the 'stock' Z is right drive automatic and the ZCUP race car is left drive manual.

Interesting show so far though would like to see them driving more and running/biking less :tiphat:

I like the alpine stars suits:yum:

Watch the Continental Tire Series race this weekend and you'll see one of them driving. He was awesome. Qualified 12th out of 39.

Yeah Bryan did great in qualifying, out qualified his teammate Mike by a 1/10th of a second! Too bad he spun and got hit in the race, he was doing well.

Buuuut. Because this is going to be on TV, none of this has happened yet! :roflpuke2:

Exactly! I am merely a prophet predicting things to come ...

:bowrofl:

c'mon gt academy...
 

WHY did gt academy add this 1960's v8 sound track to the gtr going around the track. it sounded like a crappy bullitt chase seen knockoff when i was watching it... this thread is pointless i just had to vent

glad you noticed it too.. was about to asking anyone if they heard it


FAIL

Agreed.
I really hope this show gets better... not impressed so far. Short clips of actual racing diluted by too much worthless crap and commercials. But I guess thats what reality tv is.

They should have just mentioned the endurance kart racing to the audience instead of actually making us watch it lol.

Huh?

I thought the show was a training video for the SAS.

i met sean johnston yesterday at the petite le mans who was on the show and i asked him about this and he said all the RHD Zs he drove were paddle shift

Are you guys aware that the European GT Academy winner was on the podium at 24 hours of Le Mans this year. Pretty cool.

and him and his team won the LMP2 class championship

GT Academy
 

anyone else been watching this show on Speed channel, final episode aired last night (Oct 18th, 2011)

GT Academy Finale on Speed Tues. at 10PM ET, Live Twitter Viewing Party (with Prizes!)

all contestants are racing go karts to GTR's to 370's. in a Race where only One will become the next racing superstar and earn a spot on the famed Nissan racing team:driving:

anyon else?

Yeah. I watched it. It was kind of hard to watch the series because I already met the winner last month.

Takes the surprise out of it. :excited:

Bryan is a pretty decent driver. He qualified 12th out of 39 at the Continental Tire Series race at Mid-Ohio.

Update
 

For GT Academy Winner Heitkotter, The Next Step Is Dubai: Video

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