TREGURTHA TARGETS MORE GT CUP OUTINGS
British GT4 title winner teams up with Tilley in Nissan GT-R GT3
Former British GT4 champion Will Tregurtha is hopeful he will be able to see out the remainder of the GT Cup season and build on the progress he made with teammate Grahame Tilley after making his seasonal debut in the championship at Brands Hatch last weekend.
Tregurtha, who has been competing in the ADAC GT Masters series this year, shared a Nissan GT-R with Tilley at the Kent venue last weekend. Despite the lack of running in free practice on Friday due to a clutch problem, the duo were able to claim a win in a rain-affected pitstop race on Saturday, before taking a third place finish in the equivalent second encounter.
“I would like to able to join Grahame again for the next rounds at Donington and Snetterton,” Tregurtha said. “My aim this weekend has been to do the best for Grahame and make him more comfortable in the car.
“There is still work to do and the car still has its weaknesses, particularly in the wet, so I’ve just tried to give the engineers the best feedback I can.
“I’ve taken on the role of driver, engineer and driver coach this weekend, but that has all been part of the enjoyment for me.”
Tilley, who only recently acquired the car before the Snetterton round in late July, admitted that Tregurtha’s input has been most welcome.
“The car is a handful and has very little rear-end grip, so to have Will along to offer me his coaching skills and strong feedback is very helpful,” Tilley added. “He just makes the car go faster. I really hope to work with him again.”