What's up. I'm Antonio, I'm 15, and I have every license in Gran Turismo. B, A, International B, and International A. I've been playing since the week it came out last year and I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty good.

If you don't know Gran Turismo: it's the realest racing game there is. Real cars, real makes, and they all drive different. In the main mode you start with a little money, you buy a cheap car, you win races to earn credits, and you spend the credits on better cars and parts. But you can't just enter any race you want. First you have to earn your license, by passing a set of driving tests for each one. A lot of people get stuck on the tests and quit. Don't quit. That's what this page is for.

1. Brake BEFORE the turn, in a straight line. Not in the turn. Braking in the turn is how you end up facing backwards.
2. Smooth on the gas coming out. Floor it in the middle of a corner in a car with a lot of power and you WILL spin. Ask the Viper.
3. Outside, inside, outside. Start the turn wide, cut in to the inside, and let the car drift back out wide on the exit. Use the whole road.
4. Walls are not brakes. Bouncing off the wall loses way more time than braking would have.
5. Switch to manual once you're decent. Automatic shifts when it wants. Manual shifts when YOU want.
6. Watch your replays, especially the bad runs. You can see exactly where you braked too late.
7. Same braking point every lap. Pick a marker and use it every single time. That's the whole secret of International A.

I have 38 cars. Some I race, some I just like looking at, and some are cars I bought when I didn't know anything and now I can't sell them because they're my first cars. My top three:

SEE THE WHOLE GARAGE, AND WHAT I DID TO EVERY CAR >>

Every race you win pays credits. Credits buy cars, and they buy parts at the tune shop. Here's how I spend them:

• Tires first. Always. Better tires make every corner better and they're the most speed for the money.
• Suspension second. Better suspension means the car doesn't lean and wallow, and the good stuff lets you adjust things yourself, like the springs and the ride height.
• Weight reduction. A lighter car is faster everywhere: speeding up, slowing down and turning. Nothing it's bad at.
• Power LAST. A turbo is fun, but power you can't put on the ground is useless. If your car already spins its tires, more horsepower just means more spinning.
• Transmission. Closer gears help a lot on tracks with tight corners. The fully adjustable one lets you set every gear, which is great once you know what you're doing and a disaster before that.

My rule: grip before power. Every time.

Everybody says GT2 is going to have way more cars. I'll believe it when I'm driving them. Here's what I want:

1. More cars. Obviously.
2. Dirt. I'd love rally racing, on dirt, in an Impreza, sliding sideways.
3. More tracks. I know every track in the first one by heart. I can drive Trial Mountain with my eyes closed. (I tried. I can't. But almost.)
4. A way to save in the middle of an endurance race. See: The Dinner Problem.
5. A Ferrari. I know. I'm just saying.
6. Harder licenses. Bring it.

Everybody at school is talking about the Dreamcast, which came out today. I'm staying with my PlayStation until GT2. Loyalty.