SCOTS endurance racers are hoping for podium success because the 2022 GT World Problem Europe will get underneath method in Italy this weekend.
They may deal with the well-known Imola circuit in a fiercely aggressive three-hour race on Sunday that’s set to function greater than 50 automobiles.
Dundee’s Finlay Hutchison will crew up with Aberdonian Lewis Proctor and Mexican Diego Menchaca in a Staff WRT Audi R8 LMS evo II GT3 for the Silver Cup class.
Forfar’s Sandy Mitchell will compete within the Gold Cup on board a well-recognized Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo. And Motherwell’s Ian Loggie will probably be a part of the SPS automotive efficiency Mercedes-AMG GT3 outfit taking up different Professional-Am Cup contenders.
Hutchison mentioned: “I’m wanting ahead to being again at Imola and decided to make the absolute best begin to the season – we’re hungry to combat for the rostrum.”
Mitchell was equally optimistic, saying: “Given the power of our Lamborghini Evo race automobile, allied to the expertise of Barwell, I see no cause why we will’t be within the combine battling for the championship proper from the beginning of the season.”
Again within the UK, East Kilbride’s Logan Hannah and Perth’s Chloe Grant will search to make a right away impression within the inaugural GB4 Championship.
The Graham Brunton Racing/Laser Instruments Racing duo will probably be at Snetterton in Norfolk for the primary spherical of the single-seater contest that includes Tatuus F4-T014 machines.
Grant mentioned: “Having solely had three check days within the automobile, I’ve put loads of time in on the sim to familiarize yourself with the dealing with forward of our first race. I can’t wait.”
And there’s Britcar Endurance Championship motion at Oulton Park, Cheshire, with Aberdeenshire’s Josh Hislop and Michael Macpherson, from Inverness, as soon as once more teaming up in a TeamHard Ginetta G55 GT4.
The identical assembly sees Lockerbie’s Gordie Mutch becoming a member of YouTube star Jimmy Broadbent contesting the Praga Cup sequence of their Fanatec Praga Team87 automobile.
Final weekend, Snetterton hosted British Superbike Championship official testing, with Perth’s FS-3 Racing Kawasaki rider Rory Skinner joyful to complete fifth general.
And after struggling pre-season accidents, 2021 champion Tarran Mackenzie, from Stirlingshire, was happy with a seventh place on his McAMS Yamaha machine.
In the meantime, additionally changing into a part of the Graham Brunton Racing set-up is F1 Esports star Lucas Blakeley, who's making the swap from digital to real-world racing within the Scottish System Ford championship.
The 20-year-old from Irvine, Ayrshire, mentioned: “I by no means thought I’d get the chance to drive an actual race automobile and can't watch for the season to start out.”
And Olympic biking hero turned racing driver Sir Chris Hoy has confirmed he'll participate within the McRae Rally Problem at Knockhill over the weekend of July 2-3.
The well-known Fife venue is holding the particular occasion to rejoice the late Colin McRae’s World Rally Championship title win again in 1995. Sir Chris mentioned: “I can’t wait – being pals with the McRae household makes this chance all of the extra thrilling for me.”
Additionally on the earth of rallying, Ford Fiesta R2 automobiles dominated the DCC Levels at Ingliston, close to Edinburgh, final weekend, taking all three general podium slots.
With almost 70 crews entered, the winners had been James Ford and Matthew Daniels, with Alistair and Colin Inglis second, and John Marshall and Craig Wallace third.
And as spherical two of the Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship, that meant Inglis and Marshall claimed the highest two spots, adopted by Lotus Exige pair Greg Inglis and Ian Murray in third place.