GB4 Championship leader Hillspeed will expand its line-up to three cars for the upcoming Silverstone rounds on 30/31 July, with the addition of Marcus Short to its roster.
The British youngster joins the team alongside Max Marzorati and Megan Gilkes, and has a superb motor racing pedigree - the 17-year-old is the son of successful endurance racer Martin Short, the 2003 British GT champion and 2008 Dutch Supercar Challenge GT Class champion.
Marcus contested his maiden car race just over a year ago, courtesy of an outing in the Citroen C1 24 Hours at Silverstone, and he has subsequently had six outings in a Rover 216 GTi in the MG Cup as well as completing two races in a Mosler GT car with his older brother Morgan. Away from the track, Marcus is a very proficient sim racer in the official Formula One Esports Series.
Short tested a Hillspeed GB4 car for the first time last Thursday (14 July) at Bedford Autodrome and enjoyed a positive first experience of the Tatuus F4-T014 chassis.
Marking his first ever run at the wheel of a single-seater, Short impressed Hillspeed Team Principal Richard Ollerenshaw, who is now relishing the opportunity to work with the teenager over the course of a full GB4 race weekend.
Hillspeed is enjoying a highly successful first season of GB4 action, with multiple podium finisher Marzorati currently leading the driver standings and Megan Gilkes already a double race winner. The Derbyshire squad also tops the team championship ahead of Silverstone.
Hillspeed Team Principal Richard Ollerenshaw said: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Marcus to the team for the Silverstone GB4 races, he’s a very exciting young talent and we were impressed with how he got on during his first outing in the car at Bedford last week. Marcus obviously has an incredibly strong motorsport pedigree from his father Martin and with the fantastic support the whole family provides, we think he can spring some surprises at Silverstone. It’s great to be running three GB4 cars for the next round and we’re very much looking forward to seeing Marcus teaming with Max and Megan, a very exciting line-up.”
Marcus Short said: “The test at Bedford was amazing! We had one of the circuits to ourselves and had three hours, starting off getting comfortable and then doing things like practice starts to prepare as much as possible. I really loved it and got along with the car quite well. I don’t know what to expect for Silverstone, it’ll obviously be my first time as part of a GB4 weekend and my first time in the car on one of the actual race circuits. I’m intending to go with the flow and just enjoy myself as much as possible, it’s not every day you get a fantastic opportunity like this.”
18 July 2022
