How PS4 racing games helped this 18-year-old Chennai teen become a professional car racer
The Hindu
Schoolkid Dillon Zachariah from Chennai began racing with a steering wheel on his PlayStation three years ago. This weekend, he finished third on the Madras Motor race track
As the black race car roared across the finish line this Sunday, at 180 kmph, the driver could hardly believe what he had just done.
Dillon Zachariah, 18, had finished third in his debut race in the prestigious MRF National Championship, held at the Madras Motor Race Track. An eSports driver, this was just Dillon’s second race weekend in a race car.
Explaining why this finish was unusual, Aditya Patel who drives for Audi India Motorsports says, “Dillon has come a long way in a very short span of time. From his first win in the X1 eSports series to his first podium in the Formula 1600 in only two years is a big achievement. His passion and dedication for motorsport will take him a long way.”
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