TT LEGEND McGUINNESS EYES GINETTA SEASON
The 23-time Isle of Man TT winner is looking at a four-wheeled 2023 campaign
Isle of Man TT legend John McGuinness is eyeing a 2023 Ginetta GT Academy season after sampling it in Brands Hatch’s triple-header race meeting 10 days ago.
McGuinness made his four-wheel circuit racing debut in Fun Cup last year, and raced in the entry level Ginetta series at Brands after being invited to test the car by Ginetta chairman Lawrence Tomlinson.
The 50-year-old 23-time TT winner McGuinness qualified 28th at Brands and was taken out in the first race. But he finished 20th in race two then in the finale finished 15th, winning the Rookie Cup class.
McGuinness told Motorsport News: “I’ll check with these guys [Ginetta] and see if we can maybe do the series next year. If I look at the dates and how it all works and things, I’ll definitely look into it.
“I want to get better, that’s the frustrating thing, because I’m competitive. We’ll have a think about it and hopefully we can come back and get another spin.
“It’s [Ginetta GT Academy] brilliant. I like motorsport, I can’t ride my bike forever, at some point I’ve got to do something else to itch the scratch.
So if it’s four wheels I’ll have to do something with these guys.
“I’ve just been learning [at Brands]. It’s hard to rock up on a Friday morning and try and learn to drive one of these in a day, these lads have a lot more seat time than me. But to finish off the weekend with Rookie winner, I’m over the moon.”