TOYOTA PICKS YOUNG GUNS FOR BRITISH GT4 TITLE BID
Speedworks-run outfit bags GT4 champion Mitchell and Ginetta Junior frontrunner Edgar
Toyota Gazoo Racing UK has unveiled an all-new and strong-looking British GT driver pairing of GT4 champion Jack Mitchell and teenager Tom Edgar that will seek this year’s GT4 title.
Mitchell, who as well as claiming 2018’s GT4 title has won a British GT race overall in 2020 with 2 Seas, will share the Speedworks-run Toyota GR Supra GT4 with 17-year-old Edgar. Belfast-born Edgar took two Ginetta Junior race wins early last year though had to quit the campaign at the midway point after triggering a three-month ban for accruing 12 licence points within a 12-month period. Mitchell, 23, coached Edgar in Ginetta Juniors.
The 430bhp Supra has been a leading British GT4 contender over the past two years, and the Toyota effort has been unlucky not to claim better results.
The outfit ended last season with John Ferguson and Jamie Caroline driving, who for 2022 have switched to a British GT3
RAM Mercedes.
Team principal Christian Dick said: “[Mitchell and Edgar] are clearly up-and-coming talents with a great deal of potential, and their existing relationship means there should be minimal time spent getting used to working together which, as we all know, is half the battle in GT racing.
“I have no doubt that the knowledge [Mitchell] can bring from his previous experiences in the championship will be hugely beneficial as we seek to put together a consistent title challenge.
“[Edgar’s] first laps behind the wheel of the Supra were also extremely encouraging. I have very high hopes for the pair of them.”