Submission + - Gran Turismo gamer becomes pro race driver (pcauthority.com.au) 2
An anonymous reader writes: Back in 2008, Lucas Ordonez lived what seemed like an ordinary existence. The 22 year old Spanish student was an avid motorsports fan, but he lacked the suitable investment necessary to become a professional race driver and had virtually given up on racing. Besides, he was already knee-deep in trying to complete an Master of Business Administration (MBA). But it was Ordonez' passion for virtual racing, particularly his love of Grand Turismo, that made him stand out from his peers — both off the track and eventually on it. In just a few months, Ordonez' life was suitably transformed from console dreamer to racing the real thing at a real race track in Europe . And Ordonez managed to do the unthinkable: go from the couch car to the race car and win.
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Slight clarification... (Score:2)
The team won the teams' championship, but both Ortega and his co-driver came second in the drivers':
http://www.gt4cup.com/points.php?season=2009&class=GT4&type=driver&event=1 [gt4cup.com]
Not that that's anything to be sneezed at - they ran in what arguably (certainly at the start of the season) wasn't the best car.