Gamer To Racing Motorist In 3 Years

Lucas Ordonez says 2008 was the year his life altered forever.

He's given turn a cult figure amid gamers as someone who managed to go from racing in his bedroom, to apropos a actual life veteran racing driver.

The 26-year-old, from Spain, had only been other guy, personification the Gran Turismo racing diversion on his console.

The GT Academy is a contest run by Sony PlayStation and Nissan. Gamers from opposite Europe beginning by competing online in a GT5 time trial.

Lucas, from Spain, says in the beginning he considered it was unfit to win.

"Around 25,000 people entered and we wasn't a large gamer, we only played similar to a normal guy," he said.

"I proposed practice every day and we got good. Then we considered may be we could obviously win."

He managed to obtain down to the last 12. He then had to take segment in a race stay at Silverstone where all the finalists are put by their paces, and obtain to race on the principal track.

"The last at Silverstone was unequivocally tough," he revealed. "We had aptness tests, pushing tests and media tests. It was hard work but a great experience for me."

Lucas came out on top. His honor was 3 months practice to obtain an general licence, then, in January 2009, he took segment in the Dubai 24-hour race.

Since then, Lucas has lerned hard and only finished Le Mans where he finished second in his category.

"Sometimes we go to bed and we regard am we unequivocally here...in Le Mans or Dubai.

"Three years ago we was a tyro and right away I'm a veteran racing driver, it's fantastic."

This year the contest has been hold again, 90,000 entered. Two gamers from the UK are amid the 12 finalists competing at the race stay at Silverstone.

"I've shown that a gamer can turn a veteran racing motorist in only 3 years," he said.

"My life's entirely changed. It's unequivocally difficult but it's what we always dreamt about."