Scotsman contests two-hour British GT race on Bank Holiday Monday
Ross Wylie heads in to the unknown for his first two-hour British GT Championship race of the season at Rockingham on Bank Holiday Monday (4 May). It marks the 23-year-old Dumfries driver’s first race of this duration in a GT3 sportscar and while the target for him and co-driver Andrew Watson is a solid points finish, the reigning GT4 champion remains cautious due to the handicap their McLaren 650S GT3 must bare.
Both Wylie and Watson (N. Ireland) are graded “silver” status drivers which means the Von Ryan Racing McLaren is forced to carry 80kg of ballast. The race last 120mins on a track where tyre management is a key factor in avoiding degradation due to the track’s unusually abrasive surface. Furthermore after the opening two Oulton races, it would seem apparent that the Balance of Performance, inflicted on the McLaren by the series organisers, is a little unkind.
The Bank Holiday Monday race marks only the fourth time Wylie has raced at Rockingham. Having made his debut there in 2013, Ross finished second in the GT4 category in the corresponding race last year.
