New Student Motorsport team is the latest to commit to revamped Clio Cup UK for 2020
A brand-new team called Student Motorsport will enter the Clio Cup UK for the first time next year, plotting a two-car entry.
The team will be the racing arm of Student Motorsport, which runs an online network to connect students and graduates with educators and motorsport companies.
Founder John Paul Latham says he was offered the opportunity to get involved in the Clio Cup for 2020 and believes it is a good chance to help promote the network as well as to help the next generation of mechanics.
“The Clio Cup is a very professionally run series – it’s a great starting point,” he said. “It’s very accessible and it’s a great place not just to develop drivers but to develop the next mechanics, engineers and team operators. They’re not particularly difficult to run and you can’t do a lot to the cars so you have more time to focus on training people. What I want to do is build a team and there’s no greater feeling than sitting back and watching it all tick away.”
Latham has previously run cars in the Mini Challenge through the College of West Anglia Motorsport squad.
He added: “What I’ve created is a network a bit like Linkedin, where we have students, graduates, education centres and professionals in motorsport giving a breadth of opportunities. We wanted to start getting the message out there. It’s going to help education improve and there’s lots of interesting developments planned, including racing. It showcases the individual schools, colleges and courses.”