{"id":200116,"date":"2025-09-26T06:51:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T06:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2145932"},"modified":"2025-09-26T06:51:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T06:51:28","slug":"meet-the-man-driving-200-laps-on-the-nurburgring-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/meet-the-man-driving-200-laps-on-the-nurburgring-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the man driving 200 laps on the N\u00fcrburgring for charity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/meet-the-man-driving-200-laps-on-the-nurburgring-for-charity.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the 24th of April, Drew Hanslow will be driving 200 laps in 27 hours without sleep to raise money for the charity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.speedofsight.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speed Of Sight<\/a>, which delivers track days for disabled people.<\/p>\n<p>Hanslow has nystagmus and albinism, which causes poor vision and a sensitivity to light. It means that he is not eligible to hold a driver&#8217;s licence, but he has loved cars as long as he can remember.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It probably started with my dad,&#8221; he tells me over Skype. &#8220;He always had Formula One on TV at the weekends.&#8221; His first gaming memories are of Gran Turismo on the family&#8217;s new PS1. &#8220;With games, it&#8217;s something I can do that I wouldn&#8217;t be able to do in real life,&#8221; he laughs. &#8220;I can play these games &#8211; I can actually race. Whereas I can&#8217;t drive in real life, it bridges that gap.&#8221; (His dream car is the McLaren 650S &#8220;in papaya orange,&#8221; incidentally. &#8220;It&#8217;s because I love the McLaren company. I love their Formula One team. That car is just so beautiful. 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