“Gran Turismo is based on the unbelievable true story of a team of unlikely underdogs – a struggling working-class gamer, a failed former racecar driver, and an idealistic motorsport executive,” the official synopsis reads.

Source: https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1326278-gran-turismo-why-gene-hackman-is-the-reason-david-harbour-agreed-to-star-in-the-movie

In its heyday, LSCO Communications Director Daniel McLemore said the facility was known internationally for building high quality racecar engines.

Source: https://www.orangeleader.com/2023/09/28/lamar-state-college-orange-unveils-new-facility-for-electromechanical-technology-training/

The movie is one of the worst out there and includes a VERY VERY VERY strange subplot in which Nicola Peltz's Tessa, a 17-year-old, is dating Shane, a British racecar driver in his twenties played by Jack Reynor.

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/matthewhuff/the-52-biggest-films-of-all-time-ranked

This stuck with me for two reasons because A) I would have thought driving a racecar would be more of a contact lens situation and B) it was an inspiring example of an athlete with less-than-great eyesight making it work.

Source: https://brobible.com/slideshows/article/top-athletes-to-wear-glasses/