GRAN TURISMO AWARDS
ARGUABLY THE BEST PARTY OF THE WEEK, industry magnates touched down at Drai鈥檚 Nightclub for an evening of awards and killer music, courtesy of punk-rock legends Social Distortion. Celeb sightings from the 伊人直播 crew included Kei Muira, Porsche driver Patrick Long testing the simulator, , Fredric Aasbo, and , who we ran into earlier that day to discuss some exciting 2015 plans. Sitting at the GoPro booth throughout the week, the 鈥淩ampage鈥� Camaro (pictured, above) built by Roadster Shop took the GT Award for Best in Show, and after seeing it up close, it鈥檚 obvious why. It has the perfect amount of old school flare, sports car looks, and modern widebody elements that make it easy on the eyes. Underneath, the 750 horses push from the LS7 motor through a sideways-mounted transmission(!)
because the car sits so low, and everything is built for a full-on track assault. We can鈥檛 wait to give this a test in the virtual world.
OF COURSE, GRAN TURISMO GURU, KAZUNORI YAMAUCHI, WAS ON HAND TO AWARD FINALISTS FROM FIVE CATEGORIES TO GO ON TO COMPETE FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS HONOR OF BEING FEATURED IN GRAN TURISMO. HERE ARE THE WINNERS FROM EACH CATEGORY:
Best Truck/SUV:
1952 HPI Customs Chevy Pickup
Best Asian Import:
Garrett / GReddy Nissan GT-R (R35)
Best European Import:
2013 HPA VW Golf
Best Hot Rod:
1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air
Best American Domestic:
1970 Chevrolet 鈥淩ampage鈥� Camaro
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