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Cardiff racer's Dubai success sets him on road to thrilling future
publication date: Jan 16, 2012
Rising racing star Jann Mardenborough
of Cardiff swept into third place and onto the podium in the Dunlop 24 hrs of
Dubai.
The Nissan PlayStation GT Academy all-gamer team took a podium finish
at the Dunlop 24 Hours of Dubai, marking the end of the ‘Road to Dubai' for the
two 2011 winners, Jann Mardenborough and Bryan Heitkotter. |  | They couldn't have had more appropriate
team-mates as they were joined by the 2008 and 2010 GT Academy winners, Lucas
Ordoñez and Jordan Tresson in a 370Z race car.
It was Gran Turismo 5 expert turned
real racing driver Jann Mardenborough who took the chequered flag after 24
hours of competitive racing where all four gamers showed their skills behind
the wheel and brought home a race car without a trace of damage, an amazing
feat after an endurance race.
"That was without doubt the weekend of
my life," said Mardenborough. "The only thing that compares to it is winning GT
Academy last June. It feels like pure joy. This is just the first step for me
and now I hope that my performance in Dubai can take me further." | | |
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