Minshaw unveils British GT
campaign
Jon
Minshaw will mount a major programme in the 2012 British GT
Championship with a Porsche 911 GT3R from the Trackspeed team. For his
graduation into British GT, the experienced racer of historic machinery
will be partnered by Tim Harvey. The entry will be backed by Tweeks
Cycles and Demon Tweeks.
Minshaw has enjoyed extensive
success in historic racing over the last decade and won the 2011 E-type
Challenge, marking the 50th anniversary of the classic model. Now, he
is taking on the new challenge of the British GT Championship.
“I had such a good season in
historic racing last year that it was difficult to see where to go
next,” said Minshaw. “I’ve decided to have a crack at some modern
racing. It will be a new challenge and I don’t underestimate the task.
I want to try and finish every race and then see where we are at the
end of the season.” In recent times, Minshaw has contested the 24-hour
races at Silverstone and Dubai.
Harvey, meanwhile, is delighted
to be returning to the British GT Championship. “It’s the perfect place
for me to race in 2012,” said Harvey. “I wanted to be in a Porsche and
with a driver I’d enjoy working with. Jon is a seriously committed
racer and Trackspeed has done a very good job with the Porsche.”
While British GT will be the
main focus of his season, Minshaw will retain an involvement in
historic racing and hopes to fit in several high-profile events with
his Jaguar E-type and Lister Jaguar.
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