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It was around 3am when the rain started again at the Nurburgring. Much harder than before, to the point where the track was completely saturated. Not ideal, clearly, but as even the most dishonest motivational speaker has no doubt memorised, inside every problem there's an opportunity.While I could pit and swap out my 'racing hard' tyres for a far more comfortable set of wet weather boots, if I could stay out on the track and tiptoe my way along 16 sinuous miles of sodden asphalt while they all dive in for fresh rubber, I might be able to maintain a decent pace and make an overall gain on the vastly more powerful cars of the leaders. A risky, but potentially race-winning strategy.
Kazunori Yamauchi's latest ode to automobilia rarely puts a foot wrong, but endurance races are where Gran Turismo 6 really sings. Like many elements of GT6, they've been made more accessible - 24 hour races are now compressed into 24 minutes - but they remain the game's most formidable challenge, both in terms of pit strategy and raw car control.
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