Geek behind GT driving game can handle a real car

Gran Turismo (GT) is the most realistic driving game series ever. The latest version, GT5, is set to be released for PlayStation3 in glorious High-Definition… well, no one knows when it’s going to be released, although Sony has brought out GT5 Prologue to satisfy fans who can’t cope with the long wait.

The man behind GT is Japanese super geek Kazunori Yamauchi. He can handle a real car on a real track too, as the video below proves:

Watch Yamauchi take on the famous Nurburgring, in tricky damp conditions, in Nissan’s 2009 GT-R sports car, which he helped to develop (Nissan gave him a free one to say thanks). Proof that video games are good for something: