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Sportscar racing team Race Lab has announced it will run a car in single-seaters for the first time this weekend, joining the GB3 championship with Max Taylor at the wheel.
Race Lab will enter a car loaned from Velocity Racing Development, with Taylor making his second GB3 outing at Donington Park after a cameo at the same track with Arden last year. He will be stepping down the ladder to make his return.
The American did six Indy Nxt races with HMD Motorsports, with a best finish of fourth, and came 20th in the standings. He was USF Juniors champion and third in USF2000 last year, and sixth in USF Pro 2000 alongside his Indy Nxt campaign.
“I’m really looking forward to having another go in GB3 this weekend,” said Taylor, who turned 18 today.
“While I’ve driven at Donington Park on several occasions now, the car has obviously changed since I last raced there, so there’s a lot for us all to learn in testing. But I’m confident we can put it all together and exceed the results from a year ago. It’s great to be back at a European event and to also be helping a new team make their mark.”
Race Lab, owned by Lee Frost and led by GT racer Euan Hankey who has been a class champion in the European Le Mans Series, arrives in GB3 after establishing itself in British GT, the GT4 European Series and single-make McLaren series.
“As a team we’re very excited to be racing in single-seaters for the first time,” said Hankey.
“My own racing career began in UK single-seaters, so it will be nice to be in that sort of paddock again and amongst some familiar faces I’m sure. While it’s our first time in GB3, we have plenty of collective experience to fall back on, and I’m confident we can give a good showing of ourselves as we evaluate future options for the team.”
Following this weekend’s races, the team could enter GB3’s finale at Monza on October 18/19.