On Monday, December 27, Signature Challenges for the Playstation 3 went live, offering European gamers a chance to win a new real-life Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS worth € 180,000. In order to participate, the owner of Signature Edition game packages need to redeem their voucher code via the Playstation Store and register their details in the gran-turismo.com.
The challenge took place in the game’s B-spec mode, where players take the role of a director of a team with AI drivers to race over a series of five, five-lap race held on a different circuit. On January 31, 2011, at 23:59 GMT, 15 regional winners from 22 countries will advance to the next stage, Mercedes-Benz Driving Event, based on the number of fastest time recorded for each region.
From there on, the participants will compete against each other in a series of real driving challenges, with points being awarded for each stage. The overall points leader will take home the SLS.
Commenting on the Signature Edition Challenge, Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi said: “We have enjoyed a brilliant working relationship with Mercedes-Benz throughout the production of Gran Turismo 5 and the stunning prize that they have offered for this competition is a testament to that. I am particularly happy that we have developed such a balanced challenge which both newcomers to the Gran Turismo brand, and more experienced racers, will find equally enjoyable”.
quoted: carscoop
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