’71 Chevrolet Camaro Wins 2011 GT Awards’ Best in Show, Coming to Gran Turismo

The 2011 Gran Turismo Awards were held last Thursday night in Las Vegas, and Kazunori Yamauchi himself selected this year’s “Best in Show” winner: a 1971 Chevrolet Camaro, customized and tuned by Mary Pozzi of Salinas, California.
The Camaro beat out an impressive and diverse set of GT Awards finalists in the other categories, including:
Best Truck/SUV: Casey Scranton’s CGS Performance Ford F150
Best Domestic Car: Filip Trojanek’s 1966 Widebody Ford Mustang
Best Asian Import: Mike Mixon’s custom Nissan 370Z
Best European Import: Mark Arcenal’s custom 1990 Porsche 911 C4
Best Hot Rod: Marry Pozzi’s custom 1971 Chevrolet Camaro
As with previous award winners, the Camaro will be included in the GT franchise at some point in the future, though Kazunori didn’t yet know exactly when that would be