Nissan wants an American driver for its Le Mans team - Autoblog (blog)
Nissan in search of an American star for Le Mans LM P1 program. - Nissan's new LM P1 team to test GT Academy alumni. - Nissan completes its ladder to Le Mans – LMP3, LMP2, LMP1. Nissan will begin the search for an American star to join its new LM P1 Le Mans 24 Hour and FIA World Endurance Championship team, giving a former gamer the opportunity to graduate to the highest levels of the sport. During the past six years, GT Academy has had more than five million entrants via PlayStation, more than one billion virtual miles have been driven in Nissans on Gran Turismo, and the program's television packages have been seen by more than 120... GT Academy winners Bryan Heitkotter (2011), Steve Doherty (2012) and Nick McMillen (2013) plus a number of other past American finalists will be given the chance to impress the new Nissan LM P1 team's management. Nissan's new LM P1 team will have a base in the U. S. , taking advantage of track facilities in the warmer southern states climate to test its new machine which will do battle against Audi, Porsche and Toyota from next year. Source: www.autoblog.com
