International racing driver Edgar Lau went from playing Gran Turismo on the couch to the race track ... and you can too!

Ever whizzed through a race on your PlayStation or Xbox and thought, “I reckon I could do the real thing”? Well, now’s your chance. The racing industry is looking to the new generation of gamers as one of its primary sources of future racing drivers.

One such person is Edgar Lau Shek-fai, a Hong Kong racing driver who has competed all over the world, including Le Mans. Lau graduated from the Nissan GT Academy in 2014; GT stands for Gran Turismo – like the racing video game.

“They have these timed events each year, and you have to put in your best lap over a two-week period,” explains Lau, 26, who was last year’s winner of the Asian Le Mans Sprint Cup Race. “The academy brings drivers without any real experience of racing, but who are good gamers, and turns them into professional race car drivers.”

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