ENDURO’S NEW MERCEDES EFFORT
British GT frontrunner Marcus Clutton and his Enduro Motorsport outfit started a new racewinning partnership at Silverstone’s recent GT Cup round in a Mercedes GT3 with 18-yearold Hugo Cook.
Clutton and Enduro usually race a McLaren 720S GT3, and at Silverstone Clutton driving alongside Cook – who has Britcar and TCR experience – took a race win and two other overall podium finishes. They will also race in GT Cup’s remaining two 2022 rounds.
Clutton told MN: “We’ve come with a late deal with Hugo, a new hot-shot kid, he needs somewhere to learn the trade so we came here [Silverstone] with him. It’s been an interesting weekend, the car turned up here Friday morning, 0200hrs, I’ve never seen the car before.
“[It’s] amazing for Enduro, proof that we can run other things quickly, we’re not just all about running one McLaren. It’s maybe the start of a new chapter.
“His dad’s got a cool collection of cars, he [Hugo] seems to enjoy the Mercedes and we’re going to pursue that.”
Cook told MN: “He’s [Clutton] a quick driver, and you can’t really find that and someone who has a team as well. And the fact that he was available, he had the entry, it all made sense.
“GT is what I’ve aimed for ever since I got interested, so I’m hoping to stick with it.”