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US Nationals (Known as US National Championships in the PAL version of the game) is an event in Gran Turismo 2, specifically for American cars. It has three races, requiring under 246bhp, under 295bhp, and under 394bhp, all of which are set on the world famous Laguna Seca Raceway. The first race features city cars and hatchbacks, the second race features high-performance saloons, and the third race features V8 muscle cars, both modern and retro. Each race consists of two laps.


Prize Money[]

First Race[]

  • 1st: Cr. 4,000
  • 2nd: Cr. 1,000
  • 3rd: Cr. 500
  • 4th: Cr. 400
  • 5th: Cr. 300
  • 6th: Cr. 200

Second Race[]

  • 1st: Cr. 5,000
  • 2nd: Cr. 2,000
  • 3rd: Cr. 1,500
  • 4th: Cr. 1,000
  • 5th: Cr. 500
  • 6th: Cr. 300

Third Race[]

  • 1st: Cr. 7,000
  • 2nd: Cr. 5,000
  • 3rd: Cr. 2,000
  • 4th: Cr. 1,000
  • 5th: Cr. 700
  • 6th: Cr. 500

Typical Opponents[]

These are the typical opponents of Event 1:

Power (BHP) Tyre Type Car (Name)
148 Sports Medium Dodge Neon ACR
145 Sports Medium Dodge Avenger ES
144 Sports Medium Ford Focus Ghia 2.0i Zetec
147 Sports Medium Ford Puma 1.7 Zetec-SE VCT
148 Sports Medium Ford Focus 1.8i Zetec
142 Sports Medium Ford Ka

These are the typical opponents of Event 2:

Power (BHP) Tyre Type Car (Name)
233 Sports Medium Ford Taurus SHO '99
234 Sports Medium Dodge Intrepid ES
235 Sports Medium Ford Mustang GT '98
232 Sports Medium Plymouth PT Spyder
229 Sports Medium Dodge Stratus ES
248 Sports Medium Ford Cougar 2.5i 24V '99
248 Sports Medium Ford Mondeo Ghia X 2.5i 24V

These are the typical opponents of Event 3:

Power (BHP) Tyre Type Car (Name)
333 Sports Medium Chevrolet Corvette GRAND SPORT (C4) '96
324 Sports Medium Ford Mustang SVT Cobra '99
322 Sports Medium Shelby Series One Super Charged '98
323 Sports Medium Chevrolet Camaro SS '97
321 Sports Medium Shelby GT350 '65
323 Sports Medium Dodge Challenger '72

Prize Cars[]

There are no prize cars for this event.

Trivia[]

  • It is interesting to note that even though the title of the event is US Nationals, there are several European-built Ford models included that are not sold in the US, such as the Ford Ka '01 and Ford Puma.

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