ROB BOSTON RACING MOVES INTO CARR ERA CUP GB WITH ROCHE
Ginetta GT4 Supercup race winner Tom Roche will graduate to the Porsche Carrera Cup GB this season with Rob Boston Racing as part of a planned two-year campaign.
The 32-year-old won three times in Ginettas in 2018 on the way to finishing fourth in the standings, and will remain with RBR to lead the team’s multi-car move into the Carrera Cup.
Former British GT racer and multiple Mazda MX-5 champion Roche told MN: “I thought ‘what can I do this year?’ I had the opportunity to do Porsches, so I thought ‘let’s try and do it’.
“The plan is to have a two-season campaign at it. I think it’s going to be tough to beat the guys at the top in the first season. Maybe we can get near them sometimes, learn a lot and see what we can do next year.
“There’s some really top level drivers in the championship who have been doing it for a few years already so I’m sure it’s going to be a real test.”
RBR is expected to field a three-car team for its debut season in the Carrera Cup. One driver is signed for the Am class and also a Ginetta driver who “people will definitely know” will enter if a car can be sourced. The squad will also continue to run a four-car outfit in the GT4 Supercup.
Team boss Rob Boston, who raced alongside Roche in MX-5S, added: “The aspiration for the past few years was to fill some cars on the Carrera Cup grid but we’ve been very successful with the Ginettas so moving on wasn’t a priority for the business.
“We’ll be dovetailing [Ginettas and Porsches] on the same weekend. It’ll be a big effort from us.
“I would consider Tom a formidable pilot. He didn’t really show his full colours last year to be quite honest. He’ll be very good. I’m buzzing about it.”