None other than tuner industry favorites NOB Taniguchi and Tarzan Yamada will team up in the #67 SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 in search of the first-ever win in Grand Am by Japanese star drivers.

The EVO versus WRX battle will continue in the GT Track Attack Championship (http://www.gtlivetour.com/events/att/attack.html) when the all-conquering Cyber EVO faces off against the record-holding Zero Sports BTZ601R WRX in this inaugural professional time attack competition.

Not only that, Japanese motor sports stars Max Orido (Super GT), NOB Taniguchi (Super GT), Tarzan Yamada (Super Taikyu), Yasushi Kikuchi (Super GT) and Kazuhiro Koizumi (Super Taikyu) will be in the field, hoping to get a share of the $10K purse.

On the motorcycle side, stunt stars Darius Khashabi, Kane Friesen, Warren Jamez, E-Dub and Jason Britton will face off in the first-ever XDL U.S. Stunt Riding Championship (http://www.gtlivetour.com/events/att/xdl_stunt_ride.html) going for a record 10Gs in prize money in the individual freestyle competition.

Wayne Strickland, Aaron Cline and Jeff Schneider will team up with Orido and Taniguchi to put on no less than 6 stunt and drift demos performing as the XDL Stunt Team (http://www.gtlivetour.com/events/att/xdl_stunt.html). Rumor has it someone will be jumping a Sportster over a drift car...

GT LIVE also provides unprecedented opportunities for fans to get involved in the action.

The GT Sim Race (http://www.gtlivetour.com/events/att/gtsr.html) features three and a half hours of track time dedicated to nothing else but giving fans rides in 2-seater track stars such as the Speed Source Mazda RX-8 (Taniguchi), HPI Super Taikyu Impreza (Koizumi), Cyber EVO (Yamada), BTZ601R (Kikuchi), Spoon RS-X (Orido), Spoon Fit, Spoon Euro-R and XS Engineering EVO.

Although open to all makes and models, the EVO versus WRX battle will heat up in no less than three activities: Auto-X, Rally-X and the Car & Bike Expo.

Auto-X (http://www.gtlivetour.com/events/att/auto-x.html) offers a minimum of 12, 30-minute sessions a day for fans to bring their own car and record timed laps.

Rally-X is a competition open to anyone at any skill level. It allows enthusiasts to give rally racing a try in their own car.

For fans more into "show" than "go," the Car & Bike Expo (http://www.gtlivetour.com/events/att/car_bike.html) offers a great chance at nabbing a front row seat to all the action at GT LIVE. There is no cost to enter and participants are eligible to win valuable prizes while showing off their rides.

Tickets to GT LIVE can be purchased through http://www.gtlivetour.com/events/tickets.html

InnSuites, the official hotel of GT LIVE, offers special hotel discounts at starting at $55.99 a night. Reservations can be made online (http://www.innsuites.com/singlespecials.asp?id=8&specialid=1077) or by calling 800-841-4242 or 480-897-7900. Mention group code: GT LIVE.

A map of the GT LIVE venue can be downloaded at http://www.gtlivetour.com/events/venue.html The event schedule is available at http://www.gtlivetour.com/events/schedule.html

Be advised that schedule and layout info is subject to change.