BRITISH GT YOUNGSTERS SEEK CLASSIC WIN
Hopkins relishes “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” as he and Tomlinson enter GT4 races
Teenage British GT racers Seb Hopkins and Freddie Tomlinson will contend for victory in this weekend’s one-off Masters GT4 Classic Silverstone Challenge double header at the Classic at Silverstone.
Hopkins, 16, and Tomlinson,
17, will compete in two 30-minute races, one each on Saturday and Sunday, for past and present
GT4 machines.
They will race in cars familiar to them from this year’s British GT championship, with Hopkins as usual competing in a Team Parker Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4, while Tomlinson races a Ginetta G56 GT4 entered by factory squad Team LNT.
In addition, British GT teams Team Rocket RJN and Balfe Motorsport field McLaren
570Ss while former British GT squad Stratton Motorsport enters a Lotus Evora and an
Aston Martin as it did during the 2015 and ’16 seasons.
As reported by MN, British GT race director Peter Daly also will race in a Team Parker Porsche Cayman (see MN, August 11).
Hopkins said: “So many people go to watch the Silverstone Classic. It’s a brilliant place to race, especially in front of 10s of thousands of fans. The whole weekend itself, not only our race, but all the other races, mean it’s going to be amazing to be a part of.
“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity because it’s not a part of the British GT championship season. It’s going to be interesting because I haven’t driven on my own since last year in Ginetta
Juniors. Hopefully, it can be a good weekend which will help build momentum towards Brands Hatch.”