The Yorkshire-headquartered squad, who clinched the overall drivers\u2019 title with Ollie Chadwick (2016) and Scott McKenna (2019), welcomes back Conner Garlick for a second season, alongside fellow GT5 returnee Josh Steed and championship debutant Mikey Doble.<\/p>\n
Former Ginetta Junior racer Garlick made a long-awaited GT5 Challenge debut last season and immediately made his mark with a podium finish in only his second race. The 17 year old from Kent was a regular front-runner from then on and ended 2020 firmly inside the top ten.\n <\/p>\n
Conner Garlick: \u201cI\u2019m delighted to be back with Xentek Motorsport for 2021. We had a promising year in 2020 \u2013 despite the challenges thrown up by the pandemic \u2013 and I\u2019m hopeful for a strong showing and plenty of silverware. Bring it on!\u201d<\/em>\n <\/p>\n Steed meanwhile made his GT5 Challenge debut in 2019 and produced a number of impressive performances, including taking a breakthrough podium finish. Although the 18 year old from Hertfordshire only contested one event last year, he impressed to score a double top ten result.\n <\/p>\n Josh Steed: \u201cI am really excited to be on board with such a credible and professional team for my 2021 title assault. I am here to win this season and it was obvious to me that Xentek were the team I wanted behind me to do it. With a great track record, they have lots of experience with everything I need to do to accomplish this.\u201d<\/em>\n <\/p>\n Completing the team\u2019s Pro class line-up is Doble, who will be making his first step into Ginetta racing this year following three seasons in the BMW Compact Cup. After enjoying back-to-back top six points finishes during that spell, the 22 year old from Surrey will be one to watch.\n <\/p>\n Mikey Doble: \u201cAs an ambitious professional racer, the Ginetta GT5 Challenge is the perfect stepping stone to progress from club racing. I love racing in competitive championships, and to do it in front of a big audience is very exciting for me. I want to give myself the best shot at winning races and with Xentek Motorsport\u2019s experience and past success, I feel confident they will provide me with the best opportunity going forward.\u201d<\/em>\n <\/p>\n Chris Richards, team manager: \u201cOnce again, we have an incredibly strong driver line-up going into the new season and as a team we\u2019re incredibly excited about the potential within our garage. We\u2019re looking forward to challenging for podium positions and collecting plenty of champagne and silverware throughout the year.\u201d<\/em>\n <\/p>\n Packed grids and close racing makes the Protyre Motorsport Ginetta GT5 Challenge a popular entry-level championship for many aspiring GT racers. In 2021, the series will compete across both British GT and British Touring Car Championship weekends, sharing a grid with the G40 Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Yorkshire-headquartered squad, who clinched the overall drivers\u2019 title with Ollie Chadwick (2016) and Scott McKenna (2019), welcomes back Conner Garlick for a second season, alongside fellow GT5 returnee Josh Steed and championship debutant Mikey Doble. Former Ginetta Junior racer Garlick made a long-awaited GT5 Challenge debut last season and immediately made his mark with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[7],"class_list":["post-724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-g40-gt5"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n