KARTER GETS GB4 TEST CHANCE
The winner of this year’s Ultimate Karting Championship in the Senior Rotax division will be offered a prize GB4 test with Scorpio Motorsport that operates Christian Lester’s Rossoverde Racing GB4 car.
Scorpio, a Formula Renault stalwart, returned to single-seaters this year with Rossoverde in the new GB4 junior single-seater contest.
The team intends to expand to a multi-car GB4 entry next year.
At last weekend’s UKC finale at the Three Sisters circuit, Lester’s car was on display and the team was present to discuss GB4 options with karters. Several karters entered the weekend with a chance of getting the test prize, which will be at Bedford Autodrome.
Scorpio’s head mechanic Louis Kershaw said: “We’ve really enjoyed being back in a single-seater paddock this year, and we have firm intentions to run multiple cars in GB4 next year.
“To do so, we need to tap into the karting scene and the Ultimate Karting Championship is where we’re looking at. There’s a lot of promising drivers who will do very well in a racing car, and hopefully a prize test with us for the champion will lead to them joining GB4 with Scorpio Motorsport.”