• last year
A teenage 'Gran Turismo' player's gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions and he eventually become an actual professional race car driver.
Transcript
00:00 [MUSIC]
00:02 Listen son, you think you're gonna play stupid video games about cars and you're gonna become a race car driver?
00:08 You don't have what it takes.
00:10 You should have stayed long where you belong.
00:12 They're drivers, they're professionals.
00:14 Don't be scared, nothing will stop you.
00:16 [MUSIC]
00:18 All I ever wanted to do is be a racer. I'm doing it, whether you believe in me or not.
00:24 [MUSIC]
00:26 Ten of you are the best.
00:28 Gran Turismo players in the world.
00:30 [MUSIC]
00:32 Now is your chance to compete in professional racing.
00:35 [MUSIC]
00:37 This is not a video game.
00:39 [MUSIC]
00:40 This is reality.
00:42 [MUSIC]
00:44 You get extra points for that in the game?
00:46 [LAUGHTER]
00:47 You make mistakes like that, you might get yourself killed.
00:49 [MUSIC]
00:51 I know what I'm doing, I'm not afraid.
00:53 [MUSIC]
00:55 I've raced this track a thousand times in the game.
00:58 Let me drive it my way.
01:00 [MUSIC]
01:02 That was actually pretty great.
01:04 [MUSIC]
01:05 Congratulations.
01:06 [MUSIC]
01:07 This is the major leak.
01:08 The other drivers, your pit crew are going to hate you.
01:12 [MUSIC]
01:13 Much easier with a joystick, isn't it?
01:15 [LAUGHTER]
01:16 [MUSIC]
01:17 I can't see anything.
01:19 [MUSIC]
01:22 I'm not sure if I can do this.
01:24 I believe in you, Ying.
01:25 You've got to prove to everyone that you belong.
01:28 [MUSIC]
01:31 I know you're scared.
01:33 Whether you like it or not, you are in this race.
01:38 [MUSIC]
01:43 Come on, get in the fight.
01:45 Yes, sir.
01:46 [MUSIC]
01:55 If I lose, I lose more than just a race.
02:00 So I'm not going to quit.
02:01 [MUSIC]
02:05 Let's go show the world.
02:06 [MUSIC]
02:14 (whooshing)
02:16 [BLANK_AUDIO]