{"id":5440,"date":"2024-08-09T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T13:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginetta.com\/?p=5440"},"modified":"2024-09-10T11:04:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T10:04:33","slug":"ginetta-junior-winter-series-returns-for-2024-at-silverstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginetta.com\/us\/news\/ginetta-junior-winter-series-returns-for-2024-at-silverstone\/","title":{"rendered":"Ginetta Junior Winter Series Returns For 2024 At Silverstone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Ginetta Junior Winter Series will make a welcome return to the track in 2024, with the 15th<\/sup> running of the traditional end-of-season championship taking place at Silverstone over the weekend of 02\/03 November.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Winter Series will be contested at the \u2018Home of British Motor Racing\u2019 for the first time this year as part of the historic Walter Hayes Trophy weekend, which sees over 100 drivers from across the globe compete in the world\u2019s largest Formula Ford 1600 event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since its inception in 2008, the Winter Series has established itself as a key fixture in the Ginetta race calendar. The mini-series allows existing Junior drivers to get some more racing experience under their belt. It also provides an opportunity for rookie talents to get their first taste of Ginetta competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Winter Series is established as a proving ground for the stars of the following season too. No less than seven Winter Series champions have gone on to win the overall title the next year; Seb Morris, Harry Woodhead, Jamie Caroline, Adam Smalley, James Hedley, Josh Rowledge and Freddie Slater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slater emerged victorious from the last running of the Winter Series in 2022. He won three of the four races to make history as the youngest ever Ginetta champion. He went on to produce one of the most impressive Junior title-winning seasons of all-time the following year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Winter Series will follow the traditional Junior weekend format of one qualifying session and three races, contested on the 1.64-mile Silverstone National circuit<\/a>. All races will be streamed live on the BRSCC YouTube channel as part of the Walter Hayes Trophy coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kelly Edmund, Ginetta Events Manager: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re delighted that the Ginetta Junior Winter Series is back for 2024. The event is a brilliant way for regular drivers and rookies to get some crucial race experience under their belts.<\/em> Success in the event can be a great springboard into the following season.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re anticipating a strong grid for this year\u2019s running and the Silverstone National circuit always serves up fantastic, exciting Ginetta Junior racing.<\/em> So<\/em>, we\u2019re sure the Winter Series is going to be a great way to end the 2024 race season alongside the Walter Hayes Trophy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Beckett, Creator \u2013 Walter Hayes Trophy: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Walter Hayes Trophy is an event well-known for providing superb wheel-to-wheel action at Silverstone. The event, hosted for the twenty-fourth time this year, annually brings together the best talent in Formula Ford for an end-of-season showcase around the 1.6-mile National Circuit.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe addition of Ginetta Junior to the event programme is great news for everyone! Ginetta Junior, like Formula Ford, is well-known to provide great action.<\/em> At each event the category visits, the racing is superb. I know the Silverstone crowds will enjoy the on-track action from these Ford-powered cars.<\/em> I am sure another champion of the future will emerge from this competition.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The regulations for the Winter Series will be based on that of the 2024 Ginetta Junior Championship. There will be a small number of changes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n