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Gran Turismo Gamer Takes Second In Class In World-Renowned Race

Posted by samzenpus on from the practice-makes-perfect dept.

dotarray writes "If your parents tell you that playing video games will never get you anywhere, point them in the direction of Lucas Ordoñez. Three years ago, Lucas heard about a competition for racing game fans – the Nissan PlayStation GT Academy. Inspired, Lucas picked up a PlayStation 3 and a copy of Gran Turismo and practiced and practiced and practiced. This week, along with his teammates Franck Mailleux and Soheil Ayari, Lucas could not stop smiling as he stood on the Le Mans 24 Hours podium after taking second in class."

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  1. Re:I would be amazed . . . by MikeBabcock · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Unfortunately a lot of people will read this and not understand how grueling Le Mans is. Its a 24 hour endurance race. Its designed to be hard just to compete in, never mind winning.

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  2. They missed the part about having rich parents. by KPexEA · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Be born rich, don't be poor. How do you make a small fortune in auto racing? Start with a large one.

    1. Re:They missed the part about having rich parents. by chemicaldave · · Score: 4, Insightful

      What does having rich parents have to do with being good at a video game, being invited to a racing academy on your performance in the game, and then being drafted by racing teams, and then actually performing well enough to compete in one of the three most prestigious racing events in the world? Since when does buying a TV and a playstation qualify as rich?

  3. Shock! by AmiMoJo · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Guy who is good at driving also plays video games about driving.

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