Gran Turismo godfather Kazunori Yamauchi completed his second VLN race on the Nürburgring Nordschleife last month, getting some real race experience that is surely helpful when developing a driving simulator.

Yamauchi partnered with motorsport journalists Owen Mildenhall & Peter Lyon, driving a Lexus IS-F touring car against over 150 competitors, ranging from small tin tops to powerful GT cars. His second race on the Nordschleife was ended early due to differential damage, Yamauchi is nevertheless determined to compete in the Nürburgring 24 Hour race next May.

You can check out his car in action in the video below, showing some of the atmosphere that Germany’s popular GT & touring car series provides.