A Welsh teenager has taken a rather lower cost route to becoming a racing driver than is usual. The lad was a keen kart racer from a young age and showed ability but was not deterred when the local kart track closed down. Instead he continued to hone his skills by playing videogames, nally winning the European round of a gaming competition run jointly by Sony and Nissan to see if gamers could become proper racing drivers. After completing intensive driver training, he then went on to come th
A Welsh teenager has taken a rather lower cost route to becoming a racing driver than is usual. The lad was a keen kart racer from a young age and showed ability but was not deterred when the local kart track closed down. Instead he continued to hone his skills by playing videogames, nally winning the European round of a gaming competition run jointly by 2546 Sony and 2454 Nissan to see if gamers could become proper racing drivers. After completing intensive driver training, he then went on to come third in his category in a 24 hour endurance car racing event in Dubai.