TEAM BRIT: TODAY SPA, TOMORROW LE MANS…
The most recent British GT round, held at Spa-Francorchamps in late July, had a milestone result.
The Team Brit McLaren 570S GT4 raced by Bobby Trundley and Aaron Morgan finished third in the GT4 contest and first in GT4 Pro-Am. It was the team’s first British GT class win and its first overall podium, achieved in its debut British GT campaign after expanding from Britcar.
It also wasn’t a result that owed to excessive attrition or similar; Trundley in his race-concluding stint held off then moved clear of none other than three-time Le Mans winner Darren Turner and, despite traction control problems, finished only 2.3 seconds behind second place.
And, as is increasingly well known, Team Brit is no ordinary racing team. It’s an all-disabled squad – Trundley was diagnosed with severe autism as a child and Morgan is paraplegic following a motocross accident. And the team’s aim in 2024 is to be the first British all-disabled entry at Le Mans.
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