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We recently spoke with Darren Cox, the former Nissan wunderkind behind the GT Academy—which ran from 2008 through 2016—and even he had a hard time wrapping his mind around it all. Cox did.
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WEC Commentary Opinion: What will be Darren Cox's legacy? The departure of Darren Cox, the driving force behind Nissan's LMP1 project, from the Japanese company was announced on Friday -.
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The idea for the program was conceived by Darren Cox (a loose approximation of whom is being played by Orlando Bloom in "Gran Turismo"), who was a former Nissan Europe executive. In 2006, he.
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Nissan motorsport boss and LMP1 architect Darren Cox leaves company
In real life, a Nissan employee named Darren Cox dreamt up the idea for GT Academy. It took Cox, who was a general manager for Nissan Europe at the time, three years to get his pet project off the ground. That GT Academy actually worked did elevate Cox's status. He went on to become Nissan's global brand head and global motorsports director.
Nissan motorsport boss and LMP1 architect Darren Cox leaves company
Orlando Bloom as Nissan executive Darren Cox, the creator of the GT Academy in Gran Turismo. imdb.com/Sony The movie's biggest-name star is Orlando Bloom, who plays a character based on Darren Cox, the Nissan executive who invented GT Academy. Watching Bloom portray him in a film "was a bit surreal," the first time he watched it, Cox told Hagerty.
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Nissan has confirmed that global head of sales, marketing and brand for NISMO Darren Cox has left the company after 18 years of service, tendering his resignation.
Darren Cox (GBR) General Manager Nissan in Europe. Nissan DeltaWing Announcement, London
Orlando Bloom as Danny Moore (left) and Darren Cox (right) It was, as portrayed, the brainchild of a Nissan marketing executive, although the movie's Danny Moore (played by Orlando Bloom) was based on the real Darren Cox — who was Nissan's global motorsport director at the time.
Darren Cox et Nissan, c'est fini
Nissan motorsport boss Darren Cox, the driving force behind the Japanese manufacturer's return to top-line sportscar racing in LMP1 this season, has left the company. Cox has relinquished his role as global motorsport director and marketing boss of the NISMO brand to end a 13-year stint at Nissan.
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For starters, Jack Salter is an amalgamation of several people and Danny Moore is based on former Nissan Europe executive Darren Cox, who set up the GT Academy.
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Nissan motorsport boss Darren Cox, the driving force behind the Japanese manufacturer's return to top-line sportscar racing in LMP1 this season, has left the company Author Gary Watkins.
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The tagline "From Virtual to Reality" often gets repeated when chatting with executives such as Darren Cox, Nissan 's director of Global Motorsport, who works closely with the successful program.
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GT Academy was conceived by Darren Cox, a former Nissan Europe executive, in 2006 to help Sony PlayStation racing gamers become professional racing drivers. [2] [3] A small event was held in 2006 in a partnership with Sony, where participants competed in the Gran Turismo game and on an actual track for a Nissan 350Z prize.
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Darren Cox (born 1974) is a British businessman and automotive and motorsport executive who is known as the creator and director of GT Academy. [1] [2] A character based on Cox is portrayed by Orlando Bloom in the film Gran Turismo. [3]
Nissan's European director Darren Cox (R) and concept creator Ben Bowlby stand nest to Nissan's
Darren Cox. Creator of GT Academy (now a Hollywood film 'Gran Turismo') Advisor - Speaker - Innovator - Founder. 3w. A great summary of some of the challenges we faced to convince the world.
Darren Cox Leaves Nissan What’s the Future for GT Academy?
In 2008, Nissan Europe marketing executive Darren Cox (a character based on him named Danny Moore is played by Orlando Bloom) launched the Nissan GT Academy with Sony. The idea was to capitalize.