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now stretching back to May and currently at 36 pages, it's probably fair to assume there's some excitement in the PH community about GT6. It officially goes on sale at the end of the week, but we've been invited out to Ascari Race Resort for the launch and will use this liveblog to keep you updated on what we discover.
Can it deliver after the disappointment of GT5? On a personal level, I actually switched allegiance having owned every GT from GT2 and bought a 360 with Forza 4 about a year ago. It's still with me, though sparingly used, but I still want the sixth version of the first Playstation game I owned to be fantastic.
I had an early teaser drive (sorry, play) at PHHQ last week; it was a couple of laps of Brands Hatch GP in a GT-R so, although there's nothing to say about the intricacies of the game, I can say that it felt even closer to the ultimate driving simulator than ever. But then that's never really been GT's problem, has it? It will be investigated to the full, along with some road driving and hopefully a few quick laps of Ascari too, over the next couple of days.
Wednesday, 0900h, Ascari Race Resort secret garages
So our final treat on the GT6 launch is a browse of the Ascari car collection. Which has lots of, well, Ascaris in it actually.
But it's been a while, so poring over KZ1s, A10s and a lone Ecosse certainly wasn't a chore. Moreover, with all the cars open, it gave us chance to recall the 'unique' ergonomics of an Ascari, with offset pedals, tiny dials and some rather bold upholstery colours. What did happen to Ascari?
But there was far more waiting downstairs. It was the Ascari Club garage, where members' cars are stored. We never got official sanction to wander round so it was a frustratingly brief nose about. The pictures really speak for themselves here though; to see a pair of GT40s, a 512 TR (on slicks!) an LFA and a Ferrari Daytona really was something.
Previous updates:
Monday, 2300h, Ronda
Tuesday, 1115h, Ascari Race Resort, battling 'hands on' instructors
Tuesday, 1300h, Ascari Race Resort, chatting with Kazunori
Tuesday, 1445h, Ascari Race Resort and back behind the wheel
Tuesday, 1700h, Ascari Race Resort and in the Aventador
Tuesday, 1730h, Ascari Race Resort and some virtual driving
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