Amanda
Black, who is currently an associate deputy headteacher at Skegness Grammar
School said “I am very excited about
joining the GT Cup grid with Lifetime Racing for 2016 in a Ginetta G55. The
support from ‘Jazzy’ has made a motor racing ambition possible for 2016. Having
had experience racing in the Caterham Graduates series and achieving the championship
in 2013, I am looking forward to gaining GT experience at significant venues
across the UK and competing in the next step of the motor racing ladder. As a
teacher, it is an opportunity to be a role model to my students and demonstrate
the importance of setting goals and having high aspirations (as well as having
fun along the way!). As a female, its an opportunity to demonstrate that women
can be competitive in such a male dominated sport. Having been the British
Womens Drivers Champion in 2012 and 2013 there is of course pressure to
perform. But as I say to my pupils ‘strive to be the best that you can be’”.
Ian
Anderson said; “This is going to be an
exciting season for everyone involved with the Jazzy Ginetta G55. GT Cup offers
us the chance to run the car in a professional, competitive and popular series
and experience some of the best circuits in the UK. I am very excited at the
prospect of shorter 25min races exclusively for the Amateur driver, I hope my
experience of close quarter Caterham racing will be useful here. It will of
course be quite different to slipstreaming in Caterham's but being used to
running in very close proximity to the competition will help in a shorter
sprint environment. The shared drive with teammate and partner Amanda Black
will allow us to use the experience gained in Endurance racing in both our G50
and G55 Ginetta's in the past.
Following our early test
program I am confident that we have a competitive package and with Dan Eagling
from Lifetime Racing running the team we should be able to get the best out of
the car this season. I think that once we get acclimatised to the series we
should be able to secure some strong performances. Maybe visit the podium this
season?
Sponsorship from Jazzy
Potatoes has allowed us the opportunity to run the car with professional
support and I hope that we will do our sponsor justice in their quest to get
their ‘Extreme Potato’ to the top! The car is looking fantastic in the new
Jazzy livery and I am sure that it will get noticed by spectators and TV alike,
hopefully for all the right reasons!”
Dan
Eagling, Lifetime Racing Team Manager, said “I am very pleased to be working with Ian and Amanda again in 2016. We
have a very good relationship which has led to success in the past and I am
looking forward to hopefully achieving more in GT Cup this year. As a team, we
have experience of running Ginetta’s and have competed in a number of GT
Championships. Ian and Amanda have both won Championships in Caterham’s and won
races since moving into GT racing so we know they have the pace, and with the
support from Jazzy Potatoes this year, I believe we will be front runners in
our maiden season in the Championship. GT Cup offers an interesting mix of
sprint and endurance races that are both exciting for drivers and spectators
with the added challenge for the teams of setting the car up for mixed distance
races. All of us at Lifetime Racing are excited for the year ahead.”
The first round of the GT Cup Championship is at Donington Park on 23rd and 24th April and both the team and drivers are busy preparing themselves for the challenge ahead.
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