Pedro_The_Swift
12th September 2010, 08:05 AM
Ferrari officially launches Virtual Racing Academy
by Jeff Glucker (http://www.autoblog.com/bloggers/jeff-glucker/) (RSS feed (http://www.autoblog.com/bloggers/jeff-glucker/rss.xml)) on Sep 11th 2010 at 5:44PM
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/09/1426.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-virtual-academy/#3350378)
Ferrari Virtual Racing Academy – Click above for high-res image gallery
Earlier this month, we mentioned that Ferrari was getting ready to release an online simulator (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/02/ferrari-to-release-virtual-academy-online-driving-simulator-w/). It's time for Scuderia fans to brush up on their virtual F1 skills, because the Ferrari Virtual Academy (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ferrari+virtual+academy/) is now available for download. The racing sim took 12,000 hours to develop and utilized the input of Felipe Massa (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/felipe+massa), Fernando Alonso (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/fernando+alonso) and Giancarlo Fisichella (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/giancarlo+fisichella).
The first course available for purchase is the Fiorano (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/fiorano) circuit. It costs €14.90 (about $18.97 USD) and allows players from around the globe to compete against each other in Ferrari F10 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ferrari+f10) Formula One race cars. Lap times are already up on the Ferrari Virtual Academy website (http://www.ferrarivirtualacademy.com/game/en/index.jsp) and the competition will continue to heat up as more tracks are released. Next up is Mugello (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mugello), and then players will get their shot at taming the Nürburgring (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nurburgring). The two extra tracks will run €9.90 (about $12.60 USD) each, with all three tracks painstakingly reproduced down to the tiniest details.
All drivers will be able to record and post their lap times as part of an international competition and each week, Ferrari (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ferrari/) will send out prizes for the top times. At the end of the competition, the five fastest drivers will win a trip to Maranello (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/maranello) and take part in a Ferrari Driver Academy (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ferrari+driver+academy) course.
Time to stretch those gaming thumbs and take on the world.
by Jeff Glucker (http://www.autoblog.com/bloggers/jeff-glucker/) (RSS feed (http://www.autoblog.com/bloggers/jeff-glucker/rss.xml)) on Sep 11th 2010 at 5:44PM
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/09/1426.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ferrari-virtual-academy/#3350378)
Ferrari Virtual Racing Academy – Click above for high-res image gallery
Earlier this month, we mentioned that Ferrari was getting ready to release an online simulator (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/02/ferrari-to-release-virtual-academy-online-driving-simulator-w/). It's time for Scuderia fans to brush up on their virtual F1 skills, because the Ferrari Virtual Academy (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ferrari+virtual+academy/) is now available for download. The racing sim took 12,000 hours to develop and utilized the input of Felipe Massa (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/felipe+massa), Fernando Alonso (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/fernando+alonso) and Giancarlo Fisichella (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/giancarlo+fisichella).
The first course available for purchase is the Fiorano (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/fiorano) circuit. It costs €14.90 (about $18.97 USD) and allows players from around the globe to compete against each other in Ferrari F10 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ferrari+f10) Formula One race cars. Lap times are already up on the Ferrari Virtual Academy website (http://www.ferrarivirtualacademy.com/game/en/index.jsp) and the competition will continue to heat up as more tracks are released. Next up is Mugello (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mugello), and then players will get their shot at taming the Nürburgring (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nurburgring). The two extra tracks will run €9.90 (about $12.60 USD) each, with all three tracks painstakingly reproduced down to the tiniest details.
All drivers will be able to record and post their lap times as part of an international competition and each week, Ferrari (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ferrari/) will send out prizes for the top times. At the end of the competition, the five fastest drivers will win a trip to Maranello (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/maranello) and take part in a Ferrari Driver Academy (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ferrari+driver+academy) course.
Time to stretch those gaming thumbs and take on the world.